GDP per Capita in Germany

Hamburg is probably the best place to live in Germany – at least when you look at GDP per capita by state. That’s because the GDP there is more than 50% higher than in the rest of Germany.

The new federal states, however, mostly remain in the lower range. Since they were once part of the GDR, they faced greater challenges after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, which led to a long process of economic restructuring and modernization.

Hamburg – how do you do it? And how can we help the new federal states catch up?