According to the latest Eurostat figures, Malta had the largest growth in household per capita income since 2004 in all of EU countries at a whopping 90% growth. Romania experienced the largest growth with 134% followed by Lithuania (95%), and Poland at 91%. The EU averaged a 22% increase in per capita household income since 2004.
The lowest increases were recorded in Spain at 11%, Austria at 14%, and Belgium at 15%. Luxembourg came fourth with 17%.
Italians and Greeks became poorer and were the only EU members who experienced a decrease in household per capita income with a decrease of 5% and 4% respectively.
The EU saw a decline in household per capita income only during the aftermath of the financial crisis between 2011 and 2013.
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