GDP PER INHABITANT RANGED WAS 26% OF THE EU27 AVERAGE IN SEVEROZAPADEN IN BULGARIA
In 2007, GDP per inhabitant, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards, in the EU27's 271 NUTS-2 regions ranged from 26% of the EU27 average in the region of Severozapaden in Bulgaria, to 334% of the average in Inner London in the United Kingdom.
This information is taken from data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
More than one region in seven above 125% of the EU27 average...
The leading regions in the ranking of regional GDP per inhabitant in 2007 were Inner London in the United Kingdom (334% of the average), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (275%), Bruxelles/Brussels in Belgium (221%), Hamburg in Germany (192%), Praha in the Czech Republic (172%) and Île de France (169%). Among the 41 regions exceeding the 125% level, nine were in Germany, five each in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, four in Austria, three each in Spain and Italy, two each in Belgium and Finland, one each in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Greece, France, Slovakia and Sweden, as well as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
It should be noted, however, that in some regions the GDP per inhabitant figures can be significantly influenced by commuter flows. Net commuter inflows in these regions push up production to a level that could not be achieved by the resident active population on its own. The result is that GDP per inhabitant appears to be overestimated in these regions and underestimated in regions with commuter outflows.
... and one in four below 75%
The lowest regions in the ranking were all in Bulgaria and Romania, with the lowest figures recorded in Severozapaden in Bulgaria (26% of the average), followed by Nord-Est in Romania and Severen tsentralen and Yuzhen tsentralen in Bulgaria (all 27%). Among the 66 regions below the 75% level, fifteen were in Poland, seven each in Greece and Romania, six each in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Hungary, four each in Italy and Portugal, three in Slovakia, two in France (both overseas departments), one each in Spain, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, as well as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
