Economy, jobs and prices in Lot (Occitanie, France): official figures
GDP per person was 31,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 79% of the EU average (98% for France); 45th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Lot?
The local economy produced €6.0 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Lot?
About 68,700 people worked in Lot in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Lot?
The median living standard in Lot was €24,740 a year in 2023, 34th lowest of 97 French departements and 4.6% lower than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Lot?
The poorest tenth of the population of Lot lived on less than €13,330 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €40,790, 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?
Wages and salaries made up 47.4% of household disposable income in Lot in 2023 (17.6 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 Lot?
The largest part of the economy of Lot in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 28.7% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (24.5%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Lot?
Factories, mines and energy produced 17.9% of the value added in Lot in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Lot growing?
Gross value added rose from €4.0 billion in 2015 to €5.4 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 34% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Lot?
Of the 68,700 jobs located in Lot in 2024, 39% in public services, education, health and other services, 14% in industry and 6.0% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Lot?
The number of people working in Lot rose by 7.0% between 2015 and 2024, to 68,700.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Lot, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.257 in 2023, 42nd least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 40.3% of disposable income in Lot in 2023, the highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 12.8% of household income in Lot in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 13.8% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.3% of disposable income in Lot in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Lot compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Lot ranks 64 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Aveyron | €24,780 |
| 62 | Gers | €24,770 |
| 63 | Haute-Saône | €24,750 |
| 64 | Lot | €24,740 |
| 65 | Meuse | €24,740 |
| 66 | Haute-Vienne | €24,740 |
| 67 | Cher | €24,730 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Lot ranks 56 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Aisne | 0.259 |
| 54 | Loire-Atlantique | 0.258 |
| 55 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 0.258 |
| 56 | Lot | 0.257 |
| 57 | Ariège | 0.256 |
| 58 | Charente | 0.256 |
| 59 | Dordogne | 0.256 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Lot ranks 1 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot | 40.3% |
| 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% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Lot ranks 96 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 50.5% |
| 92 | Aude | 50.2% |
| 93 | Nièvre | 49.9% |
| 94 | Dordogne | 49.6% |
| 95 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 49.1% |
| 96 | Lot | 47.4% |
| 97 | Creuse | 46.3% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Lot ranks 39 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Oise | 18.3% |
| 37 | Haute-Savoie | 18.0% |
| 38 | Territoire de Belfort | 18.0% |
| 39 | Lot | 17.9% |
| 40 | Puy-de-Dôme | 17.8% |
| 41 | Indre-et-Loire | 17.8% |
| 42 | Somme | 17.8% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Lot ranks 44 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Haute-Vienne | 29.1% |
| 42 | Landes | 29.0% |
| 43 | Loiret | 28.7% |
| 44 | Lot | 28.7% |
| 45 | Tarn | 28.4% |
| 46 | Corrèze | 28.3% |
| 47 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 28.3% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Lot ranks 79 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Haute-Garonne | 24.8% |
| 77 | Jura | 24.6% |
| 78 | Marne | 24.5% |
| 79 | Lot | 24.5% |
| 80 | Morbihan | 24.5% |
| 81 | Haut-Rhin | 24.4% |
| 82 | Eure-et-Loir | 24.4% |
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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…)
- 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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