Gross disposable household income

HH & NPISH (S.14 + S.15): Disposable income, gross (B.6g): Uses/Resources: Current price: £m: NSA

£ 395,431 m

2021 Q2

Release date:

30 September 2021

Next release:

22 December 2021

Regional gross disposable household income, UK: 1997 to 2019

What's in the bulletin?

• In 2019, the growth in gross disposable household income (GDHI) per head in the UK was 2.5% when compared with 2018; Scotland and Northern Ireland exceeded this with 2.8% and 2.6% respectively, while England's growth was the same as the UK and Wales grew by 1.1%.
• Of the countries and regions classified by International Territorial Levels (ITL1) in 2019, London had the highest GDHI per head where, on average, each person had £30,256 available to spend or save; the North East had the lowest at £17,096, which compares with a UK average of £21,433.
• Between 2018 and 2019, GDHI per head of population increased in all ITL1 countries and regions; the largest percentage increase was in London at 3.4% and the smallest was in Wales at 1.1%.