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

Gross disposable household income (GDHI). Index. Counties and areas 2009
GDHI (Thousands of euros) GDHI per inhabitant (Euros) Catalonia Index=100 per inhabitant
Alt Camp 773,270 17,400 100.1
Alt Empordà 2,300,197 17,200 98.6
Alt Penedès 1,763,981 16,900 97.0
Alt Urgell 348,624 16,500 94.8
Alta Ribagorça 77,892 18,400 105.7
Anoia 1,836,280 15,800 90.5
Bages 3,079,385 16,900 97.0
Baix Camp 3,153,797 16,900 97.1
Baix Ebre 1,352,963 16,800 96.5
Baix Empordà 2,272,945 17,600 101.0
Baix Llobregat 12,535,277 16,000 91.7
Baix Penedès 1,663,745 17,200 98.8
Barcelonès 40,902,619 18,300 105.0
Berguedà 714,848 17,200 98.7
Cerdanya 328,187 18,500 106.1
Conca de Barberà 397,255 18,900 108.3
Garraf 2,386,994 16,900 97.1
Garrigues 356,115 18,000 103.0
Garrotxa 1,006,972 18,400 105.8
Gironès 3,269,436 18,500 106.3
Maresme 7,523,151 17,700 101.8
Montsià 1,190,788 16,900 97.2
Noguera 677,828 17,400 100.0
Osona 2,465,648 16,200 93.0
Pallars Jussà 253,579 19,300 110.4
Pallars Sobirà 139,524 18,700 107.5
Pla d'Urgell 620,529 17,000 97.6
Pla de l'Estany 554,549 18,500 106.1
Priorat 178,581 18,200 104.5
Ribera d'Ebre 420,384 18,200 104.2
Ripollès 502,676 19,000 109.0
Segarra 392,484 17,300 99.4
Segrià 3,624,364 18,100 103.6
Selva 2,634,068 16,100 92.5
Solsonès 236,822 17,300 99.0
Tarragonès 4,353,872 17,900 102.8
Terra Alta 225,345 17,500 100.5
Urgell 678,754 18,800 108.0
Val d'Aran 198,276 20,200 115.8
Vallès Occidental 14,971,305 17,300 99.1
Vallès Oriental 6,302,188 16,200 92.8
Catalonia 128,665,496 17,400 100.0
Metropolità 82,234,540.5 17,500.0 100.4
Comarques Gironines 12,540,843.6 17,600.0 100.8
Camp de Tarragona 8,856,773.9 17,500.0 100.7
Terres de l'Ebre 3,189,479.6 17,100.0 98.0
Ponent 6,350,072.8 17,900.0 102.8
Comarques Centrals 6,496,703.0 16,700.0 95.7
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,346,082.1 18,300.0 105.1
Penedès 7,651,000.5 16,700.0 95.8
Source: Idescat.
Note: Base 2008.

Last update: November 14, 2013.

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.