The chart above shows the GDP and change in GDP over the last ten years in EU states.  The German economy grew by more in the past ten years than the entire economy of 22 EU states.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in EU and US regions.  The Eastern EU was the fastest growing region in both the EU and the US by far.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in EU regions.  The Eastern EU grew by more than twice as much as the second fastest growing region last year.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in US regions.  The Western US was, by far, the fastest growing region last year.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in EU and US states.  The 16 fastest growing states last year were all in the EU.  The fastest growing US state ranks 17th overall.  However, the state with the largest contraction is also from the EU (although not for long).

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in US states.  Seven out of the top ten (and all of the top seven) states with the highest growth are from the West while the remaining three are all from the South.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last year in EU states.  Only Romania has grown its economy by over a tenth while the United Kingdom is the only EU state whose economy shrank over the past year.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in EU and US regions.  Although the EU has three of the fastest growing regions, it also has one region where there was almost no growth at all over the past ten years.  Whereas in the US, growth was weaker than most EU regions but more equally spread out among them.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in EU regions.  While the Northern, Eastern, and Western regions of the EU grew by at least one-fifth, the Southern EU has seen nearly no economic growth in the past ten years.

The chart above shows change in GDP over the last ten years in US regions.  The Western US has seen the greatest growth in the past ten years although the other regions have grown a considerable bit over the decade as well.