According to preliminary data on 2006, the GDP per capita measured in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS) in the 27 EU countries varies from 1 to more than 7 times, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) reports.

The real GDP per capita index in Luxembourg is more than 2.5 times higher than the average for the EU-27. In Ireland is about 40% higher and in Denmark, The Netherlands, Austria and Belgium it is about 20% above the EU-27 average.

The index exceeds the average figures in Great Britain (by 15%), in Finland, Germany and France (by 10%). Italy and Spain are around the average for the EU-27.

The figures for Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia are between 5 and 15% lower. GDP is also 20-25% lower in the Czech Republic, Malta and Portugal (by 20-25%), as well as in Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland (between 30% - 50%).

The GDP per capita of the two newest EU countries Bulgaria and Romania is more than 60% lower than the EU-27 average.

The data is published by Eurostat. It compares the real GDP per capita index measured in terms of purchasing power standards (PPS).

Luxembourg280Czech Republic79Ireland144Malta77Holland131Portugal75Austria129Estonia67Denmark127Hungary66Belgium123Slovakia63Sweden121Lithuania58Great Britain118Latvia56Finland117Poland53Germany113Romania38France113Bulgaria37Italy104Croatia50EU25104Turkey29Spain102Macedonia27EU27100

Cyprus94Norway187Greece89Iceland134Slovenia87Switzerland133