Purchasing power parities and gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards, European countries, 2017–2019

Actual individual consumption per capita in Slovenia in 2019 17% lower than the EU-27 average

Actual individual consumption per capita and gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards in Slovenia in 2019 amounted to 83% and 89% of the EU-27 average, respectively. The values were 2 percentage points higher than in 2018 (81% and 87%).

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Eurostat published data on actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) for 2017–2019 and for 37 European countries. 

AIC per capita in PPS in Slovenia in 2019 17% lower than the EU-27 average

Better than GDP per capita, material well-being of households is reflected by AIC, which is made up of goods and services actually consumed by individuals.

Among 37 European countries the highest AIC per capita in PPS for 2019 was recorded in Luxembourg (35% above the EU-27 average), followed by Norway (31% above), Switzerland (24% above) and Germany (22% above). The lowest AIC per capita was recorded in Albania (61% below the EU-27 average), followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (59% below) and by North Macedonia (58% below).

In 2019, AIC per capita in PPS in Slovenia was at 83% of the EU-27 average, i.e. 2 percentage points higher than in 2018. Countries close to Slovenia in terms of AIC per capita in PPS were Malta and Czechia (both 85% of the EU-27 average). In the last three years, actual individual consumption in Slovenia has increased by 3 percentage points (from 80% to 83%).

Slovenian GDP per capita in PPS in 2019 amounted to 89% of the EU-27 average, which was a 2 percentage points higher value than in 2018

The indicator GDP per capita in PPS is a measure of a country’s economic development. The positions of countries regarding GDP per capita in PPS and AIC per capita in PPS are similar; however, the differences between countries are much bigger in the case of GDP per capita in PPS. 

Regarding this indicator, first place among 37 European countries in 2019 belonged to Luxembourg (160% above the EU-27 average), followed by Ireland (93% above), Switzerland (58% above), Norway (47% above) and Denmark (30% above).

The country with the lowest GDP per capita in PPS was Albania (69% below the EU-27 average), followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (68% below) and North Macedonia (62% below).

In 2019, Slovenian GDP per capita in PPS amounted to 89% of the EU-27 average and was thus 2 percentage points higher than in the previous year. This was also the highest value in the last ten years. By 2012 it had fallen to 83% and remained at this level until 2015. Since 2015, GDP per capita in PPS was increasing for four consecutive years.

In 2019, close to Slovenia in terms of GDP per capita in PPS were Cyprus (10% below the EU-27 average) and Spain (9% below the EU-27 average).
Actual individual consumption and Gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards, volume indices, European countries (EU-27=100)
CountryActual individual consumption
per capita
in purchasing power standards
Gross domestic product
per capita
in purchasing power standards
201720182019201720182019
European union (EU-27)100100100100100100
EU-27 Member States
Luxembourg136136135263261260
Germany124124122124123120
Austria120119118127128126
Denmark117117116130129130
Belgium115115114118118118
Netherlands114115114129130128
Finland114114113111112111
France110109109104104106
Sweden113111109122120119
Italy10010099989796
Ireland959595185191193
Cyprus959695899190
Lithuania899192798284
Spain939291939191
Portugal838586787879
Czechia848485919293
Malta82848510099100
Slovenia808183868789
Poland777879707173
Romania707479646670
Greece787878676767
Estonia747576808284
Latvia707071676969
Slovakia686969717170
Hungary656667697173
Croatia646566636465
Bulgaria555758505153
United Kingdom116115113107106104
EFTA Member states
Norway133132131150155147
Switzerland128126124162161158
Iceland117118116129128126
Candidate countries for EU
Turkey696667666359
Montenegro575960464850
Serbia484849394041
North Macedonia424242373838
Albania383839303031
Potential candidate country for EU
Bosnia and Herzegovina 414141313232
Source: Eurostat (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat, 15. 12. 2020)
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