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Gross disposable household income. Per inhabitant and Catalonia Index. Counties and Aran, and areas

Gross disposable household income (GDHI). Per inhabitant and Catalonia Index. Counties and Aran, and areas 2020
GDHI (Thousands of euros) GDHI per inhabitant (Euros) GDHI per inhabitant (Catalonia Index=100 per inhabitant)
Alt Camp 700,228 15,550 88.6
Alt Empordà 1,949,301 13,934 79.4
Alt Penedès 1,831,259 16,626 94.7
Alt Urgell 276,359 13,732 78.3
Alta Ribagorça 57,401 14,665 83.6
Anoia 1,931,146 15,604 88.9
Aran 160,974 15,857 90.4
Bages 3,001,099 16,723 95.3
Baix Camp 2,983,063 15,221 86.7
Baix Ebre 1,102,507 14,057 80.1
Baix Empordà 1,978,690 14,698 83.8
Baix Llobregat 15,136,738 18,267 104.1
Baix Penedès 1,605,245 14,778 84.2
Barcelonès 44,296,484 19,353 110.3
Berguedà 667,228 16,714 95.2
Cerdanya 281,008 14,986 85.4
Conca de Barberà 322,793 16,220 92.4
Garraf 2,721,589 18,003 102.6
Garrigues 267,488 14,054 80.1
Garrotxa 973,229 16,839 96.0
Gironès 3,211,283 16,757 95.5
Maresme 8,105,973 17,840 101.7
Moianès 232,504 16,660 94.9
Montsià 896,430 12,930 73.7
Noguera 533,526 13,819 78.7
Osona 2,802,965 17,292 98.5
Pallars Jussà 192,060 14,748 84.0
Pallars Sobirà 102,376 14,624 83.3
Pla d'Urgell 568,568 15,201 86.6
Pla de l'Estany 554,195 17,029 97.0
Priorat 133,854 14,584 83.1
Ribera d'Ebre 328,537 15,179 86.5
Ripollès 430,005 17,055 97.2
Segarra 336,464 14,677 83.6
Segrià 3,285,560 15,746 89.7
Selva 2,546,953 14,829 84.5
Solsonès 202,454 14,650 83.5
Tarragonès 3,982,679 15,120 86.2
Terra Alta 157,182 13,927 79.4
Urgell 538,682 14,520 82.7
Vallès Occidental 16,972,034 18,107 103.2
Vallès Oriental 7,310,175 17,638 100.5
Catalonia 135,668,287 17,549 100.0
Metropolità 91,891,858 18,648 106.3
Comarques Gironines 11,643,656 15,454 88.1
Camp de Tarragona 8,122,617 15,225 86.8
Terres de l'Ebre 2,484,656 13,751 78.4
Ponent 5,530,289 15,205 86.6
Comarques Centrals 6,835,796 16,869 96.1
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,070,177 14,667 83.6
Penedès 8,089,239 16,385 93.4
Source: Idescat. Gross Disposable Household Income statistical operation. Counties and municipalities.
Note: The new county of El Moianès was created on 1 May 2015 (Law 4/2015, of 23 April, on the creation of the county of El Moianès) from the aggregation of five municipalities of the county of El Bages, one from the county of Osona and four from the county of El Vallès Oriental.

Last update: April 26, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Gross disposable household income (GDHI)
Macromagnitude that measures the disposable income of residents of a territory for use in consumption or savings.

Methodological aspects

Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI) is the macromagnitude thatmeasures the disposable income of the residents of a territory foruse in consumption or savings. This income does not only depend onthe income of families that is directly associated to payment for theircontribution to productive activity (payment of wage earners and gross operating surplus), but is also influenced by Public Administration activity through taxes and social benefits. It is calculated as a balance of families' income accounts, i.e. the difference between resources and uses as a whole. It is understood to be gross income, as no consumption of fixed capital is deducted.

The households sector includes all individuals or groups of individuals, both in their condition as consumers and, when relevant, as entrepreneurs that produce financial or non financial market goods or services (market producers), provided that, in the latter case, the corresponding activities are not undertaken by differentiated entities that are treated as quasi corporations. They also include individuals or groups of individuals that produce non financial services and goods exclusively for their own use.

The main resources of household income accounts are:

  • Compensation of employees
  • Gross operating surplus
  • Social benefits

The main uses are:

  • Social contributions
  • Income and wealth tax

Idescat presents the records of Gross Disposable Household Income (RFDB) 2010-2017 applying the criteria of the 2019 Statistical Benchmark Revision. This Revision is an update of the economic accounts carried out to incorporate new sources of information and improve the estimation procedures of the set of variables. The 2019 Benchmark Revision is instigated by Eurostat to homogenise the changes in the national accounts of all the member States of the European Union.

The magnitudes of gross disposable household income and its components for Catalonia are coherent with the estimates of the Household Income Distribution Accounts produced as part of the Spanish Regional Accounts. 2019 Benchmark Revision.

The 2019 Benchmark Revision's geographical scope encompasses the counties and municipalities in Catalonia with more than 1,000 inhabitants.

To produce the gross disposable household income per inhabitant, the population estimates on July 1 produced by Idescat are taken as a reference.