List of German states by GDP in 2012 (in billions) States Rank GDP (EUR€) GDP (US$) Share of total GDP (%) Germany Flag Country identifier Germany 2,643.900 3,396.883 100 North Rhine-Westphalia 1 582.050 747.818 22.01 Bavaria 2 465.500 598.074 17.61 Baden-Württemberg 3 389.490 500.417 14.73 Lower Saxony 4 230.020 295.530 8.70 Hesse 5 229.750 295.183 8.69 Rhineland-Palatinate 6 117.660 151.170 4.45 Berlin 7 103.600 133.105 3.92 Saxony 8 96.610 124.125 3.65 Hamburg 9 95.820 123.110 3.62 Schleswig-Holstein 10 77.280 99.289 2.92 Brandenburg 11 57.770 74.223 2.19 Saxony-Anhalt 13 52.810 67.850 2.00 Thuringia 12 49.250 63.276 1.86 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 14 36.880 47.383 1.39 Saarland 15 31.710 40.741 1.20 Bremen 16 27.690 35.576 1.05