Bulgaria's GDP per Capita Just 44% of EU Average

Bulgaria's GDP per capita expressed in purchasing power standards is expectedly the lowest in the EU, amounting to just 46% of the average for the block for 2011.

In comparison, the GDP per capita in Luxembourg expressed in purchasing power standards was more than two and a half times the EU27 average. The Netherlands, Ireland, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Germany were between around 20% and 30% above the EU27 average, while Belgium and Finland were between 10% and 20% above average.

The United Kingdom and France registered GDP per capita nearly 10% above the EU27 average, while Italy and Spain were around the average. Cyprus was around 5% below the EU27 average, while Malta, Slovenia and the Czech Republic were between 15% and 20% lower than the average.

Greece, Portugal and Slovakia were between 20% and 30% below the average, while Estonia, Lithuania, Hungary and Poland were around one third below. Latvia was just over 40% lower, while Romania and Bulgaria were between 50% and 55% below the average.

Actual Individual Consumption per capita expressed in PPS ranged between 40% above the EU27 average in Luxembourg and 55% below average in Bulgaria.

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