Economy, jobs and prices in Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France): official figures
GDP per person was 43,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 109% of the EU average (98% for France); 8th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Savoie?
The local economy produced €21.4 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Savoie?
About 239,400 people worked in Savoie in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Savoie?
The median living standard in Savoie was €27,910 a year in 2023, 7th highest of 97 French departements and 7.7% higher than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Savoie?
The poorest tenth of the population of Savoie lived on less than €15,030 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €46,660, so the top threshold was 3.1 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Savoie?
Wages and salaries made up 62.8% of household disposable income in Savoie in 2023 (2.2 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.9%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Savoie?
The largest part of the economy of Savoie in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 30.2% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (24.1%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Savoie?
Factories, mines and energy produced 14.6% of the value added in Savoie in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Savoie growing?
Gross value added rose from €13.1 billion in 2015 to €19.1 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 46% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Savoie?
Of the 239,400 jobs located in Savoie in 2024, 31% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 1.5% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Savoie?
The number of people working in Savoie rose by 16.8% between 2015 and 2024, to 239,400.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Savoie, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.264 in 2023, 42nd most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 27.8% of disposable income in Savoie in 2023, 27th lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 14.1% of household income in Savoie in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 16.3% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.3% of disposable income in Savoie in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Savoie compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Savoie ranks 7 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Yvelines | €31,520 |
| 5 | Ain | €27,990 |
| 6 | Essonne | €27,940 |
| 7 | Savoie | €27,910 |
| 8 | Haut-Rhin | €27,620 |
| 9 | Rhône | €27,500 |
| 10 | Seine-et-Marne | €27,480 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Savoie ranks 42 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Puy-de-Dôme | 0.266 |
| 40 | Oise | 0.265 |
| 41 | Somme | 0.264 |
| 42 | Savoie | 0.264 |
| 43 | Indre-et-Loire | 0.263 |
| 44 | Isère | 0.263 |
| 45 | Charente-Maritime | 0.262 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Savoie ranks 71 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Alpes-Maritimes | 28.0% |
| 69 | Maine-et-Loire | 27.9% |
| 70 | Territoire de Belfort | 27.9% |
| 71 | Savoie | 27.8% |
| 72 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 27.5% |
| 73 | Haut-Rhin | 27.5% |
| 74 | Marne | 26.8% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Savoie ranks 32 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Indre-et-Loire | 63.3% |
| 30 | Côte-d’Or | 63.0% |
| 31 | Réunion | 62.9% |
| 32 | Savoie | 62.8% |
| 33 | Pas-de-Calais | 62.7% |
| 34 | Jura | 62.5% |
| 35 | Alpes-Maritimes | 62.3% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Savoie ranks 59 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Finistère | 15.4% |
| 57 | Ariège | 14.9% |
| 58 | Yvelines | 14.7% |
| 59 | Savoie | 14.6% |
| 60 | Lot-et-Garonne | 14.5% |
| 61 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 14.4% |
| 62 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 14.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Savoie ranks 32 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Calvados | 30.4% |
| 30 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 30.2% |
| 31 | Côte-d’Or | 30.2% |
| 32 | Savoie | 30.2% |
| 33 | Loire | 30.2% |
| 34 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 30.0% |
| 35 | Aude | 29.4% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Savoie ranks 90 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Loire-Atlantique | 23.6% |
| 88 | Deux-Sèvres | 22.7% |
| 89 | Val-de-Marne | 22.2% |
| 90 | Savoie | 22.1% |
| 91 | Mayenne | 22.1% |
| 92 | Paris | 21.8% |
| 93 | Isère | 21.6% |
More on Savoie: overview · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government budget · government and politics · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France
Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
- INSEE: Indicateurs sur les revenus et la pauvreté au niveau local en 2023 (Filosofi 2023, base FILOSOFI_CC), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f3822a78e3f5…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.