{"id":238295,"date":"2025-12-17T23:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/238295\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:22:17","slug":"household-material-welfare-varies-widely-in-the-eu-news-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/238295\/","title":{"rendered":"Household material welfare varies widely in the EU – News articles"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2024, the levels of actual individual consumption<\/a> (AIC) across EU <\/a>countries varied between 72% and 146% of the EU average, which is set at 100. AIC per capita is expressed in purchasing power standards<\/a> (PPS) and is used as a measure of material welfare of households.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year, 10 countries recorded an AIC per capita equal to or above the EU average. Luxembourg led with a level at 46% above the EU average, followed by the Netherlands (20% above) and Germany (19% above).<\/p>\n

The lowest levels of AIC per capita were registered in Latvia (28% below the EU average), and Bulgaria and Hungary (both 27% below).<\/p>\n

\"Actual<\/a><\/p>\n

Source dataset: prc_ppp_ind_1<\/a><\/p>\n

Greater differences in GDP per capita than in actual individual consumption<\/p>\n

Gross domestic product<\/a> (GDP) per capita in PPS, a measure of economic activity, also showed substantial differences among EU countries, with 10 recording GDP per capita above the EU average.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The highest GDP per capita was recorded in Luxembourg (245% of the EU average), Ireland (221%) and the Netherlands (134%). At the other end of the range, the lowest GDP per capita was recorded in Bulgaria (66% of the EU average), Latvia (68%) and Greece (69%).<\/p>\n

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