Malta together with the Czech Republic and Portugal were between 20% and 25% below average GDP per inhabitant expressed in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS), according to data published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
Luxembourg registered more than two-and-a-half times the EU27 average in 2006, while Ireland was nearly 50% above the average.
The Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Belgium were between around 20% and 30% above the average. The United Kingdom, Finland, Germany and France recorded figures between 10% and 20% above the EU27 average, while Spain, Italy and Greece were around the average.
Cyprus and Slovenia were about 10% below the EU27 average, 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 EU27 average.
These data for 2006, 2005 and 2004 are based on revised purchasing power parities, and the latest GDP and population figures. They cover the 27 EU Member States, the three candidate countries, three EFTA countries and four Western Balkan countries.
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