Economic data

Zwickau is still the main automotive city in eastern Germany today. This is confirmed by studies as well as a look at the companies that are located here.

Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product per inhabitant

in EUR	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Zwickau district	25.101	27.331	28.824	29.976	31.410
Saxony	25.745	27.012	28.040	29.012	29.960
Germany	35.045	36.287	37.324	38.370	39.650

Gross domestic product per employee

in EUR	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Zwickau district	51.818	55.928	58.554	60.594	62.927
Saxony	51.829	54.263	56.666	58.231	59.463
Germany	66.784	68.866	70.787	72.402	74.032

Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony

Tax revenue

Municipal share of income tax

in thousands of euros	2016	2017	2018
Zwickau	24.483	25.701	28.172
Saxony	1.068.005	1.121.118	1.200.121

Per capita tax base

in Euro	2016	2017	2018
Zwickau	923	994	971
Saxony	770	834	869

Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony

Development of manufacturing industry

Year (as of 30/09)	Number of enterprises	Number of employees	Total turnover in EUR million	of which Foreign turnover in EUR million	Export ratio in %	Turnover/employee in EUR thousand
2018	61	13.975	6.094	2.816	46,2	436,0
2017	61	13.917	6.549	3.124	47,7	470,5
2016	59	13.908	6.317	3.051	48,3	454,2
2015	60	14.284	6.581	3.090	47,0	460,7
2014	60	14.009	5.673	2.762	48,7	405,0
2013	58	13.048	5.348	2.656	49,7	409,9
2012	56	12.921	5.231	2.748	52,5	404,8
2011	53	12.194	5.560	2.965	53,3	456,0
2010	52	11.359	4.958	2.608	52,6	436,5
2009	49	11.247	4.050	2.015	49,8	360,1
1) Companies with usually more than 19 employees

Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony