Telangana’s upward march to economic powerhouse has not stopped despite the Covid-19 pandemic shock, high debt burden and weather fluctuations; shows the RBI Handbook on Indian States Statistics-2025.
Gross State Domestic Product increased from ₹ 5,05,84,879 in 2014-15 to ₹ 16,40,90,143 in 2024-25 – an increase of 224.38% in Telangana. In comparison, Kerala, which had a similar baseline in 2014-15, saw 143% GDP growth.
The per capita net domestic product (NSDP) has similarly skyrocketed from ₹124,104 in 2014-15 to ₹3,87,623 in 2024-25, a growth of 212%. During the same period, Karnataka, which had a similar NSDP, saw a growth of 104.9% from ₹ 1,85,840 to ₹ 3,80,906. PCNSDP in Telangana is the second highest in the country after Delhi.
PCNSDP is the average economic output per person in the state divided by the total net domestic product of the state (NSDP) by the population. It offers a view of the average income of citizens in a given state and their standard of living.
This growth was supported on two fronts. The state’s inflation fell below the national average for the first time in five years. In 2024-25, inflation in the state was 3.7%, while the national average is 4.6%, so personal money went a little further. The state also saw a three-fold increase in exports from $6,572 million in 2017-18 to $19,123 million. The increase in exports is linked to a surge in the services sector, which recorded 138% of gross state value added between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
In the agriculture sector, food production has quadrupled in the last few years from 5,129 thousand tonnes in 2015-16 to 21,634.4 thousand tonnes in 2024-25. In comparison, AP grain production remained stable from 10,633.7 to 11,722 thousand tons in the same period. However, this happened at a time when the factory sector had reached a point of stagnation. The number of factories in Telangana was 14,110 in 2013-14 and peaked at 15,342 in the pre-pandemic year 20-21 and declined to 13,446 in 23-24. These figures correspond with the number of employees in the sector remaining almost unchanged from 1,13,922 in 2013-14 to 1,35,338 in 2023-24.
Another key indicator that shows changing lifestyles is access to energy. Telangana’s per capita power availability is now among the highest in the country among larger states at 2,306.1 kilowatt hours, just behind Punjab at 2,503.4 kWh.
Published – 16 Dec 2025 20:44 IST
