List of German states by GDP in 2009 (in billions) States Rank GDP (EUR€) GDP (US$) Share of total GDP (%) Germany Flag Country identifier Germany 2,397.10 3,343.48 100 North Rhine-Westphalia 1 522.92 729.37 21.81 Bavaria 2 423.84 591.17 17.68 Baden-Württemberg 3 341.23 475.95 14.24 Hesse 4 215.29 300.29 8.98 Lower Saxony 5 205.72 286.94 8.58 Rhineland-Palatinate 6 102.08 142.38 4.26 Saxony 7 92.81 129.45 3.87 Berlin 8 91.84 128.10 3.83 Hamburg 9 84.53 117.90 3.53 Schleswig-Holstein 10 73.49 102.50 3.07 Brandenburg 11 54.22 75.63 2.26 Saxony-Anhalt 12 50.44 70.35 2.10 Thuringia 13 48.11 67.10 2.01 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 14 35.38 49.35 1.48 Saarland 15 28.47 39.71 1.19 Bremen 16 26.73 37.28 1.12