Economy, jobs and prices in Gard (Occitanie, France): official figures
GDP per person was 28,700 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 72% of the EU average (98% for France); 71st highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Gard?
The local economy produced €23.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Gard?
About 280,800 people worked in Gard in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Gard?
The median living standard in Gard was €23,930 a year in 2023, 13th lowest of 97 French departements and 7.7% lower than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Gard?
The poorest tenth of the population of Gard lived on less than €11,870 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €41,490, so the top threshold was 3.5 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Gard?
Wages and salaries made up 56.2% of household disposable income in Gard in 2023 (8.8 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.3%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Gard?
The largest part of the economy of Gard in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 33.1% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (28.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Gard?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 13.7% of output in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Gard growing?
Gross value added rose from €15.5 billion in 2015 to €21.4 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 38% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Gard?
Of the 280,800 jobs located in Gard in 2024, 40% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 3.5% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Gard?
The number of people working in Gard rose by 13.4% between 2015 and 2024, to 280,800.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Gard, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.281 in 2023, 28th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 32.1% of disposable income in Gard in 2023, 42nd highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.6% of household income in Gard 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 2.8% of disposable income in Gard in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Gard compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Gard ranks 85 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Indre | €24,020 |
| 83 | Nièvre | €24,010 |
| 84 | Haute-Marne | €23,980 |
| 85 | Gard | €23,930 |
| 86 | Vaucluse | €23,840 |
| 87 | Nord | €23,810 |
| 88 | Lot-et-Garonne | €23,730 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Gard ranks 28 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bas-Rhin | 0.282 |
| 26 | Territoire de Belfort | 0.281 |
| 27 | Doubs | 0.281 |
| 28 | Gard | 0.281 |
| 29 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 0.280 |
| 30 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 0.277 |
| 31 | Aube | 0.277 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Gard ranks 42 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 32.3% |
| 40 | Meuse | 32.2% |
| 41 | Haute-Loire | 32.2% |
| 42 | Gard | 32.1% |
| 43 | Sarthe | 31.7% |
| 44 | Jura | 31.5% |
| 45 | Vienne | 31.4% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Gard ranks 66 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Saône-et-Loire | 56.6% |
| 64 | Yonne | 56.4% |
| 65 | Cher | 56.4% |
| 66 | Gard | 56.2% |
| 67 | Meuse | 55.8% |
| 68 | Haute-Corse | 55.6% |
| 69 | Landes | 55.3% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Gard ranks 64 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 14.4% |
| 62 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 14.2% |
| 63 | Landes | 13.9% |
| 64 | Gard | 13.7% |
| 65 | Seine-et-Marne | 13.6% |
| 66 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 13.6% |
| 67 | Calvados | 13.5% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Gard ranks 14 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hérault | 33.6% |
| 12 | Isère | 33.3% |
| 13 | Loire-Atlantique | 33.2% |
| 14 | Gard | 33.1% |
| 15 | Haute-Savoie | 32.6% |
| 16 | Charente-Maritime | 32.4% |
| 17 | Gironde | 32.3% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Gard ranks 38 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Yonne | 29.1% |
| 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% |
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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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
- 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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