Slovenia's GDP per capita stood at 75.3 percent in 2002, which means that the country was just slightly above the level that makes it eligible for EU funds under Objective 1. This is according to data released on Tuesday by the EU's statistics office Eurostat.
According to Eurostat, in 2002, GDP per capita, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards, in the 254 NUTS 2 regions across the EU ranged from 32 percent of the EU 25 average in the region of Lubelskie, in Poland, to 315 percent of the average in Inner London.
In the EU's regional policy, Objective 1 is to promote the development and structural adjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind. The objective applies to designated NUTS level 2 areas in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics developed by Eurostat. Of these geographical areas, only those with a per capita GDP lower than 75% of the Community average are eligible under Objective 1.
Slovenia is considered as a single region at NUTS 2 level. Likewise, Denmark, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta are also considered as single regions.
According to Eurostat data for 2002, there are altogether 59 regions below the 75 percent of the EU average, 16 of these in Poland. The only region among the new member states to exceed the 125% of the average is Prague (153%).
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