Measuring Quality of Life

Figure 1. GDP versus Gross Disposable Income of households, Euro area, in volume/real terms, seasonally adjusted (2005=100), 2005-2012
Income of households, Euro area, in volume/real terms, seasonally adjusted, 2005-2012

GDP (real
Gross
terms)
Disposable
Gross Adjusted
Income
Disposable income
2005 Q1 99.0 99.4 99.3
Q2 99.7 100.1 100.1
Q3 100.3 99.9 100.0
Q4 101.0 100.5 100.7
2006 Q1 101.9 100.7 100.9
Q2 103.0 101.6 101.8
Q3 103.7 102.1 102.3
Q4 104.8 103.1 103.2
2007 Q1 105.6 103.5 103.6
Q2 106.1 103.8 103.9
Q3 106.8 104.3 104.5
Q4 107.3 104.4 104.6
2008 Q1 107.8 104.8 105.0
Q2 107.4 104.6 105.0
Q3 106.8 104.6 105.0
Q4 104.9 104.3 105.1
2009 Q1 102.0 104.9 105.9
Q2 101.7 104.9 106.1
Q3 102.1 104.5 105.9
Q4 102.6 104.4 105.9
2010 Q1 103.0 104.0 105.6
Q2 104.0 104.0 105.6
Q3 104.4 104.0 105.6
Q4 104.8 103.7 105.2
2011 Q1 105.5 103.7 105.1
Q2 105.7 104.1 105.4
Q3 105.8 103.5 104.8
Q4 105.4 102.7 104.1
2012 Q1 105.4 102.3 103.7
Q2 105.2 101.9 103.3
Q3 105.1 101.9 103.2
Q4 104.5

Source: Eurostat
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Gross Disposable Income GDP (

NUTS Region name Value
LU Luxembourg 68 100
NO Norway 46 900
CH Switzerland 39 500 Map 1: GDP per capita, 2011(¹)
NL Netherlands 32 700 (PPS)
IE Ireland 32 600
AT Austria 32 400
SE Sweden 31 900 EU-28 = 25 100
DK Denmark 31 500
DE Germany 30 300
BE Belgium 29 900
FI Finland 28 700 Classes: <=22 000
IS Iceland 28 100 22 000 – 29 000
UK United Kingdom 27 700 29 000 - 47 000
FR France 27 300 >=47 000
IT Italy 25 100 : not available
ES Spain 24 700
CY Cyprus 23 700
MT Malta 21 800
SK Slovenia 21 000 Footnotes: (¹) Greece, provisional data.
CZ Czech Republic 20 100
EL Greece 19 900
PT Portugal 19 500
SI Slovakia 18 500
EE Estonia 16 900
LT Lithuania 16 600 Sources: Source: Eurostat (online data code: nama_aux_gph)
HU Hungary 16 500
PL Poland 16 200
HR Croatia 15 200
LV Latvia 14 700
RO Romania 11 800
BG Bulgaria 11 600
MK FYR of Macedonia 8 900
RS Serbia 8 700
TR Turkey 13 100
LI Liechtenstein :
ME Montenegro :
(online data code: nama_aux_gph)