site.btaEU GDP Per Capita Remains Lowest in Bulgaria

In 2022, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) ranged between 59% of the EU average in Bulgaria and 261% in Luxembourg, show the latest data published on Thursday by the European statistical agency Eurostat on its official page.

The data shows significant differences between EU member states in terms of GDP per capita, an indicator used to measure economic activity. In 2022, Luxembourg and Ireland recorded the highest levels of GDP per capita, expressed in PPS terms, at 161% and 134%, respectively, of the EU average.

They were followed by Denmark (36% above the EU average), the Netherlands (30%), Austria (25%), Belgium (21%), Sweden (19%) and Germany (17%).

Contrary to them, the EU countries with the lowest levels of GDP per capita, expressed in PPS, last year were Bulgaria (41% below the EU average), Slovakia (33%) and Greece (32%) .