Central-Upper Austria Overtakes Vienna in GDP per Capita

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: January 31, 2012; 19:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

The urban Upper Austrian region Linz-Wels has the highest GDP per capita in Austria. Vienna ranks second.

Central-Upper Austria Overtakes Vienna in GDP per Capita / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The Upper Austrian region Linz-Wels, which is the economic center of Upper Austria, has the highest GDP per capita (€ 43,600) in Austria. The region has 550,000 inhabitants. In 2011, the region Linz-Wels could reach the same level as Vienna. The Austrian capital´s GDP per capital amounts to € 42,600. Salzburg ranks third (€ 40,800). Vienna´s GRP totals € 72.1bn, followed by…