Economy, jobs and prices in Somme (Hauts-de-France, France): official figures
GDP per person was 31,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 80% of the EU average (98% for France); 43rd highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Somme?
The local economy produced €19.5 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Somme?
About 228,300 people worked in Somme in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Somme?
In 2023 Somme ranked 21st lowest of 97 departements on median living standard, at €24,200 a year per consumption unit, against €25,920 across metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Somme?
The poorest tenth of the population of Somme lived on less than €13,100 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €40,630, 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 Somme?
Wages and salaries made up 61.2% of household disposable income in Somme in 2023 (3.8 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 Somme?
The largest part of the economy of Somme in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 30.3% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (25.1%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Somme?
Factories, mines and energy produced 17.8% of the value added in Somme in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Somme growing?
Gross value added rose from €13.5 billion in 2015 to €17.4 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 29% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Somme?
Of the 228,300 jobs located in Somme in 2024, 40% in public services, education, health and other services, 13% in industry and 4.1% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Somme?
The number of people working in Somme rose by 6.3% between 2015 and 2024, to 228,300.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Somme, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.264 in 2023, 41st most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 29.0% of disposable income in Somme in 2023, 34th lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 9.9% of household income in Somme in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 14.6% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.2% of disposable income in Somme in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Somme compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Somme ranks 77 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Hérault | €24,280 |
| 75 | Lozère | €24,270 |
| 76 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | €24,240 |
| 77 | Somme | €24,200 |
| 78 | Haute-Corse | €24,200 |
| 79 | Dordogne | €24,150 |
| 80 | Aube | €24,130 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Somme ranks 41 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Seine-et-Marne | 0.266 |
| 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 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Somme ranks 64 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Côte-d’Or | 29.5% |
| 62 | Eure | 29.3% |
| 63 | Seine-Maritime | 29.2% |
| 64 | Somme | 29.0% |
| 65 | Eure-et-Loir | 29.0% |
| 66 | Loiret | 29.0% |
| 67 | Pas-de-Calais | 28.4% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Somme ranks 38 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Alpes-Maritimes | 62.3% |
| 36 | Puy-de-Dôme | 61.8% |
| 37 | Marne | 61.6% |
| 38 | Somme | 61.2% |
| 39 | Calvados | 61.2% |
| 40 | Deux-Sèvres | 60.9% |
| 41 | Sarthe | 60.7% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Somme ranks 42 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Lot | 17.9% |
| 40 | Puy-de-Dôme | 17.8% |
| 41 | Indre-et-Loire | 17.8% |
| 42 | Somme | 17.8% |
| 43 | Tarn | 17.5% |
| 44 | Pas-de-Calais | 17.4% |
| 45 | Aisne | 17.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Somme ranks 82 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Saône-et-Loire | 25.5% |
| 80 | Eure | 25.4% |
| 81 | Réunion | 25.4% |
| 82 | Somme | 25.1% |
| 83 | Cantal | 25.0% |
| 84 | Aisne | 24.9% |
| 85 | Pas-de-Calais | 24.9% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Somme ranks 24 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 30.7% |
| 22 | Aisne | 30.5% |
| 23 | Meuse | 30.4% |
| 24 | Somme | 30.3% |
| 25 | Pas-de-Calais | 30.3% |
| 26 | Dordogne | 30.2% |
| 27 | Allier | 30.1% |
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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…)
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