Brussels, 06/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - According to Eurostat, in 2004 Luxembourg registered a GDP that was twice as high as the EU25. Denmark, Austria, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Belgium were around 20% above the Community average, whereas Ireland was 40% above it. Sweden and Finland were around 15% above, France and Germany about 10% above and Italy 5%. Countries approaching the average include Spain (5% below the average followed by Greece, Cyprus Slovenia (20% below the average). Portugal, Malta and the Czech Republic had a GDP per inhabitant rate of around 30% below and Hungary was around 40% below the average. Countries where the average was 50% or more below the Community average include Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and Latvia.