Berlin leads in growth

The German capital has been leading growth statistics for a while now, and over the past five years, Berlin’s real GDP has grown by almost 20 percent. The growth in employee compensation over the last five years was almost 40 percent. In 2019 Berlin's GDP grew by 3 percent, leaving all other German federal states far behind. As shown in this infographic, made in collaboration with Berlin Partner, Berlin’s thriving digital economy is playing an important role in this with average growth rates of around 9 percent per year.