Actual individual consumption per capita in 2023
In 2023, actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) varied from 70% to 138% of the EU average across the 27 EU countries.
- The highest levels were recorded in Luxembourg (38% above the EU average), Austria and the Netherlands (both 17%).
- The lowest levels recorded in Hungary (30% below the EU average), Bulgaria (27%), Slovakia and Latvia (both 25%).
Luxembourg and Ireland record the highest GDP per capita
GDP per capita above the EU average was recorded in 11 EU countries. It was highest in Luxembourg (139% higher than the EU average), Ireland (111%) and the Netherlands (30%). At the other end of the range, the lowest GDP per capita was recorded in Bulgaria (36% below the EU average), Greece (33%) and Latvia (29%).
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240619-2
Household consumption: price levels in 2023
In 2023, price levels for household final consumption expenditure differed widely across the EU.
The highest price levels were recorded in Denmark (143% of the EU average), Ireland (142%) and Luxembourg (135%). Meanwhile, the lowest levels were registered in Bulgaria and Romania (each 60%) and Poland (66%).
Widest price gap for alcohol and tobacco
In 2023, the price level for alcohol and tobacco was 3.2 times higher in Ireland, the most expensive country, than in Bulgaria, the least expensive.
- The lowest price levels for alcohol and tobacco were recorded in Bulgaria (66% of the EU average), Poland (77%) and Romania (85%).
- The highest levels were recorded in Ireland (211%), Finland (170%) and Denmark (133%).
This large price variation is mainly due to differences in taxation of these products.
Disparities were also recorded for food and non-alcoholic beverages (varying from 74% of the EU average in Romania to 119% in Luxembourg).
Clothing ranked third in terms of price level variation, with Spain (81%), Bulgaria (82%) and Hungary (88%) registering the cheapest clothing prices, while the most expensive were in Denmark (131%), Czechia (126%) and Estonia (118%).
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240620-2
