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Luxembourg and Norway still lead in GDP comparison
Preliminary estimates for 2009 released by Eurostat showed that Norway still had the second highest price level adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Europe in 2009. Across Europe there was a still a wide span in GDP per capita.
In 2009 the GDP per capita in Norway was 78 per cent above the average of the 27 EU countries. Only Luxembourg is above Norway. Switzerland, Ireland and the Netherlands also top the list with GDP per capita of 44, 31 and 30 per cent above the average respectively.
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia had GDP per capita levels around 60 to 70 per cent below the average. Slovenia and the Czech Republic continue to be exceptions for Central European countries, with GDP levels closer to the EU 27 average, even above west European countries Malta and Portugal.
It should be noted that these preliminary estimates for 2009 are extrapolations based on the 2008 results and do not contain all the new price data for 2009. The results with all the 2009 survey data included will be available towards the end of 2010.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) provides a measure of the total economic activity in a country. The results show GDP per capita, converted by purchasing power parities. This ensures that differences in price levels among countries are taken into account. |
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Birte Larsen Sandstå
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Hamdi A. Mohamed
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