Economy, jobs and prices in Val-de-Marne (Ile de France, France): official figures
GDP per person was 45,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 113% of the EU average (98% for France); 5th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Val-de-Marne?
The local economy produced €70.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Val-de-Marne?
About 606,600 people worked in Val-de-Marne in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Val-de-Marne?
The median living standard in Val-de-Marne was €27,250 a year in 2023, 12th highest of 97 French departements and 5.1% higher than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Val-de-Marne?
The poorest tenth of the population of Val-de-Marne lived on less than €12,090 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €53,350, so the top threshold was 4.4 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Val-de-Marne?
Wages and salaries made up 76.7% of household disposable income in Val-de-Marne in 2023 (11.7 points higher than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 4.7%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Val-de-Marne?
The largest part of the economy of Val-de-Marne in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 42.8% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (22.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Val-de-Marne?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 6.3% of output in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Val-de-Marne growing?
Gross value added rose from €46.4 billion in 2015 to €62.8 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 36% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Val-de-Marne?
Of the 606,600 jobs located in Val-de-Marne in 2024, 35% in public services, education, health and other services, 5% in industry and 0.0% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Val-de-Marne?
The number of people working in Val-de-Marne rose by 4.5% between 2015 and 2024, to 606,600.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Val-de-Marne, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.325 in 2023, 5th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 20.0% of disposable income in Val-de-Marne in 2023, 5th lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 10.6% of household income in Val-de-Marne in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 19.4% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.6% of disposable income in Val-de-Marne in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Val-de-Marne compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Val-de-Marne ranks 12 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Rhône | €27,500 |
| 10 | Seine-et-Marne | €27,480 |
| 11 | Isère | €27,290 |
| 12 | Val-de-Marne | €27,250 |
| 13 | Doubs | €27,190 |
| 14 | Loire-Atlantique | €27,150 |
| 15 | Haute-Garonne | €27,040 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Val-de-Marne ranks 5 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hauts-de-Seine | 0.374 |
| 3 | Haute-Savoie | 0.340 |
| 4 | Réunion | 0.330 |
| 5 | Val-de-Marne | 0.325 |
| 6 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.325 |
| 7 | Alpes-Maritimes | 0.322 |
| 8 | Yvelines | 0.321 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Val-de-Marne ranks 93 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Yvelines | 21.9% |
| 91 | Val-d'Oise | 20.4% |
| 92 | Haute-Savoie | 20.1% |
| 93 | Val-de-Marne | 20.0% |
| 94 | Paris | 18.5% |
| 95 | Hauts-de-Seine | 17.3% |
| 96 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 17.0% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Val-de-Marne ranks 3 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hauts-de-Seine | 83.0% |
| 2 | Yvelines | 78.8% |
| 3 | Val-de-Marne | 76.7% |
| 4 | Essonne | 76.3% |
| 5 | Val-d'Oise | 76.1% |
| 6 | Haute-Savoie | 76.0% |
| 7 | Seine-et-Marne | 74.7% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Val-de-Marne ranks 99 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Corse-du-Sud | 7.2% |
| 96 | Réunion | 7.2% |
| 97 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 6.7% |
| 98 | Mayotte | 6.4% |
| 99 | Val-de-Marne | 6.3% |
| 100 | Hautes-Alpes | 5.8% |
| 101 | Paris | 3.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Val-de-Marne ranks 3 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | 43.9% |
| 2 | Hauts-de-Seine | 42.8% |
| 3 | Val-de-Marne | 42.8% |
| 4 | Essonne | 38.8% |
| 5 | Yvelines | 38.6% |
| 6 | Var | 37.8% |
| 7 | Alpes-Maritimes | 35.9% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Val-de-Marne ranks 89 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 23.6% |
| 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% |
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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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- 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…)
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