Economy, jobs and prices in Seine-Maritime (Normandy, France): official figures
GDP per person was 35,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 89% of the EU average (98% for France); 25th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Seine-Maritime?
The local economy produced €48.4 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Seine-Maritime?
About 540,400 people worked in Seine-Maritime in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Seine-Maritime?
Half of the people living in Seine-Maritime had a disposable income (living standard) below €24,940 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 3.8% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 44th lowest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Seine-Maritime?
The poorest tenth of the population of Seine-Maritime lived on less than €13,200 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €42,250, so the top threshold was 3.2 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Seine-Maritime?
Wages and salaries made up 63.9% of household disposable income in Seine-Maritime in 2023 (1.1 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 4.6%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Seine-Maritime?
The largest part of the economy of Seine-Maritime in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 26.6% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (24.5%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Seine-Maritime?
Factories, mines and energy produced 20.8% of the value added in Seine-Maritime in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Seine-Maritime growing?
Gross value added rose from €35.6 billion in 2015 to €43.2 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 21% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Seine-Maritime?
Of the 540,400 jobs located in Seine-Maritime in 2024, 37% in public services, education, health and other services, 13% in industry and 1.8% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Seine-Maritime?
The number of people working in Seine-Maritime rose by 6.9% between 2015 and 2024, to 540,400.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Seine-Maritime, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.266 in 2023, 35th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 29.2% of disposable income in Seine-Maritime in 2023, 35th lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 8.9% of household income in Seine-Maritime in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 15.0% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.2% of disposable income in Seine-Maritime in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Seine-Maritime compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Seine-Maritime ranks 54 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Hautes-Alpes | €25,060 |
| 52 | Sarthe | €24,990 |
| 53 | Saône-et-Loire | €24,970 |
| 54 | Seine-Maritime | €24,940 |
| 55 | Vienne | €24,940 |
| 56 | Corrèze | €24,910 |
| 57 | Charente | €24,850 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Seine-Maritime ranks 35 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 0.277 |
| 33 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 0.275 |
| 34 | Côte-d’Or | 0.267 |
| 35 | Seine-Maritime | 0.266 |
| 36 | Aude | 0.266 |
| 37 | Drôme | 0.266 |
| 38 | Seine-et-Marne | 0.266 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Seine-Maritime ranks 63 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Hérault | 29.6% |
| 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% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Seine-Maritime ranks 27 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Eure | 64.7% |
| 25 | Eure-et-Loir | 64.6% |
| 26 | Maine-et-Loire | 63.9% |
| 27 | Seine-Maritime | 63.9% |
| 28 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 63.4% |
| 29 | Indre-et-Loire | 63.3% |
| 30 | Côte-d’Or | 63.0% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Seine-Maritime ranks 17 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Haute-Loire | 22.2% |
| 15 | Vendée | 21.7% |
| 16 | Vosges | 21.7% |
| 17 | Seine-Maritime | 20.8% |
| 18 | Eure-et-Loir | 20.7% |
| 19 | Saône-et-Loire | 20.7% |
| 20 | Orne | 20.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Seine-Maritime ranks 90 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Jura | 24.8% |
| 88 | Vosges | 24.7% |
| 89 | Cher | 24.6% |
| 90 | Seine-Maritime | 24.5% |
| 91 | Meuse | 24.1% |
| 92 | Orne | 23.2% |
| 93 | Aube | 23.1% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Seine-Maritime ranks 54 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Finistère | 26.7% |
| 52 | Sarthe | 26.7% |
| 53 | Gironde | 26.7% |
| 54 | Seine-Maritime | 26.6% |
| 55 | Ardèche | 26.6% |
| 56 | Vaucluse | 26.6% |
| 57 | Aveyron | 26.4% |
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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…)
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