Disposable household and per capita income
Household incomeis a measure of income received by thehouseholdsector. It includes every form of cash income, e.g.,salariesandwages,retirement income,investmentincome and cash transfers from the government. It may include near-cash government transfers likefood stamps,and it may be adjusted to include social transfers in-kind, such as the value of publicly provided health care and education.
Household income can be measured on various bases, such as per household,per capita,per earner, or on anequivalisedbasis. Because the number of people or earners per household can vary significantly between regions and over time, the choice of measurement basis can impact household income rankings and trends.
Whentaxesand mandatory contributions are subtracted from household income, the result is callednetordisposablehousehold income. A region'smeanormediannet household income can be used as an indicator of the purchasing power or material well-being of its residents. Mean income (average) is the amount obtained by dividing the total aggregate income of a group by the number of units in that group. Median income is the amount that divides theincome distributioninto two equal groups, half having income above that amount, and half having income below that amount.
Disposable income per capita (OECD)
[edit]Current
[edit]The list below represents a national accounts-derived indicator for a country or territory's gross household disposable income per capita (including social transfers in kind). According to theOECD,'household disposable income is income available to households such as wages and salaries, income from self-employment and unincorporated enterprises, income from pensions and other social benefits, and income from financial investments (less any payments of tax, social insurance contributions and interest on financial liabilities). 'Gross' means that depreciation costs are not subtracted.'[1]This indicator also takes account of social transfers in kind 'such as health or education provided for free or at reduced prices by governments and not-for-profit organisations.'[1]The data shown below is published by the OECD and is presented inpurchasing power parity(PPP) in order to adjust for price differences between countries.
Location | 2022* (USDPPP)[1] |
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United States | 62,300 (2021) |
Luxembourg | 59,700 |
Switzerland | 52,000 |
Germany | 51,600 |
Austria | 50,200 |
Netherlands | 48,800 |
Norway | 47,700 (2021) |
Belgium | 47,400 |
Australia | 46,800 (2021) |
France | 46,400 |
Sweden | 43,900 |
Finland | 43,600 |
Canada | 43,600 |
Denmark | 42,800 |
European Union | 41,500 |
United Kingdom | 40,800 |
Italy | 40,400 |
Ireland | 38,300 |
Slovenia | 36,600 |
Lithuania | 36,300 |
Czechia | 35,600 |
Spain | 34,500 |
Portugal | 34,500 |
Japan | 33,900 (2021) |
South Korea | 32,700 |
Poland | 32,200 |
New Zealand | 31,900 (2019) |
Hungary | 29,800 |
Slovakia | 29,500 |
Estonia | 29,200 |
Latvia | 28,600 |
Greece | 28,000 |
Chile | 23,100 (2021) |
Russia | 20,600 (2019) |
Mexico | 20,500 |
Costa Rica | 17,900 (2021) |
*Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred; if data is unavailable for 2022, figures for 2021, 2020 or 2019 are shown.
Historical
[edit]Country | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Δ |
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Australia | 31,443 | 31,731 | 32,885 | 34,159 | 35,909 | 35,619 | 37,073 | 37,673 | 37,206 | 37,657 | 38,181 | 38,217 | 38,571 | 38,830 | 39,314 | 40,525 | 42,022 | 42,940 | — | 11,497 |
Austria | 39,569 | 40,808 | 41,743 | 42,595 | 42,989 | 42,871 | 42,478 | 42,196 | 42,593 | 41,751 | 41,771 | 41,336 | 41,874 | 42,252 | 42,577 | 42,837 | 41,473 | 42,781 | 43,452 | 3,883 |
Belgium | 36,928 | 37,066 | 37,661 | 38,276 | 38,827 | 38,906 | 38,334 | 37,957 | 38,043 | 38,001 | 38,084 | 38,164 | 38,573 | 39,067 | 39,327 | 40,129 | 40,110 | 41,289 | 40,770P | 3,842 |
Canada | 30,210P | 30,482P | 31,772P | 32,548P | 33,431P | 33,732P | 34,497P | 34,699P | 35,082P | 35,476P | 35,520P | 36,292P | 35,879P | 36,739P | 36,909P | 37,277P | 39,204P | 39,582P | 39,065P | 8,855 |
Costa Rica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14,088 | 14,274 | 14,554 | 15,038 | 15,953 | 16,957 | 17,236 | 17,405 | — | — | — | 3,317 |
Czech Republic | 22,870 | 23,641 | 24,525 | 25,090 | 25,360 | 25,772 | 25,907 | 25,648 | 25,430 | 25,399 | 26,003 | 26,761 | 27,487 | 28,646 | 29,695 | 30,663 | 30,766 | 32,045 | 31,163 | 8,293 |
Denmark | 31,761 | 32,347 | 33,020 | 32,818 | 32,747 | 33,452 | 34,424 | 34,584 | 34,428 | 34,680 | 35,018 | 36,025 | 36,930 | 37,354 | 37,814 | 38,392 | 37,939 | 38,368 | 38,353 | 6,592 |
Estonia | 13,968 | 15,438 | 17,434 | 18,788 | 20,093 | 18,567 | 17,883 | 18,511 | 18,525 | 19,526 | 20,388 | 21,605 | 22,496 | 23,288 | 24,595 | 25,494 | 25,885 | 27,036 | 25,673 | 11,705 |
Finland | 32,147 | 32,512 | 33,057 | 33,981 | 34,602 | 34,718 | 35,396 | 35,495 | 35,317 | 35,163 | 34,861 | 35,139 | 35,698 | 35,966 | 36,567 | 37,295 | 37,366 | 37,939 | 37,250 | 5,103 |
France | 35,569 | 35,736 | 36,381 | 37,213 | 37,203 | 37,685 | 38,164 | 38,109 | 37,952 | 37,534 | 37,862 | 38,083 | 38,583 | 39,052 | 39,313 | 39,923 | 39,218 | 40,583P | 40,781P | 5,212 |
Germany | 36,965 | 37,285 | 37,745 | 37,893 | 38,311 | 38,322 | 38,738 | 39,372 | 39,637 | 39,653 | 40,156 | 40,776 | 41,716 | 42,241 | 43,014 | 43,338P | 43,858P | 44,059P | 43,758P | 6,793 |
Greece | 27,353 | 27,429 | 28,822 | 29,655 | 29,824 | 29,933 | 27,367 | 24,120 | 21,394 | 20,349 | 20,782 | 21,266 | 21,387 | 21,315 | 21,604 | 22,947 | 22,288P | 23,871P | 24,399P | -2,954 |
Hungary | 18,799 | 19,664 | 20,044 | 19,169 | 18,839 | 18,182 | 18,081 | 18,752 | 18,235 | 18,600 | 19,160 | 19,871 | 20,681 | 21,873 | 23,422 | 24,458 | 24,127 | 25,587 | 26,527P | 7,728 |
Ireland | 26,413 | 27,777 | 28,184 | 29,005 | 29,937 | 29,541 | 28,685 | 27,332 | 27,424 | 26,856 | 26,819 | 27,731 | 28,615 | 29,751 | 30,255 | 31,265 | 33,129 | 33,621 | 33,386 | 6,973 |
Italy | 36,257 | 36,279 | 36,456 | 36,693 | 35,895 | 35,062 | 34,423 | 34,082 | 32,289 | 32,034 | 32,192 | 32,560 | 32,980 | 33,352 | 33,711 | 33,810 | 33,223 | 34,416 | 34,081 | -2,176 |
Japan | 27,415 | 27,906 | 28,295 | 28,617 | 28,334 | 28,541 | 28,957 | 29,099 | 29,515 | 29,711 | 29,337 | 29,698 | 30,163 | 30,420 | 30,660 | 31,124 | 32,366 | 31,768 | 31,709 | 4,294 |
Korea | 18,421 | 18,809 | 19,417 | 20,229 | 20,513 | 20,742 | 21,505 | 21,821 | 22,246 | 23,043 | 23,714 | 24,936 | 25,263 | 25,650 | 26,404 | 27,165 | 27,926 | 28,478 | — | 10,057 |
Latvia | 13,201 | 14,727 | 16,718 | 18,189 | 18,912 | 16,783 | 16,304 | 15,775 | 16,568 | 17,172 | 17,953 | 19,172 | 20,183 | 21,136 | 22,207 | 22,657 | 23,159 | 24,397 | 23,781 | 10,580 |
Lithuania | 17,880 | 19,166 | 21,225 | 21,841 | 23,644 | 21,459 | 21,774 | 22,350 | 22,918 | 23,872 | 24,322 | 25,410 | 27,191 | 27,756 | 28,934 | 30,933 | 32,863 | 33,685 | 32,137 | 14,257 |
Luxembourg | 45,560 | 44,604 | 45,225 | 45,782 | 46,053 | 47,178 | 47,212 | 47,029 | 47,336 | 48,436 | 48,446 | 47,816 | 47,333 | 48,372 | 49,007 | 50,017 | 52,107 | 52,101 | 51,946 | 6,386 |
Mexico | 14,914P | 14,912 | 15,740 | 15,624 | 15,483 | 15,281 | 15,409 | 16,356 | 16,449 | 16,672 | 16,879 | 17,725 | 17,692 | 17,555 | 17,509 | 17,808 | 16,454 | 17,490P | 17,164P | 2,250 |
Netherlands | 34,697 | 34,645 | 36,004 | 36,688 | 37,155 | 37,731 | 37,685 | 37,777 | 37,468 | 37,010 | 37,388 | 37,746 | 38,286 | 38,454 | 39,175 | 39,940 | 40,393 | 41,497P | 41,860P | 7,163 |
New Zealand | 25,173 | 25,686 | 26,484 | 27,851 | 27,202 | 27,794 | 28,124 | 28,934 | 29,139 | 29,509 | 29,378 | 30,078 | 30,881 | 31,632 | 32,635 | 33,599 | 35,372 | — | — | 10,199 |
Norway | 35,254 | 37,570 | 35,519 | 36,897 | 37,520 | 38,578 | 39,125 | 39,938 | 40,907 | 41,711 | 42,120 | 43,442 | 42,833 | 43,256 | 43,289 | 43,737 | 43,407 | 44,835 | 43,623 | 8,369 |
Poland | 16,227 | 16,419 | 17,237 | 18,017 | 18,787 | 19,694 | 20,525 | 20,568 | 20,792 | 21,014 | 22,149 | 22,808 | 24,067 | 24,918 | 25,932 | 27,198 | 28,336 | 28,274 | 28,588 | 12,361 |
Portugal | 25,893 | 26,030 | 25,847 | 26,098 | 26,347 | 27,023 | 26,867 | 25,772 | 24,867 | 24,629 | 24,476 | 25,226 | 25,895 | 26,232 | 26,883 | 27,881 | 27,164 | 28,124 | 28,176P | 2,283 |
Slovakia | 15,873 | 16,436 | 17,187 | 18,819 | 20,032 | 20,310 | 20,746 | 20,203 | 20,080 | 19,982 | 20,381 | 21,436 | 22,062 | 22,701 | 24,142 | 24,797 | 24,811 | 25,429 | 25,299 | 9,426 |
Slovenia | 23,160 | 24,141 | 24,690 | 25,536 | 26,209 | 25,832 | 25,684 | 25,736 | 24,686 | 24,119 | 24,357 | 24,901 | 25,997 | 26,759 | 27,830 | 28,671 | 29,751 | 30,995 | 30,997 | 7,837 |
Spain | 29,655 | 30,208 | 30,420 | 30,518 | 30,739 | 30,833 | 30,325 | 29,790 | 27,802 | 27,548 | 27,567 | 28,674 | 29,356 | 29,783 | 30,112 | 30,987 | 30,435 | 31,203P | 30,308P | 653 |
Sweden | 30,420 | 31,044 | 32,177 | 33,335 | 33,948 | 34,234 | 34,835 | 35,538 | 36,351 | 36,642 | 36,960 | 37,592 | 38,553 | 38,540 | 38,632 | 38,821 | 38,166 | 39,404 | 39,048 | 8,628 |
Switzerland | 38,387 | 39,165 | 40,203 | 41,371 | 41,445 | 41,696 | 42,089 | 42,196 | 42,828 | 43,491 | 43,694 | 43,926 | 44,109 | 43,533 | 43,499 | 44,059 | 45,284 | 45,189P | 45,784P | 7,397 |
United Kingdom | 31,908 | 32,407 | 32,733 | 33,564 | 33,179 | 33,491 | 33,572 | 32,674 | 33,222 | 33,634 | 34,172 | 35,785 | 35,774 | 35,889 | 36,291 | 36,876 | 35,712 | 37,326 | 36,564 | 4,656 |
United States | 44,407 | 44,402 | 45,434 | 45,954 | 46,360 | 46,242 | 46,665 | 47,208 | 48,066 | 47,089 | 48,200 | 49,605 | 50,220 | 51,283 | 52,678 | 54,040 | 57,374 | 59,037 | 55,532 | 11,125 |
Median equivalised disposable income
[edit]The median equivalised disposable income is themedianof thedisposable incomewhich isequivalisedby dividing income by the square root of household size; the square root is used to acknowledge that people sharingaccommodationbenefit from pooling at least some of their living costs.[4][5]The median equivalised disposable income for individual countries corrected forpurchasing power parity(PPP) for 2021 inUnited States dollarsis shown in below table.[3]
Location | 2021 (USDPPP) |
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Luxembourg | 49,748 |
United States | 48,625 |
Norway | 41,621 |
Switzerland | 39,698 |
Canada | 39,388 |
Austria | 37,715 |
Belgium | 37,110 |
Iceland | 36,853 |
Australia | 36,835 |
Netherlands | 35,891 |
Germany | 35,537 |
Denmark | 34,061 |
Sweden | 33,472 |
New Zealand | 32,158 |
South Korea | 31,882 |
Ireland | 31,392 |
Finland | 30,727 |
France | 30,622 |
Slovenia | 28,698 |
Italy | 27,949 |
United Kingdom | 26,884 |
Spain | 26,630 |
Estonia | 26,075 |
Poland | 24,264 |
Czech Republic | 23,802 |
Israel | 21,366 |
Japan | 21,282 |
Lithuania | 20,856 |
Latvia | 19,908 |
Croatia | 19,680 |
Portugal | 19,147 |
Greece | 16,774 |
Slovak Republic | 16,410 |
Hungary | 15,361 |
Romania | 15,898 |
Bulgaria | 14,990 |
Turkey | 10,341 |
Chile | 10,101 |
Costa Rica | 8,915 |
Mexico | 6,090 |
South Africa | 6,068 |
See also
[edit]- Income distribution
- List of countries by household final consumption expenditure per capita
- List of countries by wealth per adult
- List of countries by GNI per capita growth
References
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