Economy, jobs and prices in Lot-et-Garonne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
GDP per person was 29,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 75% of the EU average (98% for France); 60th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Lot-et-Garonne?
The local economy produced €10.7 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Lot-et-Garonne?
About 134,600 people worked in Lot-et-Garonne in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Lot-et-Garonne?
In 2023 Lot-et-Garonne ranked 10th lowest of 97 departements on median living standard, at €23,730 a year per consumption unit, against €25,920 across metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Lot-et-Garonne?
The poorest tenth of the population of Lot-et-Garonne lived on less than €12,730 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €39,560, 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 Lot-et-Garonne?
Wages and salaries made up 53.6% of household disposable income in Lot-et-Garonne in 2023 (11.4 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.6%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Lot-et-Garonne?
The largest part of the economy of Lot-et-Garonne in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 28.7% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (26.5%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Lot-et-Garonne?
Factories, mines and energy produced 14.5% of the value added in Lot-et-Garonne in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Lot-et-Garonne growing?
Gross value added rose from €7.3 billion in 2015 to €9.6 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 32% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Lot-et-Garonne?
Of the 134,600 jobs located in Lot-et-Garonne in 2024, 37% in public services, education, health and other services, 11% in industry and 5.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Lot-et-Garonne?
The number of people working in Lot-et-Garonne rose by 8.5% between 2015 and 2024, to 134,600.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Lot-et-Garonne, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.261 in 2023, 48th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 34.3% of disposable income in Lot-et-Garonne in 2023, 27th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.7% of household income in Lot-et-Garonne in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 13.6% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.4% of disposable income in Lot-et-Garonne in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Lot-et-Garonne compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Lot-et-Garonne ranks 88 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Gard | €23,930 |
| 86 | Vaucluse | €23,840 |
| 87 | Nord | €23,810 |
| 88 | Lot-et-Garonne | €23,730 |
| 89 | Ardennes | €23,500 |
| 90 | Ariège | €23,360 |
| 91 | Aisne | €23,360 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Lot-et-Garonne ranks 48 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Charente-Maritime | 0.262 |
| 46 | Calvados | 0.262 |
| 47 | Loire | 0.262 |
| 48 | Lot-et-Garonne | 0.261 |
| 49 | Haute-Vienne | 0.260 |
| 50 | Ardennes | 0.260 |
| 51 | Gers | 0.260 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Lot-et-Garonne ranks 27 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Aveyron | 34.5% |
| 25 | Saône-et-Loire | 34.5% |
| 26 | Haute-Vienne | 34.4% |
| 27 | Lot-et-Garonne | 34.3% |
| 28 | Yonne | 34.1% |
| 29 | Manche | 34.1% |
| 30 | Vendée | 34.0% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Lot-et-Garonne ranks 77 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 80 | Var | 52.8% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Lot-et-Garonne ranks 60 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Ariège | 14.9% |
| 58 | Yvelines | 14.7% |
| 59 | Savoie | 14.6% |
| 60 | Lot-et-Garonne | 14.5% |
| 61 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 14.4% |
| 62 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 14.2% |
| 63 | Landes | 13.9% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Lot-et-Garonne ranks 69 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Haute-Saône | 26.7% |
| 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% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Lot-et-Garonne ranks 39 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Indre | 29.1% |
| 37 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 28.9% |
| 38 | Gard | 28.8% |
| 39 | Lot-et-Garonne | 28.7% |
| 40 | Vosges | 28.4% |
| 41 | Haute-Marne | 28.3% |
| 42 | Moselle | 28.1% |
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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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- 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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