PURCHASING POWER : BIG DIFFERENCES IN GDP PER INHABITANT IN MEMBER STATES.

• Position: Gross domestic product - Brief article

GDP per inhabitant in Luxembourg, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS(1)

Cyprus and Slovenia were about 10% below the EU average, while the Czech Republic, Malta and Portugal were between 20% and 25% below. Estonia, Hungary and Slovakia were about 35% below the average, while Lithuania, Latvia and Poland were between 40% and 50% below the average. Romania and Bulgaria were around 60% below the EU average.

(1) ), was more than two-and-a-half times the EU average in 2006, while Ireland was nearly 50% above...