Regional development trends and challenges Sample Clauses

Regional development trends and challenges. Considering the small size of Estonia, our internal regional development differences are rather large compared to the rest of Europe and other developed countries98. The bulk (approximately 60%) of the country’s gross domestic product is generated in Xxxxx County, around 10% in Tartu County and just 30% in the remaining 13 counties put together99. GDP per capita exceeded the national average only in Tallinn and Xxxxx County (160% and 141%, respectively) in 2012. Compared to 2005, however, regional differences in GDP relative to population between Harju and Tartu Counties, on the one hand, and all other regions, on the other hand, have decreased. The fastest growth in this figure has been observed in Xxxxx, Xxx-Viru, Jõgeva and Viljandi counties (Figure 7). To a lesser extent, regional differences in relation to the national average between Tallinn and Tartu and other regions have also levelled out in the entire domestic product. Unfortunately, it appears that the economic development of Tartu as the driver of development in south-eastern Estonia has not been vigorous enough of late (GDP per capita has fallen below 90% of the national average). In international comparison, regional differences in GDP are relatively large given the country’s small size. The number of new enterprises remains highest in Xxxxx County. The rate of addition of new enterprises is also high in other counties where entrepreneurial activity has previously been higher than average, which implies widening gaps in entrepreneurial activity. In 2012 there were more than 70 enterprises per thousand inhabitants in Xxxxx County and fewer than 20 enterprises per thousand inhabitants in Xxx-Viru County100. The latter county is characterised by the slowest growth in entrepreneurial activity; this has been the case for a long time, mainly due to the region’s background of large-scale industry. 98Regions at a Glance 2011, OECD 2011; The Objectives of Economic and Social Cohesion in the Economic Polices of Member States, EPRC 2010 99Here and below, the analysis is primarily based on the county (LAU1) and local authority levels (LAU2), as larger administrative divisions (NUTS II and NUTS III) would not be specific enough to describe regional differences within Xxxxxxx.Xx the end of 2013 there were 15 counties, 215 local authority units and five NUTS III level regions in Estonia. 100Statistics Estonia Regional GDP per capita relative to national average, 2012 Source: Statistics Estonia Regional GDP ...
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