The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last year in EU regions.  Although the Eastern EU had the highest growth rate last year at 8.53%, it was the Western EU that had the greatest absolute growth in the Union with a growth of €195,329,300,000 even though it had the lowest growth rate of all the regions.

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last year in US regions.  The Western US had both the greatest growth and the greatest growth rate.  However, the South did remain the region with the greatest economy.

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last year in EU and US states in US dollars.  Although Germany had less than half the relative growth rate of Romania, it had the largest absolute growth of all the states.

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last year in US states in dollars.  Although Washington had the sixth greatest relative growth at 2.97%, it had the largest absolute growth of all the states.

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last year in EU states in euros.  Although Germany had far from the greatest relative growth at 3.79%, it had the largest absolute growth in the Union nearly double that of the second largest absolute growth seen in France and German growth accounted for over one out of every four euros of growth in the entire Union.

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last ten years in EU and US regions in US dollars.  All four US regions grew in the past ten years while all four EU regions shrank in the past ten years (when priced in US dollars).

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last ten years in EU regions in euros.  All four regions grew in the past ten years however, the Southern EU had a considerably small relative growth rate than the other three regions.

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last ten years in US regions in US dollars.  All four regions grew in the past ten years and their growth rates were pretty similar.

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last ten years in EU and US states in US dollars.  Although the three largest economies all shrank in the ten year period, they managed to remain the three largest economies, even though the second and third largest economies swapped places.

The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last ten years in US states.  The Californian economy grew by more in the past ten years than the entire economy of 36 US states.