Gross disposable household income

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

£ 428,433 m

2022 Q4

Release date:

31 March 2023

Next release:

30 June 2023

Regional gross disposable household income, UK: 1997 to 2020

What's in the bulletin?

• In 2020, gross disposable household income (GDHI) per head in the UK fell 0.2% when compared with 2019; England fell by 0.2% and Northern Ireland by 0.5%, while Wales and Scotland reported increases of 0.9% and 0.3%, respectively.
• Of the countries and regions classified by [International Territorial Levels](https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/international-territorial-levels-level-1-january-2021-names-and-codes-in-the-united-kingdom) (ITL1) in 2020, London had the highest GDHI per head where, on average, each person had £29,890 available to spend or save; Northern Ireland had the lowest at £17,301, which compares with a UK average of £21,440.
• GDHI per head of population increased in 7 of the 12 ITL1 countries and regions; the largest percentage increases were in the North East, North West, and Wales at 0.9%; the largest decreases were in London, South East, and South West at negative 0.9%.