
| indicator | year | |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 739 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 236 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 88,80 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 6,00 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 691 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 960 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 3 527 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 31,30 | 0,89% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 635 | 18,00% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 573 | 16,26% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 1 170 | 33,16% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 881 | 24,98% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 70,90 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 1,20 | 1,69% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 17,20 | 24,26% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 19,70 | 27,79% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 11,30 | 15,94% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 21,50 | 30,32% |
Source: Eurostat
other regions in Gießen : Gießen, Landkreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Limburg-Weilburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf and Vogelsbergkreis
Neighbouring regions: Hochtaunuskreis, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis and Westerwaldkreis