| Source | World Bank : Nominal (current), Nominal (constant), PPP (current), PPP (constant) |
| International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (April - 2026) | |
| Date | 13 Aug 2026 |
The European Union's nominal GDP per capita, comprising 27 economies, is projected to be around $51,027 in 2026 at current prices, calculated using GDP data from the IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) and population data.
In 1991, the EU's GDP per capita was 3.94 times that of global GDP per capita; by 2026, it is projected to be 3.31 times the global average.
Based on purchasing power parity (PPP), the European Union's GDP per capita is projected at $67,957 in international dollars in 2026. This is approximately 250% of the global average.
| Year | GDP per capita ($/Int. $) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal | PPP | |
| 2025 | 47,088 | 65,274 |
| 2026 | 51,027 | 67,957 |
| 2027 | 52,739 | 70,335 |
| 2028 | 54,597 | 72,539 |
| 2029 | 56,486 | 74,853 |
| 2030 | 58,409 | 77,231 |
| 2031 | 60,362 | 79,652 |
| Year | GDP (Nominal) per capita ($) | GDP (PPP) per capita (Int. $) | % to World | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Constant (2015) | Current | Constant (2021) | Nominal | PPP | |
| 1960 | 798 | 8,597 | - | - | 176 | - |
| 1961 | 879 | 9,016 | - | - | 186 | - |
| 1962 | 964 | 9,450 | - | - | 194 | - |
| 1963 | 1,050 | 9,818 | - | - | 200 | - |
| 1964 | 1,154 | 10,315 | - | - | 205 | - |
| 1965 | 1,252 | 10,767 | - | - | 208 | - |
| 1966 | 1,345 | 11,140 | - | - | 210 | - |
| 1967 | 1,421 | 11,448 | - | - | 214 | - |
| 1968 | 1,515 | 12,003 | - | - | 216 | - |
| 1969 | 1,679 | 12,759 | - | - | 221 | - |
| 1970 | 1,888 | 13,388 | - | - | 231 | - |
| 1971 | 2,122 | 13,800 | - | - | 240 | - |
| 1972 | 2,542 | 14,361 | - | - | 254 | - |
| 1973 | 3,268 | 15,125 | - | - | 272 | - |
| 1974 | 3,677 | 15,507 | - | - | 270 | - |
| 1975 | 4,257 | 15,329 | - | - | 286 | - |
| 1976 | 4,435 | 15,993 | - | - | 279 | - |
| 1977 | 5,001 | 16,384 | - | - | 283 | - |
| 1978 | 6,062 | 16,807 | - | - | 295 | - |
| 1979 | 7,294 | 17,384 | - | - | 312 | - |
| 1980 | 8,122 | 17,662 | - | - | 314 | - |
| 1981 | 7,059 | 17,685 | - | - | 269 | - |
| 1982 | 6,789 | 17,775 | - | - | 266 | - |
| 1983 | 6,584 | 17,985 | - | - | 257 | - |
| 1984 | 6,330 | 18,398 | - | - | 242 | - |
| 1985 | 6,495 | 18,780 | - | - | 241 | - |
| 1986 | 9,048 | 19,212 | - | - | 290 | - |
| 1987 | 11,153 | 19,644 | - | - | 320 | - |
| 1988 | 12,206 | 20,388 | - | - | 319 | - |
| 1989 | 12,422 | 21,109 | - | - | 316 | - |
| 1990 | 15,481 | 21,731 | 14,967 | 33,423 | 357 | 267 |
| 1991 | 15,946 | 21,985 | 15,560 | 33,584 | 358 | 268 |
| 1992 | 17,464 | 22,119 | 15,973 | 33,683 | 373 | 268 |
| 1993 | 15,902 | 21,916 | 16,205 | 33,381 | 339 | 265 |
| 1994 | 16,816 | 22,452 | 16,957 | 34,199 | 339 | 267 |
| 1995 | 19,456 | 23,020 | 17,768 | 35,114 | 356 | 269 |
| 1996 | 19,740 | 23,423 | 18,358 | 35,774 | 358 | 266 |
| 1997 | 18,080 | 24,015 | 19,076 | 36,638 | 334 | 265 |
| 1998 | 18,600 | 24,698 | 19,970 | 37,661 | 351 | 273 |
| 1999 | 18,484 | 25,398 | 20,769 | 38,688 | 342 | 274 |
| 2000 | 16,956 | 26,366 | 22,112 | 40,161 | 308 | 275 |
| 2001 | 17,209 | 26,900 | 23,209 | 41,010 | 318 | 279 |
| 2002 | 18,774 | 27,131 | 24,225 | 41,424 | 339 | 281 |
| 2003 | 22,991 | 27,285 | 24,749 | 41,730 | 375 | 276 |
| 2004 | 26,336 | 27,886 | 25,911 | 42,727 | 386 | 270 |
| 2005 | 27,400 | 28,335 | 26,887 | 43,477 | 376 | 264 |
| 2006 | 29,169 | 29,247 | 29,209 | 44,947 | 374 | 265 |
| 2007 | 33,683 | 30,060 | 31,125 | 46,275 | 388 | 264 |
| 2008 | 37,160 | 30,145 | 32,580 | 46,521 | 394 | 264 |
| 2009 | 33,632 | 28,772 | 31,951 | 44,430 | 381 | 260 |
| 2010 | 33,120 | 29,353 | 32,995 | 45,251 | 347 | 255 |
| 2011 | 35,963 | 29,974 | 34,667 | 46,206 | 343 | 254 |
| 2012 | 33,325 | 29,701 | 35,111 | 45,789 | 314 | 248 |
| 2013 | 34,805 | 29,667 | 36,289 | 45,725 | 323 | 247 |
| 2014 | 35,590 | 30,118 | 37,363 | 46,456 | 326 | 247 |
| 2015 | 30,772 | 30,772 | 38,552 | 47,491 | 302 | 252 |
| 2016 | 31,457 | 31,300 | 40,894 | 48,337 | 307 | 260 |
| 2017 | 33,395 | 32,136 | 43,031 | 49,704 | 310 | 262 |
| 2018 | 36,077 | 32,739 | 45,055 | 50,737 | 318 | 261 |
| 2019 | 35,374 | 33,289 | 48,588 | 51,662 | 310 | 268 |
| 2020 | 34,695 | 31,435 | 47,566 | 48,770 | 315 | 266 |
| 2021 | 39,207 | 33,488 | 51,968 | 51,968 | 314 | 262 |
| 2022 | 38,067 | 34,606 | 58,573 | 53,777 | 296 | 266 |
| 2023 | 41,567 | 34,627 | 61,546 | 53,862 | 312 | 263 |
| 2024 | 43,314 | 34,899 | 63,808 | 54,342 | 316 | 260 |
| 2025 | 47,089 | 35,365 | 65,503 | 55,087 | 327 | 255 |