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Household disposable income per head

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The UK's value for Household disposable income per head in 2024: 39,412, unit USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households, against an EU27 median of 34,845. Source: OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD), DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V, snapshot of 6 November 2026.

Income available to households after taxes and transfers, per person, in purchasing-power-adjusted US dollars.

Caveat. OECD members only (23 of 28).

The UK

Household disposable income per head

39,412USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households(2024)

Not ranked: shown for context
EU27 median
34,845 USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households
UK minus EU27 median
+4,567 USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households

Values by country

Values in USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households. Sorted by value, highest first. Not ranked.

Household disposable income per head, 2024: values by country, not ranked
Luxembourg56,9352024via DBnomics
Germany47,6852024via DBnomics
Austria46,8312024via DBnomics
Netherlands41,4852024via DBnomics
Belgium41,4342024via DBnomics
United KingdomUK39,4122024via DBnomics
France39,2922024via DBnomics
Italy38,5932024via DBnomics
Ireland36,6772024via DBnomics
Finland36,4202024via DBnomics
Spain35,1622024via DBnomics
Sweden35,1472024via DBnomics
Denmark34,5432024via DBnomics
Portugal33,7352024via DBnomics
Slovenia32,6612024via DBnomics
Czechia30,5312024via DBnomics
Lithuania30,4342024via DBnomics
Poland29,8332024via DBnomics
Hungary28,5352024via DBnomics
Slovakia27,6112024via DBnomics
Greece26,9942024via DBnomics
Estonia25,8492024via DBnomics
Latvia24,2802024via DBnomics
Bulgaria––
Cyprus––
Croatia––
Malta––
Romania––

Trend, 2000 to 2024

Household disposable income per head, 2000 to 2024Line chart, 2000 to 2024: the UK (heavy ink line), Germany, France, Italy and Spain (solid lines), and reference countries (faint lines). Dotted segments are IMF projections and are not ranked. Shaded bands and markers show events.USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households20,00040,00060,00020002005201020152020123United States66,155Germany47,685Australia44,200United Kingdom39,412France39,292Italy38,593Canada36,487Spain35,162Japan30,289Household disposable income per head, 2000 to 2024Line chart, 2000 to 2024: the UK (heavy ink line), Germany, France, Italy and Spain (solid lines), and reference countries (faint lines). Dotted segments are IMF projections and are not ranked. Shaded bands and markers show events.USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households20,00040,00060,000200020102020123United StatesGermanyAustraliaUnited KingdomFranceItalyCanadaSpainJapan
  • Heavy ink line: United Kingdom
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Thin grey lines, reference countries (not the big four): Australia, Canada, Japan, United States
  • Shaded: 2008–09 financial crisis
  • Shaded: 2020–21 Covid-19 pandemic
  • Shaded: 2022–23 energy price shock
  • Marker 1: EU referendum (23 June 2016)
  • Marker 2: UK leaves the EU (31 January 2020)
  • Marker 3: Transition period ends; Trade and Cooperation Agreement in force (1 January 2021)
Trends show what happened, not why; Covid, energy prices and policy changes overlap the same years. Dotted lines are projections and are not ranked.

Sources and method

Income available to households after taxes and transfers, per person, in purchasing-power-adjusted US dollars.

Source: OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · series DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V· vintage 2026-06-16 · fetched 2026-11-06

OECD, via DBnomics (dataflows DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES; DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V; DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV; PISA-2022-database; vintages 2026-04-07; 2026-06-16; pisa_2022); accessed 2026-11-06. Adapted by UK EU Ranked; not an official OECD product.

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