Location Assets

Brandenburg has a qualified workforce: 66% of the working population has a secondary school degree, a professional degree or a vocational school degree.

With 900 km of national motorways, 3,300 km of railroads, 1,300 km of national waterways and 11 high-performance inland ports, its transport infrastructure is state-of-the-art.

Brandenburg offers around 2,000 business, industrial and office locations in all areas – at amazingly favourable prices.

Research institutes, universities and technical colleges as well as various technology centres and new business Start-up centres are available to businesses as transfer and cooperation partners.

Between 1991 and 2015, gross added value per employee in the manufacturing sector in Brandenburg increased by about 770%.

Compared to the EU member states of middle and Eastern Europe the productivity growth of East Germany was markedly higher.

The Trade Tax Index is only 79% of the German national average.

Brandenburg is the first German state to integrate economic development and the promotion of employment from one source with a fast access and a wide range of customised funding programmes.

The standard weekly working time is clearly longer in Eastern than in Western Germany.

Brandenburg is one of the most family-friendly parts of Germany and is one of the best places to enjoy nature, experience culture an be active.