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Eurostat: Consumption per capita in purchasing power standards in 2013
Consumption per capita varied between 49% and 136% of the EU28 average Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) is a measure of material welfare of households. In 20132 , AIC per capita
expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) varied from 49% to 136% of the EU28 average across the Member States. The highest level of Actual Individual Consumption per capita in the EU28 was recorded in Luxembourg, at more than 35% above the EU28 average. Germany and Austria were around 20% above the average and Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and France recorded levels between 10% and 15% above the average, while Italy was on the average.
In Ireland, Cyprus and Spain levels were up to 10% below the EU28 average, while Portugal, Greece and Malta were between 10% and 20% below. Lithuania, Slovenia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia were between 20% and 30% below the average, while Estonia, Latvia, Hungary and Croatia were between 30% and 40% below. Romania was just under 40% below the average, while Bulgaria was around 50% below the average.
These data, published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, are based on revised
purchasing power parities, and the latest GDP and population figures. They cover the 28 EU Member States, three EFTA Member States, five candidate countries and one potential candidate country.
GDP per capita varied by one to six across the Member States
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a measure of economic activity. In 2013, GDP per capita expressed in PPS ranged between 45% of the EU average in Bulgaria and 257% in Luxembourg.
(The high GDP per capita in Luxembourg is partly due to the country's large share of cross-border workers in total employment. While contributing to GDP, these workers are not taken into consideration as part of the resident population which is used to calculate GDP per capita. )