BAVARIA - Bayern

20
21
>> Superbly developed infrastructure in transportation, telecommunication
and energy
LOCATION FACTOR: TOP PERFORMANCE
Business Location Bavaria
In both Europe and the world, the Free State of Bavaria
takes a top-ranking position in numerous future
fields for high technology. An outstandingly constructed
transportation, telecommunication and energy infrastructure
provides for an optimal supply of necessary goods and
services, linkage to the global market and direct access to
nearly half a billion consumers; an ideal business location.
At the same time, highly qualified professionals consider
the free state as a popular location to live and work. The
pool of highly qualified specialists, a statewide network of
researching and educating universities, as well as the consequent
support of research and innovation result in both
a concentration and combination of future technologies to
an extent unique throughout Europe.
However, Bavaria’s outstanding position cannot be put
down to individual location characteristics. The combination
of different criteria, from its predestined
location in the heart of Europe through the high qualification
of local employees right to the expedient
administration and active investment policy, constitutes
the uniqueness of Bavaria, bringing about the
free state’s special momentum.
Bavaria’s gross domestic product has outvalued 19 of the
27 EU Member States for years. When it comes to the
absolute economic power within the EU, Bavaria is only
outranged by the remainder of Germany, Great Britain,
France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland. The economic
performance per capita clearly exceeds the German
and European average and makes Bavaria one of the most
well-funded markets worldwide. For years, the regions
of the free state have been represented above average
amongst the top locations within the EU. In particular, the
metropolitan areas of Munich and Nuremberg have repeatedly
been attested a European top level. Exports from
Bavaria have been steadily increasing for years. With an
export quota amounting to approximately 50 percent, the
industry has recently been well-focused above average on
the international market. Among the free state’s most important
export markets rank the USA, Austria, China, Italy,
France and Great Britain.
>> linkage to the global market
>> direct access to approximately half a billion consumers
>> a pool of highly qualified specialists
>> network of researching and educating universities
>> consequent support for research and innovation
>> predestined location in the heart of Europe
>> high qualified local employees
>> expedient administration and active investment policy
>> economic performance per capita clearly exceeding the German
and European average
>> export quota of approximately 50 percent
>> most important export markets: USA, Austria, China, Italy, France and
Great Britain
Development of the Gross Domestic Product
of both Germany and Bavaria 1991 – 2010
Index (2000 = 100)
107,6
113,6
Germany
Bavaria
85,4
90,5
100
100
103
109
81,7
85,1
1991
1995
2000
2005
2010