Per capita income in Karnataka has seen a growth of 12.2% over 3.86 lakh in 2024-25. | Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Agriculture and industry saw growth over the previous year, while the services sector showed a slight decline, though Karnataka’s gross domestic product (GSDP) is expected to grow by 8.10% against India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.4%. Karnataka’s per capita income of 4.33 lakhs is 97% higher than the all-India average of 2.19 lakhs.
A good monsoon during this year and an expected rise in meat production have contributed to the agriculture sector’s growth of 9.1% compared to 7.0% in 2024-2025, the Karnataka Economic Survey 2025-2026 released here on Friday said. Per capita income in Karnataka has seen a growth of 12.2% over 3.86 lakh in 2024-25.
While Bengaluru Urban has the highest per capita income at ₹ 8.55 lakh, Kalaburagi has the lowest at ₹ 1.44 lakh.
Manufacturing (7%) and electricity (7.5%) mainly contributed to industrial sector growth of 6.7% in 2025–26 compared to sector growth of 4.1% in 2024–25. However, the services sector is expected to grow by 8.1% in 2025-26 compared to 8.4% in 2024-25. The survey stated that growth in the service sector is mainly due to the expansion of IT services, hotels and restaurants, public administration and other services.
The survey found that between 2024-25 and 2025-26, the share of agriculture and industry in Karnataka’s GSDP declined marginally, with agriculture’s contribution falling from 11.02% to 10.77% and industry’s contribution falling from 19.82% to 19.36%. The services sector, which is the largest contributor to GDP, saw a slight increase from 69.16% to 69.87% over the same period.
Published – 06 Mar 2026 21:53 IST
