Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country.

It was created as a subdivision of the Prussian Rhineland when Prussia reformed its internal administration in 1815.

In 1822 the Regierungsbezirk Kleve was incorporated into Regierungbezirk Düsseldorf.

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 215.7 billion € in 2018, accounting for 6.4% of German economic output.

GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 38,100 € or 126% of the EU27 average in the same year.