Economy, jobs and prices in Côtes-d’Armor (Brittany, France): official figures
GDP per person was 29,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 73% of the EU average (98% for France); 64th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Côtes-d’Armor?
The local economy produced €19.4 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Côtes-d’Armor?
About 243,100 people worked in Côtes-d’Armor in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Côtes-d'Armor?
In 2023 Côtes-d'Armor ranked 42nd highest of 97 departements on median living standard, at €25,590 a year per consumption unit, against €25,920 across metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Côtes-d'Armor?
The poorest tenth of the population of Côtes-d'Armor lived on less than €14,630 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €41,240, so the top threshold was 2.8 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Côtes-d'Armor?
Wages and salaries made up 53.8% of household disposable income in Côtes-d'Armor in 2023 (11.2 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 6.1%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Côtes-d’Armor?
The largest part of the economy of Côtes-d’Armor in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 26.5% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (26.2%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Côtes-d’Armor?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 15.5% of output in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Côtes-d’Armor growing?
Gross value added rose from €12.9 billion in 2015 to €17.4 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 34% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Côtes-d’Armor?
Of the 243,100 jobs located in Côtes-d’Armor in 2024, 36% in public services, education, health and other services, 12% in industry and 6.4% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Côtes-d’Armor?
The number of people working in Côtes-d’Armor rose by 9.8% between 2015 and 2024, to 243,100.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Côtes-d'Armor, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.242 in 2023, 11th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 35.9% of disposable income in Côtes-d'Armor in 2023, 13th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.8% of household income in Côtes-d'Armor in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 14.1% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.1% of disposable income in Côtes-d'Armor in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Côtes-d’Armor compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 42 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Landes | €25,650 |
| 40 | Bouches-du-Rhône | €25,610 |
| 41 | Calvados | €25,600 |
| 42 | Côtes-d’Armor | €25,590 |
| 43 | Maine-et-Loire | €25,550 |
| 44 | Eure | €25,520 |
| 45 | Manche | €25,430 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 87 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Finistère | 0.245 |
| 85 | Loir-et-Cher | 0.244 |
| 86 | Indre | 0.242 |
| 87 | Côtes-d’Armor | 0.242 |
| 88 | Maine-et-Loire | 0.241 |
| 89 | Haute-Marne | 0.241 |
| 90 | Sarthe | 0.241 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 13 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 36.4% |
| 11 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 36.4% |
| 12 | Aude | 36.1% |
| 13 | Côtes-d’Armor | 35.9% |
| 14 | Morbihan | 35.7% |
| 15 | Hautes-Alpes | 35.6% |
| 16 | Orne | 35.5% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 76 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Tarn | 54.9% |
| 74 | Haute-Loire | 54.9% |
| 75 | Corrèze | 54.1% |
| 76 | Côtes-d’Armor | 53.8% |
| 77 | Lot-et-Garonne | 53.6% |
| 78 | Orne | 52.9% |
| 79 | Indre | 52.8% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 55 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Morbihan | 15.9% |
| 53 | Rhône | 15.7% |
| 54 | Nord | 15.6% |
| 55 | Côtes-d’Armor | 15.5% |
| 56 | Finistère | 15.4% |
| 57 | Ariège | 14.9% |
| 58 | Yvelines | 14.7% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 70 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Creuse | 26.6% |
| 68 | Yonne | 26.5% |
| 69 | Lot-et-Garonne | 26.5% |
| 70 | Côtes-d’Armor | 26.5% |
| 71 | Lozère | 26.3% |
| 72 | Haut-Rhin | 26.3% |
| 73 | Allier | 26.2% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 59 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Vaucluse | 26.6% |
| 57 | Aveyron | 26.4% |
| 58 | Ardennes | 26.3% |
| 59 | Côtes-d’Armor | 26.2% |
| 60 | Puy-de-Dôme | 26.1% |
| 61 | Seine-et-Marne | 26.0% |
| 62 | Haute-Loire | 25.9% |
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