GDP per capita in Brandenburg, Germany
GDP per capita in Brandenburg, Germany stood at 40,759 EUR in 2025, according to Working Group Regional Accounts of the Federal States (Arbeitskreis VGR der Länder), Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder. It is one of the indicators in the GDP by federal state table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1991 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the GDP by federal state table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 53,516 | 51,834 | 50,660 | 48,339 | 44,910 | 42,017 | 43,031 | 41,799 | 40,629 | 39,029 | |
| Brandenburg | 40,759 | 39,665 | 38,478 | 35,887 | 32,386 | 30,461 | 30,958 | 29,748 | 29,042 | 27,734 | |
| Bremen | 60,974 | 58,638 | 57,376 | 56,424 | 51,973 | 47,230 | 48,592 | 48,616 | 47,945 | 46,932 |
Understanding GDP per capita in Brandenburg, Germany
Scaling the total nominal value of regional production against the registered population, this indicator quantifies the per-person economic output generated within the borders of Brandenburg. The metric captures all local value added at the current prices of the reference period, embedding both inflation and volume dynamics into a single euros-based figure. It restricts its measurement strictly to the economic activities occurring inside this specific jurisdiction, encompassing local industries and services. By standardizing the aggregate domestic product by demographic size, the dataset facilitates direct structural benchmarking against the highly urbanized territories it surrounds and the broader national baseline.
Tracking this data over time necessitates acknowledging that annual absolute increases may simply reflect rising price levels rather than an actual expansion of underlying physical production. The historical series is routinely updated as early macroeconomic models are gradually replaced by definitive corporate surveys and finalized local demographic census data. A major analytical risk lies in misinterpreting this localized production ratio as a proxy for citizen welfare or household consumption capacity, as it completely ignores outbound income flows. Additionally, because a large segment of the local residential population commutes to external urban centers for work, their economic contribution is excluded from this state’s output, creating a downward pressure on this specific per-person ratio.
Frequently asked questions
- Are residents who commute outside the state for work counted in the total output?
- Their bodies are counted in the population denominator, but the economic output they generate in other states is excluded from the calculation.
- Is the data adjusted to account for local cost of living?
- No, the metric is purely a measure of nominal production per resident and does not factor in localized living costs.
- Do updates to the population census affect historical data?
- Yes, any backward revisions to the demographic baseline will mathematically alter the per-person figures for previous years.