Purchasing power parities and gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards, European countries, 2019–2021
Actual individual consumption per capita in Slovenia the same as in Czechia and Spain
Actual individual consumption per capita in purchasing power standards in Slovenia in 2021 was 15% lower than the EU-27 average. The gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards was at 90% of the EU-27 average, which is the highest value in the last ten years.
Nowcast published for 37 European countries
Eurostat published data on actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) for 2019–2021 and for 37 European countries.
AIC per capita in PPS 85% of the EU-27 average
Slovenia’s AIC per capita in PPS, which reflects the material well-being of households better than GDP per capita by considering goods and services actually consumed by individuals, was at 85% of the EU-27 average in 2021, which was 3 percentage points higher than in 2021.
Among 37 European countries the highest AIC per capita in PPS for 2021 was recorded in Luxembourg (44% above the EU-27 average), followed by Norway (26% above) and Germany (20% above). The lowest AIC per capita was recorded in Albania (61% below the EU-27 average), followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (59% below) and North Macedonia (49% below). Countries close to Slovenia in terms of AIC per capita in PPS were Czechia and Spain (each 85% of the EU-27 average).
The highest value of Slovenian GDP per capita in PPS in the last ten years
The indicator GDP per capita in PPS, used as a measure of the country’s economic development, shows a similar position of countries regarding GDP per capita in PPS as well as AIC per capita in PPS; 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 2021 belonged to Luxembourg (168% above the EU-27 average), followed by Ireland (119% above), Norway (67% above) and Switzerland (55% above).
The country with the lowest GDP per capita in PPS was Albania (68% below the EU-27 average), followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (67% below) and North Macedonia (58% below).
Slovenian GDP per capita in PPS amounted to 90% of the EU-27 average and was thus 1 percentage point higher than in the previous year. Since 2015, the value was increasing for four consecutive years, and in 2019 amounted to 89%, which was the same value as in 2020. In 2021, Slovenia had the highest value of this indicator in the last ten years.
Close to Slovenia in terms of GDP per capita in PPS were Cyprus (9% below the EU-27 average) and Lithuania and Estonia (11% below the EU-27 average).
The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
Eurostat published data on actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) for 2019–2021 and for 37 European countries.
AIC per capita in PPS 85% of the EU-27 average
Slovenia’s AIC per capita in PPS, which reflects the material well-being of households better than GDP per capita by considering goods and services actually consumed by individuals, was at 85% of the EU-27 average in 2021, which was 3 percentage points higher than in 2021.
Among 37 European countries the highest AIC per capita in PPS for 2021 was recorded in Luxembourg (44% above the EU-27 average), followed by Norway (26% above) and Germany (20% above). The lowest AIC per capita was recorded in Albania (61% below the EU-27 average), followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (59% below) and North Macedonia (49% below). Countries close to Slovenia in terms of AIC per capita in PPS were Czechia and Spain (each 85% of the EU-27 average).
The highest value of Slovenian GDP per capita in PPS in the last ten years
The indicator GDP per capita in PPS, used as a measure of the country’s economic development, shows a similar position of countries regarding GDP per capita in PPS as well as AIC per capita in PPS; 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 2021 belonged to Luxembourg (168% above the EU-27 average), followed by Ireland (119% above), Norway (67% above) and Switzerland (55% above).
The country with the lowest GDP per capita in PPS was Albania (68% below the EU-27 average), followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (67% below) and North Macedonia (58% below).
Slovenian GDP per capita in PPS amounted to 90% of the EU-27 average and was thus 1 percentage point higher than in the previous year. Since 2015, the value was increasing for four consecutive years, and in 2019 amounted to 89%, which was the same value as in 2020. In 2021, Slovenia had the highest value of this indicator in the last ten years.
Close to Slovenia in terms of GDP per capita in PPS were Cyprus (9% below the EU-27 average) and Lithuania and Estonia (11% below the EU-27 average).
The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
Actual individual consumption and Gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards, volume indices, European countries (EU-27=100)
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