Substantial cross-European differences in GDP per capita - Issue number 47/2012 - Products Statistics in Focus

Consumption and price levels varied by more than three to one

In 2011, Bulgaria was the country with the lowest level of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita among all EU Member States, at less than 50 % of the EU average. The Netherlands was 31 % above that average; only Luxembourg recorded a higher level of GDP per capita. Levels of Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) were somewhat more homogeneous, but still showed substantial differences across Europe. The highest price level among the EU Member States was observed in Denmark at 47 % above EU27 average.