Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 December 2014
48. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the average industrial wage and-or GDP per capita here compares with other EU, Eurozone and Non-Eurozone States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46513/14]
View answerAccording to Eurostat, in 2013 Ireland's GDP per capita was more than 20 per cent above the EU average and the fifth highest in the EU.
The euro area and the United Kingdom show a GDP per capita level of close to 10 per cent above the EU-28 average while the comparable figure for the United States is more than 50 per cent above the EU-28 average.
In summary, Ireland's GDP per capita compares quite favourably with other Member States in the EU although it is lower than the level observed in the United States.
Volume indices of GDP per capita, 2013 (EU-28=100)
|
Country |
No. |
|
United States |
155 |
|
Ireland |
126 |
|
Euro area (18 countries) |
108 |
|
United Kingdom |
106 |
|
EU (28 countries) |
100 |
Source: Eurostat
