Menu
DE
Berlin Business Location Center > Business location > Berlin at a glance > Economic situation

Economic situation

Good forecasts for the Berlin economy

After more than ten years of uninterrupted growth, Berlin’s economic output and the number of people in work fell in 2020 due to the Corona situation. The price-adjusted gross domestic product fell by 3.3% compared to the previous year (Germany -4.9%). While the capital generated around 157 billion Euro in 2019, it was around 155 billion Euro in 2020. The number of people in employment fell by -0.4% compared to the previous year (Germany -1.1%). In a comparison of the Federal states, Berlin recorded the smallest decline. 

The forecasts for the Berlin economy are encouraging: They assume a recovery in the second half of the year. Accordingly, the economic level of 2019 could be reached again at the beginning of 2022.

(Source: IBB, Berlin Konjunktur, June 2021)

Income and purchasing power of Berlin's population

PRICE0.7%Growth rate of employeessubject to social securitycontributions0.95%above national average0.5%Increase in consumer prices9.7%Unemployment rate* Full-time, part-time and marginally employed3,632 €Gross per monthaverage earnings*+1.2%compared to last year(Source: Statistical Office Berlin Brandenburg, 2021 - data for 2020)

Consumer prices

In 2020, consumer prices in Berlin increased by an average of 0.5 percent over the previous year. The increase was therefore lower than that posted in the previous year.

Immobilienportal des Berlin Business Location Centers

Real estate portal

The Real Estate Portal offers registered users the opportunity to search for the right commercial property or space for their business.

Ausschnitt aus dem Wirtschaftsatlas mit Blick auf den Potsdamer Platz

Berlin Economic Atlas

The Berlin Economic Atlas provides specific industry and infrastructure information for any location in Berlin.

In order to make berlin-partner.de user-friendly, we use cookies. Cookies are small files that are managed by the browser and made available for later retrieval in order to enable or facilitate the use of berlin-partner.de. They also serve to create necessary statistics. In some cases, cookies are also used by third parties (such as Google and Facebook). By continuing to use our services, you agree that we use cookies. You can also change the cookie setting yourself. You can find out more about our cookies here!