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Berlin records 1.1 percent GDP growth in 2025
The city's price-adjusted economic output rose above the national rate.
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Berlin's price-adjusted GDP grew by 1.1 percent in 2025, significantly outpacing Germany's national growth of 0.2 percent according to item [18].
The city's 2024 economic output reached 207.1 billion euros, representing 4.8 percent of Germany's total GDP as stated in item [18].
Berlin is Germany's startup capital, hosting approximately 500 new companies annually and generating 26 start-ups per 10,000 inhabitants according to item [18].
Despite economic growth, Berlin's unemployment rate stood at 9.7 percent in 2024, far above the national average of 6.0 percent, with average monthly wages of 4,634 euros as noted in item [18].
The economy is dominated by the service sector, which accounts for 84 percent of all companies and 86 percent of gross value added according to item [18].
Berlin's exports totaled 17.1 billion euros in 2024, exceeding pre-crisis 2019 levels by 12.5 percent as stated in item [18].
Sources: perplexity-sonar.
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