Economy, jobs and prices in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
GDP per person was 30,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 75% of the EU average (98% for France); 59th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Charente-Maritime?
The local economy produced €22.0 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Charente-Maritime?
About 270,200 people worked in Charente-Maritime in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Charente-Maritime?
The median living standard in Charente-Maritime was €25,710 a year in 2023, 37th highest of 97 French departements and 0.8% lower than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Charente-Maritime?
The poorest tenth of the population of Charente-Maritime lived on less than €14,360 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €43,380, so the top threshold was 3.0 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Charente-Maritime?
Wages and salaries made up 51.4% of household disposable income in Charente-Maritime in 2023 (13.6 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 6.4%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Charente-Maritime?
The largest part of the economy of Charente-Maritime in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 32.4% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (28.0%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Charente-Maritime?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 10.0% of output in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Charente-Maritime growing?
Gross value added rose from €14.3 billion in 2015 to €19.6 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 38% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Charente-Maritime?
Of the 270,200 jobs located in Charente-Maritime in 2024, 37% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 6.3% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Charente-Maritime?
The number of people working in Charente-Maritime rose by 16.5% between 2015 and 2024, to 270,200.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Charente-Maritime, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.262 in 2023, 45th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 37.6% of disposable income in Charente-Maritime in 2023, 5th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 13.1% of household income in Charente-Maritime in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 15.3% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.4% of disposable income in Charente-Maritime in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Charente-Maritime compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Charente-Maritime ranks 37 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Val-d'Oise | €25,890 |
| 35 | Vendée | €25,850 |
| 36 | Loiret | €25,800 |
| 37 | Charente-Maritime | €25,710 |
| 38 | Marne | €25,700 |
| 39 | Landes | €25,650 |
| 40 | Bouches-du-Rhône | €25,610 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Charente-Maritime ranks 45 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Savoie | 0.264 |
| 43 | Indre-et-Loire | 0.263 |
| 44 | Isère | 0.263 |
| 45 | Charente-Maritime | 0.262 |
| 46 | Calvados | 0.262 |
| 47 | Loire | 0.262 |
| 48 | Lot-et-Garonne | 0.261 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Charente-Maritime ranks 5 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Creuse | 40.2% |
| 3 | Nièvre | 40.1% |
| 4 | Dordogne | 39.2% |
| 5 | Charente-Maritime | 37.6% |
| 6 | Indre | 37.1% |
| 7 | Ariège | 36.5% |
| 8 | Corrèze | 36.5% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Charente-Maritime ranks 87 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Lozère | 52.2% |
| 85 | Allier | 51.8% |
| 86 | Hautes-Alpes | 51.5% |
| 87 | Charente-Maritime | 51.4% |
| 88 | Aveyron | 51.1% |
| 89 | Ariège | 50.7% |
| 90 | Cantal | 50.7% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Charente-Maritime ranks 83 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Creuse | 11.2% |
| 81 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 10.6% |
| 82 | Guadeloupe | 10.5% |
| 83 | Charente-Maritime | 10.0% |
| 84 | Hauts-de-Seine | 10.0% |
| 85 | Hérault | 9.9% |
| 86 | Essonne | 9.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Charente-Maritime ranks 16 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Loire-Atlantique | 33.2% |
| 14 | Gard | 33.1% |
| 15 | Haute-Savoie | 32.6% |
| 16 | Charente-Maritime | 32.4% |
| 17 | Gironde | 32.3% |
| 18 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 31.8% |
| 19 | Haute-Garonne | 31.7% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Charente-Maritime ranks 44 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Haute-Marne | 28.3% |
| 42 | Moselle | 28.1% |
| 43 | Var | 28.1% |
| 44 | Charente-Maritime | 28.0% |
| 45 | Corrèze | 27.7% |
| 46 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 27.4% |
| 47 | Côte-d’Or | 27.3% |
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- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
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