Dublin has the highest disposable income per person in the country at €32,393 in 2023, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The areas with the second and third highest levels of disposable income were Cork at €29,876 and Limerick at €29,491.

Disposable income is the amount of money left for an individual to spend after receiving social benefits and paying tax and social charges.

The latest figures from the CSO show Dublin's disposable income per person was 14% higher than the national average of €28,370, having increased 1.3% from 2022.

At the other end of the scale, Longford recorded the lowest disposable income per person nationally in 2023 at €22,251, or 22% below the national average.

The county with the second lowest disposable income per person was Laois at €22,257, followed by Donegal at €23,271.

Disposable income in Dublin City and County remained the largest nationally in 2023, accounting for €49bn of the State total, which was up 12.6% from 2022.

The midlands region (Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath) had the lowest levels of disposable income, with its income accounting for €7.9bn overall and 15.8% below the national average per person.

The CSO figures also show that 35% of all employed persons worked in Dublin in 2023, while 12% worked in Cork and 6% in Galway.

Dublin City and County recorded the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the state in 2023 at €248.3bn, followed by the south-west region (Cork and Kerry) at €123.3bn.

According to the CSO, the information & communication sector was the largest contributor towards GDP in Dublin, while the manufacturing industry contributed most towards GDP in the south-west and mid-west.

While the public sector remained the strongest contributor to GDP in the border and midlands.

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