Gross Domestic Product Per Capita in Europe Since UK Joined the EU..
The GDP per Capita figure is essentially the countries GDP (Gross Domestic Product) divided by the number of its inhabitants.
This indicator is commonly used to estimate a country’s real wealth status.
The following chart shows the GDP per Capita for the European Community members as at 1973, the year that the UK joined the EU.
The countries are shown in the order of the highest change:
| Country | 1973 | 2013 | Change |
| Luxembourg | $ 4,870 | $ 111,162 | 2180% |
| Ireland | $ 2,440 | $ 47,400 | 1840% |
| United Kingdom | $ 3,450 | $ 39,351 | 1040% |
| Italy | $ 3,120 | $ 34,619 | 1010% |
| Denmark | $ 5,510 | $ 58,930 | 970% |
| Netherlands | $ 4,650 | $ 47,617 | 920% |
| Germany | $ 4,530 | $ 45,085 | 900% |
| Belgium | $ 4,600 | $ 45,387 | 890% |
| France | $ 4,670 | $ 41,421 | 790% |
This next chart shows the same as above, but with comparisons for previous main UK trading partners:
| Country | 1973 | 2013 | Change |
| Luxembourg | $ 4,870 | $ 111,162 | 2180% |
| Ireland | $ 2,440 | $ 47,400 | 1840% |
| Australia | $ 5,440 | $ 67,468 | 1140% |
| United Kingdom | $ 3,450 | $ 39,351 | 1040% |
| Italy | $ 3,120 | $ 34,619 | 1010% |
| Denmark | $ 5,510 | $ 58,930 | 970% |
| Netherlands | $ 4,650 | $ 47,617 | 920% |
| New Zealand | $ 3,990 | $ 40,842 | 920% |
| Germany | $ 4,530 | $ 45,085 | 900% |
| Belgium | $ 4,600 | $ 45,387 | 890% |
| France | $ 4,670 | $ 41,421 | 790% |
| Canada | $ 5,950 | $ 51,911 | 770% |
| United States | $ 6,990 | $ 53,143 | 660% |
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