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Economy, jobs and prices in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany: official figures

GDP per person was 33,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 83% of the EU average; 15th highest of 16 states in Germany. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.

GDP per person (PPS)
33,300
2024
GDP per person (euros)
37,200
2024
GDP (million euros)
79,577
2024
Unemployment rate
4.9%
2025
Youth unemployment rate
6.7%
2019
Employment rate (20-64)
79.2%
2025
R&D spending (% of GDP)
1.45%
2023
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force)
2.0%
2025

How big is the economy of Saxony-Anhalt?

The regional economy produced €79.6 billion of output (GDP at market prices) in 2024, 1.8% of Germany's GDP.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the unemployment rate in Saxony-Anhalt?

The unemployment rate (age 15 to 74) was 4.9% in 2025, against 3.8% for Germany and 6.0% across the EU; 4th highest of 16 states in Germany.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is youth unemployment in Saxony-Anhalt?

Youth unemployment (age 15 to 24) was 6.7% in 2019, against 5.8% for Germany; 5th highest of 13 states in Germany.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What share of adults in Saxony-Anhalt are in work?

The employment rate (age 20 to 64) was 79.2% in 2025, against 81.1% for Germany and 76.1% across the EU; 11th highest of 16 states in Germany.

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How much does Saxony-Anhalt spend on research and development?

Spending on research and development came to 1.45% of GDP in 2023 (3.10% nationally).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the gender pay gap in Saxony-Anhalt?

Women in Saxony-Anhalt earned 4% less per hour than men on average in 2025, the narrowest gender pay gap of 16 Länder (Germany: 16%).

Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy

How many women work in Saxony-Anhalt?

78.0% of women aged 20 to 64 in Saxony-Anhalt were employed in 2025 (Germany: 77.8%).

Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy

How much of Saxony-Anhalt's electricity is renewable?

Renewable sources generated 60.1% of the electricity produced in Saxony-Anhalt in 2022, 5th highest of 15 Länder (Germany: 44.6%).

Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy

How many people in Saxony-Anhalt are long-term unemployed?

Long-term unemployment (people out of work for a year or more) stood at 2.0% of the labour force in 2025, compared with 1.1% nationally and 1.9% in the EU; 3rd highest of 13 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 4.6%.

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What is the unemployment rate for women in Saxony-Anhalt?

The unemployment rate for women in Saxony-Anhalt was 4.2% in 2025, compared with 3.5% nationally and 6.2% in the EU; 4th highest of 14 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 7.6%.

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How many women in Saxony-Anhalt are in work?

The employment rate for women aged 20 to 64 reached 77.6% in 2025, compared with 77.7% nationally and 71.3% in the EU; 8th highest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 74.5%.

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Is the economy of Saxony-Anhalt growing?

Output (gross value added, after inflation) changed by -1.3% in 2024 (Germany: -0.6%); 5th lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2014 it was 1.1%.

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How many cars are there in Saxony-Anhalt?

There were 573 passenger cars per 1,000 people in 2024 (Germany: 590); 7th lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2014 it was 532.

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What is the average salary in Saxony-Anhalt?

Average compensation per employee (pay plus employer social contributions) was €33,336 in 2023, against €40,705 across Germany; 2nd lowest of 16 states in Germany.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many tourists visit Saxony-Anhalt?

Visitors spent 7.1 million nights in tourist accommodation in 2025, 7% of them by visitors from abroad.

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What is the main industry in Saxony-Anhalt?

The largest part of the economy of Saxony-Anhalt in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 28.6% of gross value added, followed by industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (26.6%).

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How industrial is Saxony-Anhalt?

Factories, mines and energy produced 26.6% of the value added in Saxony-Anhalt in 2023, against 24.5% for Germany.

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How fast is the economy of Saxony-Anhalt growing?

Gross value added rose from €51.5 billion in 2015 to €71.5 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 39% before inflation.

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Are jobs growing in Saxony-Anhalt?

The number of people working in Saxony-Anhalt fell by 1.2% between 2015 and 2024, to 989,100.

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How Saxony-Anhalt compares with other states

Gender pay gap (unadjusted, % of men's hourly earnings) (2025)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 16 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionGender pay gap (unadjusted, % of men's hourly earnings)
10Schleswig-Holstein12%
11Berlin10%
12Saxony6%
13Thuringia5%
14Brandenburg4%
15Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania4%
16Saxony-Anhalt4%
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy

Employment rate, ages 60 to 64 (2025)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 14 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionEmployment rate, ages 60 to 64
10Bremen66.1%
11North Rhine-Westphalia65.1%
12Brandenburg64.6%
13Thuringia64.5%
14Saxony-Anhalt63.3%
15Saarland62.2%
16Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania61.7%
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy

Gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP (2023)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 9 of 13, highest first.

RankRegionGross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP
6Saxony20.6%
7Berlin20.0%
8Hesse19.9%
9Saxony-Anhalt19.8%
10Thuringia19.0%
11Saarland18.9%
12Hamburg17.7%
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy

Renewable share of electricity generation (2022)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 5 of 15, highest first.

RankRegionRenewable share of electricity generation
2Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania82.3%
3Thuringia68.5%
4Lower Saxony61.6%
5Saxony-Anhalt60.1%
6Bavaria58.7%
7Rhineland-Palatinate56.7%
8Hesse48.4%
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy

Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 3 of 13, highest first.

RankRegionLong-term unemployment (% of labour force)
1Saxony2.1%
2Berlin2.0%
3Saxony-Anhalt2.0%
4Hamburg1.6%
5Thuringia1.4%
6Brandenburg1.3%
7North Rhine-Westphalia1.2%
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Unemployment rate, women (2025)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 4 of 14, highest first.

RankRegionUnemployment rate, women
1Berlin5.9%
2Hamburg4.6%
3Saxony4.4%
4Saxony-Anhalt4.2%
5Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania4.1%
6North Rhine-Westphalia3.8%
7Schleswig-Holstein3.7%
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Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 8 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionEmployment rate, women aged 20-64
5Thuringia79.9%
6Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania78.4%
7Rhineland-Palatinate78.2%
8Saxony-Anhalt77.6%
9Lower Saxony77.4%
10Schleswig-Holstein76.8%
11Hesse76.4%
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Real growth in gross value added (2024)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 12 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionReal growth in gross value added
9Baden-Württemberg-0.9%
10Brandenburg-0.9%
11Bremen-1.2%
12Saxony-Anhalt-1.3%
13Bavaria-1.4%
14Rhineland-Palatinate-1.5%
15Thuringia-1.8%
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Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 10 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionPassenger cars per 1,000 people
7Schleswig-Holstein593
8North Rhine-Westphalia589
9Brandenburg584
10Saxony-Anhalt573
11Thuringia568
12Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania564
13Saxony542
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Compensation per employee (euros) (2023)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 15 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionCompensation per employee (euros)
10Lower Saxony€37,712
11Schleswig-Holstein€35,904
12Saxony€34,965
13Brandenburg€34,645
14Thuringia€33,927
15Saxony-Anhalt€33,336
16Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania€33,170
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Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 14 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionNights spent in tourist accommodation
10Saxony17.3 million
11Hamburg16.4 million
12Brandenburg12.5 million
13Thuringia8.1 million
14Saxony-Anhalt7.1 million
15Bremen2.9 million
16Saarland2.5 million
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Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 5 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionShare of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy)
2Saarland28.3%
3Thuringia27.6%
4Bavaria27.5%
5Saxony-Anhalt26.6%
6Rhineland-Palatinate26.5%
7Lower Saxony26.3%
8Bremen24.1%
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Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 16 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionShare of output from finance, property and business services
10Baden-Württemberg23.1%
11Saarland22.5%
12Brandenburg21.6%
13Saxony21.1%
14Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania20.5%
15Thuringia18.2%
16Saxony-Anhalt17.8%
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Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)

Saxony-Anhalt ranks 4 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionShare of output from public administration, education, health and other services
1Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania31.6%
2Berlin30.5%
3Thuringia29.8%
4Saxony-Anhalt28.6%
5Brandenburg28.2%
6Saxony27.8%
7Schleswig-Holstein26.3%
Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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