63/2006 - 18 May 2006 Regional GDP per inhabitant in the EU25 GDP per inhabitant in 2003 ranged from 33% of the EU25 average in Lubelskie to 278% in Inner London In 2003, GDP per inhabitant1, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards2, in the EU25's 254 NUTS-23 regions ranged from 33% of the EU25 average in the region of Lubelskie in Poland, to 278% 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 Communities. One region in seven above 125% of the EU25 average... The three leading regions in the ranking of regional GDP per inhabitant in 2003 were Inner London in the United Kingdom (278% of the average), Bruxelles-Capitale in Belgium (238%) and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (234%). Among the 37 regions exceeding the 125% level, seven were in Germany, six each in Italy and the United Kingdom, five in the Netherlands, three in Austria, two each in Belgium and Finland, one region each in the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Ireland and Sweden, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The only region in this group amongst the new Member States was Praha in the Czech Republic (138%). 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 can be overestimated in these regions and underestimated in regions with commuter outflows. …and one in four below 75% The six lowest regions in the ranking were all in Poland: Lubelskie and Podkarpackie (both 33% of the average), Podlaskie (36%), Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Opolskie (all 37%). Among the 60 regions below the 75% level, sixteen were in Poland, seven in the Czech Republic, six in Hungary, five each in Greece and Italy, four each in Germany, France (all overseas departments) and Portugal, three in Slovakia, two regions in Spain, and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta. The lowest ranked region amongst the old Member States was Norte in Portugal (57%). Regional GDP per inhabitant in the EU25 in 2003 (in PPS, EU25 = 100) The ten highest The ten lowest 1 Inner London (UK) 278 1 Lubelskie (PL) 33 2 Bruxelles-Capitale (BE) 238 2 Podkarpackie (PL) 33 3 Luxembourg 234 3 Podlaskie (PL) 36 4 Hamburg (DE) 184 4 Świętokrzyskie (PL) 37 5 Île de France (FR) 173 5 Warmińsko-Mazurskie (PL) 37 6 Wien (AT) 171 6 Opolskie (PL) 37 7 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire (UK) 165 7 Észak Magyaroszág (HU) 38 8 Provincia Autonoma Bolzano (IT) 160 8 Východné Slovensko (SK) 39 9 Oberbayern (DE) 158 9 Eszag-Alföld (HU) 39 10 Stockholm (SE) 158 10 Dél-Alföld (HU) 40 1. GDP, and thus GDP per inhabitant, provides a measure of the total economic activity in a region. It may be used to compare the degree of economic development of regions. GDP does not measure the income ultimately available to private households in a region. Details of the methodology used can be found in "Regional Accounts Methods: gross value added and gross fixed capital formation by activity", Eurostat, 1995, ISBN 92-827-0159-X. 2. The PPS (purchasing power standard) is an artificial currency that takes into account differences in national price levels. This unit allows meaningful volume comparisons of economic indicators over countries. Aggregates expressed in PPS are derived by dividing aggregates in current prices and national currency by the respective Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). 3. These data are based on the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics adopted in May 2003. NUTS 2003 provides a uniform, consistent breakdown of territorial units for the production of regional statistics for the EU. Level 2 of the nomenclature has 254 regions: Belgium (11), the Czech Republic (8), Germany (41), Greece (13), Spain (19), France (26), Ireland (2), Italy (21), Hungary (7), the Netherlands (12), Austria (9), Poland (16), Portugal (7), Slovakia (4), Finland (5), Sweden (8) and the United Kingdom (37). Denmark, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia are all considered as single regions at NUTS 2 level. For a list of the European statistical regions see: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/eurostat/ramon/nuts Issued by: For further information about the data: Eurostat Press Office Andreas KRUEGER Tim ALLEN Tel: +352-4301-36 397 BECH Building Fax: +352-4301-33 879 L-2920 Luxembourg [email protected] Tel: +352-4301-33 444 Fax: +352-4301-35 349 Eurostat news releases on the Internet: [email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/comm/eurostat/ Regional GDP in the European Union GDP per inhabitant GDP GDP per inhabitant GDP GDP per inhabitant 2003 Region (NUTS 2003) 2003 2003 2003 2003 PPS Mio. EUR EUR Mio. PPS PPS EU25=100 EU25 9 953 329 21 741 9 953 329 21 741 100.0 BELGIUM 274 582 26 468 266 371 25 677 118.1 Bruxelles-Cap. / Brussels Hfdst. 53 025 53 251 51 439 51 658 237.6 Vlaams Gewest 157 280 26 194 152 577 25 410 116.9 Antwerpen 51 114 30 706 49 586 29 788 137.0 Limburg (BE) 17 765 22 096 17 233 21 435 98.6 Oost-Vlaanderen 32 389 23 613 31 420 22 907 105.4 Vlaams Brabant 27 928 27 123 27 092 26 312 121.0 West-Vlaanderen 28 085 24 753 27 245 24 012 110.4 Région Wallonne 64 277 19 052 62 355 18 483 85.0 Brabant Wallon 8 865 24 675 8 600 23 937 110.1 Hainaut 22 284 17 380 21 618 16 860 77.6 Liège 20 133 19 594 19 531 19 008 87.4 Luxembourg (BE) 4 663 18 419 4 523 17 868 82.2 Namur 8 331 18 451 8 082 17 899 82.3 CZECH REPUBLIC 80 254 7 867 150 471 14 750 67.8 Praha 18 643 16 029 34 954 30 052 138.2 Střední Čechy 8 425 7 445 15 797 13 959 64.2 Jihozápad 8 447 7 192 15 837 13 485 62.0 Severozápad 7 295 6 491 13 678 12 170 56.0 Severovýchod 10 122 6 836 18 978 12 817 59.0 Jihovýchod 11 770 7 182 22 069 13 466 61.9 Střední Morava 7 749 6 309 14 529 11 828 54.4 Moravskoslezsko 7 803 6 189 14 629 11 603 53.4 DENMARK 189 641 35 184 141 837 26 315 121.0 GERMANY 2 163 400 26 217 1 944 955 23 569 108.4 Baden-Württemberg 316 989 29 694 284 981 26 696 122.8 Stuttgart 128 566 32 229 115 585 28 975 133.3 Karlsruhe 82 560 30 362 74 223 27 297 125.6 Freiburg 56 804 26 125 51 068 23 487 108.0 Tübingen 49 059 27 368 44 106 24 605 113.2 Bayern 384 375 30 990 345 563 27 861 128.2 Oberbayern 159 710 38 190 143 583 34 334 157.9 Niederbayern 30 559 25 620 27 473 23 033 105.9 Oberpfalz 29 431 27 021 26 459 24 293 111.7 Oberfranken 28 258 25 435 25 405 22 867 105.2 Mittelfranken 52 025 30 514 46 772 27 433 126.2 Unterfranken 35 657 26 525 32 057 23 847 109.7 Schwaben 48 735 27 393 43 814 24 627 113.3 Berlin 78 663 23 205 70 720 20 862 96.0 Brandenburg 47 265 18 334 42 493 16 483 75.8 Brandenburg-Nordost 20 397 17 452 18 337 15 690 72.2 Brandenburg-Südwest 26 869 19 065 24 156 17 140 78.8 Bremen 23 514 35 493 21 140 31 909 146.8 Hamburg 77 045 44 505 69 266 40 011 184.0 Hessen 192 586 31 626 173 140 28 433 130.8 Darmstadt 134 945 35 873 121 319 32 251 148.3 Gießen 25 228 23 677 22 680 21 286 97.9 Kassel 32 414 25 679 29 141 23 086 106.2 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 30 893 17 774 27 774 15 979 73.5 Niedersachsen 183 157 22 936 164 663 20 620 94.8 Braunschweig 41 340 24 848 37 166 22 339 102.8 Hannover 54 212 25 015 48 738 22 489 103.4 Lüneburg 32 395 19 112 29 124 17 182 79.0 Weser-Ems 55 211 22 446 49 636 20 180 92.8 Nordrhein-Westfalen 469 672 25 985 422 248 23 361 107.5 Düsseldorf 152 815 29 128 137 384 26 187 120.5 Köln 118 677 27 344 106 694 24 583 113.1 Münster 56 800 21 636 51 065 19 451 89.5 Detmold 51 100 24 684 45 941 22 191 102.1 Arnsberg 90 280 23 802 81 165 21 398 98.4 Rheinland-Pfalz 93 902 23 143 84 421 20 806 95.7 Koblenz 33 426 21 883 30 051 19 673 90.5 Trier 11 134 21 677 10 010 19 488 89.6 Rheinhessen-Pfalz 49 342 24 471 44 360 22 000 101.2 Saarland 25 383 23 879 22 820 21 468 98.7 Sachsen 83 476 19 259 75 047 17 314 79.6 Chemnitz 28 515 18 091 25 636 16 265 74.8 Dresden 33 677 20 064 30 276 18 038 83.0 Leipzig 21 284 19 710 19 135 17 720 81.5 Sachsen-Anhalt 46 120 18 190 41 463 16 353 75.2 Dessau 8 933 17 145 8 031 15 413 70.9 Halle 15 693 18 759 14 109 16 864 77.6 Magdeburg 21 493 18 248 19 323 16 405 75.5 Schleswig-Holstein 67 012 23 769 60 245 21 369 98.3 Thüringen 43 347 18 196 38 970 16 359 75.2 Regional GDP in the European Union GDP per inhabitant GDP GDP per inhabitant GDP GDP per inhabitant 2003 Region (NUTS 2003) 2003 2003 2003 2003 PPS Mio.