"In 2012, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in Luxembourg, expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS), was more than two and a half times the EU28 average," Eurostat reported this past Thursday.
Romania and Bulgaria were around 50% below the average and Croatia, with 39% below the EU28 average, found itself in a group with Poland, Hungary, Latvia, with GDP per capita, expressed in purchasing power standards, being between 30% and 40% below the average.
Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Belgium were between 20% and 30% above the average, while Finland was 15% above the average.
France, the United Kingdom and Italy were between the average and 10% above.
Spain and Cyprus were between the EU28 average and 10% below, while Malta, Slovenia and the Czech Republic were between 10% and 20% below.
Slovakia, Portugal, Greece, Lithuania and Estonia were between 20% and 30% below the average and were followed by Poland, Hungary, Latvia and Croatia, with between 30% and 40% below the average.
Measured by actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita in member-states, the wealth of Luxembourg was also the highest, nearly 40% above the EU28 average, and Bulgaria and Romania were again the last two countries with around 50% below.
Croatia's level of AIC per capita is 40% below the EU28 average.