Bulgaria and Romania, countries that joined the European Union in 2007, are the poorest states in the Union, a top put up by the European Statistics Bureau reveals, as quoted by Reuters. Bulgaria has the lowed share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita - 38 units, surpassed by Romania (41 units) and EU wannabe Turkey (42).
Luxembourg is by far the richest state in the Union, with three times the EU average (276 units), followed at a distance by Ireland (146). In the top of the richest countries, the third is Holland (131 units), followed by Austria (128), Germany (113), France (111), Spain (107) and Italy (101). Bulgaria and Romania, countries that joined the European Union in 2007, are the poorest states in the Union, a top put up by the European Statistics Bureau reveals, as quoted by Reuters. Bulgaria has the lowed share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita - 38 units, surpassed by Romania (41 units) and EU wannabe Turkey (42).
Luxembourg is by far the richest state in the Union, with three times the EU average (276 units), followed at a distance by Ireland (146). In the top of the richest countries, the third is Holland (131 units), followed by Austria (128), Germany (113), France (111), Spain (107) and Italy (101).
