List of metropolitan areas in the European Union by GDP
2018

Rank
Metro Area
Gross Metropolitan Product (in billions EUR)
1
France Paris metropolitan area, France
681
2
United Kingdom Greater London, United Kingdom
665
3
ItalyMilan metropolitan area, Italy
594
4=
Germany Rhine-Ruhr, Germany
310
4=
Spain Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain
310
6
Italy Rome metropolitan area, Italy
297
7
Italy Turin metropolitan area, Italy
280
8
Netherlands Randstad, Netherlands
263
9
Germany Frankfurt/Rhine-Main, Germany
173
10
Italy Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy
170
11
Italy Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
162
12
Germany Munich Region, Germany
147
13
Germany Berlin Metropolitan Region, Germany
146
14
Italy Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
140
15
Spain Barcelona metropolitan area, Spain
137
16
Belgium Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
133
17
Germany Hamburg Metropolitan Region, Germany
132
18
Sweden Stockholm metropolitan area, Sweden
131
19
Germany Stuttgart Region, Germany
120
20
Austria Vienna metropolitan area, Austria
111
21
Denmark Greater Copenhagen, Denmark
102
22
Norway Greater Oslo Region, Norway
96
23
Greece Athens metropolitan area, Greece
95
24
Italy Metropolitan City of Bolzano, Italy
92
25
Republic of Ireland Dublin Metropolitan Area, Ireland
84
26
Finland Greater Helsinki, Finland
75
27=
France Lyon metropolitan area, France
74
27=
United Kingdom Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
74
29
France European Metropolis of Lille, France
72

Question: How did Rhine-Ruhr's GDP rank in the European Union?
Answer: The Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region was the 4th largest GDP metropolitan area in the European Union.