Nine Greek Regions Among the Poorest in Europe

Nine out of the existing thirteen Greek regions were ranked below 75% of EU’s average per capita GDP, according to data concerning 2011 that was released by Eurostat today. The Ionian Islands were close to the border line, while the only Greek regions that surpassed it were Attica (107% of EU’s GDP), South Aegean (89%) and Western Macedonia (80%). Furthermore, Peloponnese with 55%, Thessaly with 56%, East Macedonia and Thrace with 57% are the regions that ranked last, followed by Western Greece (59%), Central Macedonia (62%), North Aegean (63%), Crete (69%) and Central Greece (72%). In 2011, the average Gross Domestic Product per capita in Greece stood at 80% of EU’s average. The twenty poorest EU regions with the lowest GDP per capita are in Romania (six regions), Bulgaria and Poland (five regions) and Hungary (four regions). The lowest per capita GDP was recorded in Severozapaden, Bulgaria (29%). Several regions in various countries ranked lower than 75% of the average community GDP. Specifically, from the 75 regions that ranked below average, fifteen are in Poland, nine in Greece and seven are in the Czech Republic and Romania. The regions with the highest per capita GDP in the EU are: Central London (321%), Luxembourg (266%), Brussels (222%) and Hamburg (202%). Forty one regions surpass 125% of the EU average GDP, eleven of which are in Germany, five in the Netherlands and in Austria and three in Belgium, Italy and Great Britain. http://www.protothema.gr/economy/article/357323/ennia-ellinikes-perifereies-stis-ftohoteres-tis-europis/

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