Brussels, 20/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - The region with the highest ranking regional GDP per inhabitant in 2004 was Inner London in the United Kingdom, whilst the Nord-Est in Romania had the lowest GDP level. 268 regions in all 27 member states were examined in 2004. Statistics released by Eurostat on Monday show that one region in six was above the 125% of the EU27 average and one in four was below 75% of the average. The three leading regions in the ranking of regional GDP per inhabitant in 2004 were Inner London in the United Kingdom (303% of the average), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (251%) and Brussels in Belgium (248%). Among the 46 regions exceeding the 125% level, eight each were in Germany and the United Kingdom, seven in Italy, five in the Netherlands, four in Austria, three each in Belgium and Spain, two in Finland, one region each in the Czech Republic, Ireland, France, Slovakia and Sweden, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The 15 lowest regions in the ranking were all in Bulgaria, Poland and Romania, with the lowest figures recorded in Nord-Est in Romania (24% of the average), followed by Severozapaden, Yuzhen tsentralen and Severen tsentralen in Bulgaria (all 26%). Among the 70 regions below the 75% level, 15 were in Poland, eight each in Greece and Romania, seven in the Czech Republic, six each in Bulgaria and Hungary, four each in France (all overseas departments), Italy and Portugal, three in Slovakia, one region in Spain, and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta. (ab)