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Regional GDP Per Capita in The EU in 2010
Regional GDP Per Capita in The EU in 2010
Regional GDP
In 2010, GDP per capita , expressed in terms of purchasing power standards , in the EU27's 270 NUTS-2 regions
ranged from 26% of the EU27 average in the region of Severozapaden in Bulgaria, to 328% 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 with GDP per capita above 125% of the average
The leading regions in the ranking of regional GDP per capita in 2010 were Inner London in the United Kingdom
(328% of the average), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (266%), Bruxelles/Brussel in Belgium (223%),
Hamburg in Germany (203%), le de France in France and Groningen in the Netherlands (both 180%),
Bratislava in Slovakia (176%), Praha in the Czech Republic (172%), Stockholm in Sweden (168%) and Wien in
Austria (165%).
Among the 41 regions exceeding the 125% level, eight were in Germany, five each in the Netherlands and
Austria, four in Belgium, three each in Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom, two each in Finland and Sweden,
one each in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, France and Slovakia, as well as the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg.
It should be noted, however, that in some regions the GDP per capita 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 capita appears to be overestimated in these
regions and underestimated in regions with commuter outflows.
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1. GDP, and thus GDP per capita, 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 (NUTS) as modified in January 2011. NUTS
2010 provides a uniform, consistent breakdown of territorial units for the production of regional statistics for the EU. Level 2
of the nomenclature has 270 regions: Belgium (11), Bulgaria (6), the Czech Republic (8), Denmark (5), Germany (38),
Ireland (2), Greece (13), Spain (19), France (26), Italy (21), Hungary (7), the Netherlands (12), Austria (9), Poland (16),
Portugal (7), Romania (8), Slovenia (2), Slovakia (4), Finland (5), Sweden (8) and the United Kingdom (37). Estonia, Cyprus,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta are all considered as single regions at NUTS 2 level. For a list of the European
statistical regions see: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/introduction.
Tim ALLEN
Tel: +352-4301-33 444
eurostat-pressoffice@ec.europa.eu
Andreas KRUEGER
Tel: +352-4301-36 397
andreas.krueger@ec.europa.eu
GDP 2010
million EUR
12 279 589
356 125
67 666
203 553
65 822
22 418
42 354
37 290
35 668
84 668
13 657
27 959
26 003
5 945
11 105
238
36 052
13 607
2 586
2 851
3 836
4 333
22 445
17 371
5 074
150 275
38 634
15 795
14 978
12 850
17 647
21 362
14 023
14 985
236 477
88 366
24 776
45 717
48 811
21 194
7 613
2 496 200
362 103
148 160
93 248
62 702
57 994
435 096
183 644
35 806
33 851
30 567
56 560
40 531
54 137
99 525
53 518
26 947
92 890
222 386
157 616
28 698
36 073
34 433
216 606
47 826
64 147
36 438
68 195
552 782
179 595
139 922
71 377
60 614
101 274
109 472
39 154
12 644
57 674
GDP 2010
million PPS
12 279 589
317 451
60 318
181 448
58 674
19 984
37 754
33 241
31 795
75 474
12 173
24 923
23 179
5 300
9 899
212
80 604
30 422
5 781
6 375
8 577
9 689
50 182
38 837
11 344
205 428
52 813
21 593
20 475
17 566
24 124
29 202
19 170
20 485
173 400
64 796
18 167
33 523
35 791
15 541
5 582
2 371 140
343 962
140 737
88 576
59 560
55 088
413 298
174 444
34 012
32 155
29 035
53 727
38 501
51 425
94 539
50 837
25 597
88 236
211 245
149 719
27 260
34 266
32 708
205 754
45 430
60 933
34 613
64 778
525 088
170 598
132 912
67 801
57 577
96 200
103 987
37 193
12 010
54 785
GDP 2010
million EUR
12 279 589
2 496 200
29 333
92 449
36 428
32 624
23 397
50 162
72 055
46 442
14 323
156 487
27 764
128 722
222 152
55 163
9 054
30 087
5 281
10 742
38 767
4 917
4 029
10 326
10 059
9 436
106 635
21 586
3 155
7 476
10 955
1 048 883
91 693
56 441
22 420
12 832
123 607
64 473
17 916
7 955
33 263
188 076
109 059
54 891
37 004
17 164
321 523
194 996
100 563
25 964
173 263
142 522
27 855
1 526
1 360
40 790
871
1 937 261
588 942
264 137
33 845
43 707
47 844
63 699
34 324
40 718
97 256
132 859
53 899
51 192
27 767
214 911
94 348
78 240
42 323
177 312
84 906
75 532
16 874
GDP 2010
million PPS
12 279 589
2 371 140
27 864
87 817
34 603
30 989
22 225
47 648
68 445
44 115
20 736
141 317
25 073
116 244
241 933
60 075
9 860
32 766
5 751
11 699
42 219
5 355
4 388
11 246
10 955
10 276
116 130
23 508
3 436
8 142
11 931
1 120 236
97 931
60 280
23 946
13 705
132 016
68 859
19 135
8 497
35 526
200 871
116 478
58 625
39 521
18 332
343 396
208 261
107 405
27 730
185 049
152 217
29 750
1 630
1 453
43 565
931
1 717 007
521 984
234 106
29 997
38 738
42 404
56 457
30 421
36 089
86 199
117 754
47 771
45 372
24 610
190 477
83 621
69 345
37 511
157 153
75 253
66 945
14 955
GDP 2010
million EUR
12 279 589
1 937 261
218 315
186 228
32 087
207 614
61 111
138 800
7 703
34 854
7 724
8 282
3 394
15 455
1 062
1 553 083
501 862
123 169
4 312
43 384
330 997
242 532
28 696
6 493
94 553
69 294
10 479
33 017
117 860
84 830
33 030
353 484
18 697
16 245
145 766
36 055
136 721
334 803
103 713
21 421
40 471
169 198
2 543
17 406
18 039
18 010
29
27 608
39 906
96 585
47 021
25 083
9 243
9 618
6 222
24 481
7 087
9 126
8 269
6 314
6 300
14
588 414
59 093
28 134
18 243
12 717
104 821
35 384
59 615
9 823
297 098
51 323
108 948
124 211
12 615
121 995
86 554
35 441
5 406
GDP 2010
million PPS
12 279 589
1 717 007
193 494
165 055
28 439
184 009
54 163
123 019
6 827
30 891
6 846
7 340
3 008
13 698
941
1 495 593
483 284
118 610
4 152
41 778
318 745
233 554
27 633
6 253
91 053
66 729
10 091
31 795
113 497
81 690
31 808
340 399
18 005
15 644
140 371
34 720
131 660
322 409
99 874
20 628
38 973
162 935
2 449
19 605
27 595
27 550
45
46 203
33 092
158 833
77 325
41 249
15 200
15 817
10 232
40 259
11 654
15 007
13 598
8 753
8 734
19
532 929
53 521
25 481
16 522
11 518
94 937
32 047
53 993
8 897
269 083
46 484
98 675
112 498
11 426
110 491
78 392
32 099
4 896
GDP 2010
million EUR
12 279 589
286 397
127 530
6 609
45 418
75 503
51 830
16 055
35 775
106 920
47 666
20 834
25 051
13 369
117
354 616
100 781
21 720
79 061
72 127
26 057
46 071
43 639
13 528
13 145
8 932
8 033
54 626
33 015
13 680
7 931
37 675
30 070
7 605
45 767
16 116
9 731
19 921
172 835
163 685
48 836
7 302
32 019
64 275
11 252
3 743
5 207
199
124 328
28 108
14 079
14 028
26 634
13 234
13 400
46 861
15 716
31 144
22 571
9 981
12 590
155
35 607
15 579
20 028
65 869
18 297
21 206
13 357
13 010
178 796
177 597
40 731
69 173
32 709
34 984
1 123
76
GDP 2010
million PPS
12 279 589
261 027
116 233
6 023
41 395
68 815
47 239
14 633
32 606
97 449
43 444
18 989
22 832
12 184
107
589 145
167 434
36 085
131 349
119 830
43 290
76 540
72 500
22 475
21 839
14 839
13 346
90 754
54 850
22 727
13 177
62 592
49 957
12 635
76 036
26 775
16 166
33 096
209 246
198 169
59 125
8 841
38 764
77 816
13 623
4 532
6 305
241
244 507
55 278
27 689
27 589
52 380
26 026
26 353
92 157
30 908
61 249
44 388
19 629
24 759
304
42 046
18 397
23 650
96 985
26 940
31 224
19 666
19 156
148 813
147 815
33 901
57 573
27 224
29 117
934
63
GDP 2010
million EUR
12 279 589
349 945
153 492
103 797
49 696
137 344
26 322
44 952
66 070
59 012
26 404
13 353
19 255
97
1 709 607
53 528
22 421
31 107
158 813
11 471
62 283
29 803
25 903
29 353
116 746
18 563
18 448
26 738
52 997
104 374
47 731
43 080
13 562
122 673
29 529
30 667
62 477
144 915
58 745
47 917
38 253
362 020
250 133
111 887
243 760
79 451
76 042
50 860
37 407
129 481
67 061
28 202
9 551
24 666
60 499
32 970
27 529
138 550
53 962
56 425
18 481
9 682
38 079
36 171
GDP 2010
million PPS
12 279 589
283 469
124 335
84 079
40 255
111 254
21 322
36 413
53 519
47 802
21 388
10 816
15 597
78
1 692 493
52 992
22 197
30 795
157 223
11 356
61 660
29 505
25 644
29 059
115 578
18 377
18 263
26 470
52 467
103 329
47 253
42 649
13 427
121 445
29 234
30 360
61 852
143 464
58 156
47 437
37 870
358 396
247 629
110 767
241 320
78 656
75 281
50 351
37 033
128 185
66 390
27 920
9 456
24 419
59 893
32 640
27 253
137 163
53 422
55 860
18 296
9 585
37 698
35 808
* Extra-regio: The extra-regio territory is made up of parts of the economic territory of a country which cannot be assigned to a single region. It consists of
the national air-space, territorial waters and the continental shelf lying in international waters over which the country enjoys exclusive rights, territorial
exclaves, deposits of oil, natural gas etc. worked by resident units.
Until 2011, the gross value added (GVA) produced in the extra-regio was allocated pro-rata to the inhabited regions of the country concerned. The order
of magnitude of the extra-regio GVA depends in particular on the resource endowment in terms of natural gas and oil. For EU Member States the share of
extra-regio GVA varies typically from almost zero to about 2.5% of total GVA at national level. In 2011 Member States and the European Commission
agreed to give countries the possibility to calculate regional GDP also for the extra-regio. The resulting GDP is available only in absolute values, because
the extra-regio territory by definition does not have a resident population.
Member States are entitled, but not obliged to calculate GDP for the extra-regio. In the table extra-regio GDP appears only for those Member States which
decided to make use of this possibility.