Karnataka tops the chart with highest per capita NSDP for 2024-25

Karnataka figured sixth among Indian states and Union Territories in GSDP growth rate.

Published Apr 07, 2025 | 6:22 PMUpdated Apr 08, 2025 | 9:16 AM

Karnataka tops the chart with highest per capita NSDP for 2024-25

Synopsis: Karnataka emerged as the top state in terms of per capita Net State Domestic Product in 2024–25, with an impressive ₹3.81 lakh per person. Telangana followed closely at ₹3.80 lakh, placing both states ahead of traditionally dominant economies like Maharashtra and Haryana.

Karnataka retained its third position among Indian states with the highest Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), recording a year-on-year growth of 2.53 percent to ₹28.83 lakh crore for the financial year 2024-25.

The data released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation put the GSDP at 12.77 percent, which was less than the 16.46 percent reported in 2022-23. In 2023-24, the GSDP was ₹25.57 lakh crore (10.24 percent).

Karnataka figured sixth among Indian states and Union Territories in GSDP growth rate (inflation adjusted). The growth in 2024-25 was 7.37 percent, up from 5.98 percent in 2023-24. In 2022-23, the GSDP growth was 10.52 percent.

Tamil Nadu led the nation in GSDP growth rate with a robust 9.69 percent. Andhra Pradesh at 8.21 percent, Assam at 7.94 percent, Rajasthan 7.82 percent and Haryana 7.55 percent, completed the top five states.

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Karnataka tops in per capita income

Karnataka’s per capita income in the 2024-25 financial year increased by 2.59 percent to 12.09 from 9.50 percent in 2023-24. The per capita income during the reporting financial year was ₹3,80,906, whereas it was ₹3,39,813 crore and ₹3,10,325 crore in 2023-24 and 2022-23, respectively.

Karnataka emerged as the top state in terms of per capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) in 2024–25, with an impressive ₹3.81 lakh per person. Telangana followed closely at ₹3.80 lakh, placing both states ahead of traditionally dominant economies like Maharashtra and Haryana.

In 2024-25, the per capita income growth of Karnataka was 6.58 percent. It was 5.26 percent in 2023-24 and 10.58 percent in 2022-23.

Karnataka retained its third position in NSDP contribution in FY 2024-25. It contributed ₹26.03 lakh crore while Maharashtra stood first with a contribution of ₹39.57 lakh crore, followed by Tamil Nadu with ₹27.65 crore.

(Edited by Majnu Babu).

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