Vol. 461 No. 5
6 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the GNDI per capita for each of the years 1973, 1980, 1986 and 1990 to 1995 as the most accurate measure of Ireland's national income; and the percentage of the EU average GDP per capita that this would represent. [2979/96]
Gross national disposable income excludes net factor income from abroad and includes current transfers from overseas. It includes in particular the substantial amounts of transfer payments received from the European Union and is therefore regarded as a more comprehensive indicator of the income available to the nation than GDP or GNP.
I propose to circulate a table to Deputies giving the relevant gross national disposable income per capita and gross domestic product per capita for Ireland and the EU. The data are presented in purchasing power standards, the most usual measure for international comparisons. The latest available official estimates for both Ireland and the EU relate to 1994.
GNDI and GDP per capita for Ireland and EUR 15 (PPS)
|
Year |
GNDI |
GDP |
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|
Ireland |
EUR 15 |
% EUR 15 |
Ireland |
EUR 15 |
% EUR 15 |
|
|
1973 |
1,829 |
3,147* |
58.1* |
1,744 |
3,140* |
55.8* |
|
1980 |
4,374 |
7,193 |
60.8 |
4,286 |
7,204 |
59.5 |
|
1986 |
6,537 |
11,105 |
58.9 |
6,918 |
11,186 |
61.8 |
|
1990 |
9,765 |
14,500 |
67.3 |
10,434 |
14,868 |
70.2 |
|
1991 |
10,814 |
15,025 |
72.0 |
11,319 |
15,368 |
73.7 |
|
1992 |
11,253 |
15,545 |
72.4 |
12,237 |
15,945 |
76.7 |
|
1993 |
11,680 |
15,660 |
74.6 |
12,776 |
15,913 |
80.3 |
|
1994 |
12,960 |
16,460 |
78.8 |
14,171 |
16,680 |
84.9 |
*EUR 12.
