1. The economic power of cities
Teodora Brandmuller
Eurostat
Brussels - SCORUS conference 2015

2. The plan would upend what is currently one of the most centralised and economically unbalanced countries in Europe. The gap between London and its regional cities is gaping (see chart). Seven of the eight biggest cities outside London perform below the national average in terms of GDP per person; in Germany, by contrast, the eight largest cities outside Berlin all consistently outperform the national average.
ESTAT calculation – based on GDP from 2012 following ESA2010 in EUR

3. ESTAT calculation – based on GDP from 2012 following ESA2010 in EUR

4. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
Population (1000)
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR)
GDP in PPS (in millions)
Country
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR )
Population (in 1000 )

5. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
Paris
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR )
Population (in 1000 )

6. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR )
Population (in 1000 )

7. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR )

8. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR )
Population (in 1000 )

9. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR )
Population (in 1000 )

10. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR )
Population (in 1000 )

11. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant (in 1000 EUR)
Population (in 1000 )

12. Distribution of GDP (in PPS) in metropolitan regions by population size

13. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant in PPS (in 1000 )
GDP per inhabitant in PPS of the country where the metropolitan region is located (in 1000 )

14. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant in PPS (in 1000 )

15. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant in PPS (in 1000 )

16. Size of the circle: GDP in PPS (in millions)
GDP per inhabitant in PPS (in 1000 )

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