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GDP per person in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1998 – 2023 · 26 data points
1 of 12 · Regions of Wales
Updated 13 Nov 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2023
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Latest value · 2023
£38,036
+6.2%
since 2022
Regions of Wales · 2023
1 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013
+39%
+3.5% a year on average
vs Wales
+21%
Wales: £31,484 · 2024
GDP per person, 1998 – 2023 GBP · Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan · Wales · United Kingdom
+39% since 2013
£10,000
£20,000
£30,000
£40,000
£50,000
1998
2010
2015
2024
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Wales
United Kingdom
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2023
Compared with GDP per person · GBP
Source: OECD Regional Database
The series at a glance Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan · 1998 – 2023
Latest value
£38,036 · 2023
First value
£16,262 · 1998
Highest
£38,036 · 2023
Lowest
£16,262 · 1998
Average change
+3.5% a year on average
Data points
26
By year
All years · 1998 – 2023
| Year | Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | Change | Wales | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £38,036 | +6.2% | £30,340 | £40,162 |
| 2022 | £35,814 | +6.3% | £28,277 | £38,159 |
| 2021 | £33,684 | +6.1% | £25,803 | £34,678 |
| 2020 | £31,759 | −4.1% | £24,079 | £31,836 |
| 2019 | £33,113 | +4.4% | £25,794 | £33,814 |
| 2018 | £31,723 | +1.8% | £24,698 | £32,760 |
| 2017 | £31,158 | +2.7% | £23,807 | £31,793 |
| 2016 | £30,327 | +5.1% | £23,011 | £30,558 |
| 2015 | £28,860 | +2.7% | £22,187 | £29,622 |
| 2014 | £28,108 | +2.8% | £21,559 | £29,017 |
| 2013 | £27,332 | +2.5% | £20,946 | £27,894 |
| 2012 | £26,662 | +4.4% | £20,178 | £27,024 |
| 2011 | £25,544 | +3.2% | £19,566 | £26,388 |
| 2010 | £24,754 | +0.2% | £18,776 | £25,746 |
| 2009 | £24,712 | −0.1% | £18,235 | £25,046 |
| 2008 | £24,735 | −1.9% | £18,612 | £25,916 |
| 2007 | £25,216 | +5.4% | £18,556 | £25,306 |
| 2006 | £23,920 | +4.9% | £17,940 | £24,300 |
| 2005 | £22,806 | +4.5% | £17,118 | £23,228 |
| 2004 | £21,817 | +3.7% | £16,440 | £22,137 |
| 2003 | £21,040 | +6.5% | £15,598 | £21,170 |
| 2002 | £19,757 | +4.9% | £14,727 | £20,124 |
| 2001 | £18,832 | +4.3% | £14,194 | £19,463 |
| 2000 | £18,060 | +4.3% | £13,750 | £18,761 |
| 1999 | £17,323 | +6.5% | £13,174 | £17,836 |
| 1998 | £16,262 | £12,839 | £17,149 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1998 – 2023
Ranking · Regions of Wales
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | GDP per person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | £31,723 | |
| 6 | Central Valleys and Bridgend | £22,319 | |
| 8 | Conwy and Denbighshire | £20,978 | |
| 2 | Flintshire and Wrexham | £29,264 | |
| 11 | Gwent Valleys | £19,091 | |
| 5 | Gwynedd | £23,838 | |
| 12 | Isle of Anglesey | £18,909 | |
| 9 | Mid Wales | £20,929 | |
| 3 | Monmouthshire and Newport | £27,832 | |
| 10 | Neath Port Talbot | £20,150 | |
| 7 | South West Wales | £21,658 | |
| 4 | Swansea | £26,436 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2018
What it means
The value of everything produced here in a year, per resident — a broad measure of economic output.
How it is calculated
Gross domestic product at current prices divided by the population. In national currency, or US dollars where only international figures exist.
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Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan in numbers
GDP per person (PPP)
US$56,990
2023
Gross domestic product
US$4T
2025 · United Kingdom
Economic growth
1.4%
2025 · United Kingdom
Inflation
3.9%
2025 · United Kingdom
Unemployment rate
4.3%
2023
Youth unemployment
14.6%
2025 · United Kingdom
Employment rate
67.9%
2024
Labour force participation
61.4%
2025 · United Kingdom
Household income per person
US$31,668
2023
Income inequality (Gini)
32.4
2021 · United Kingdom