Economy, jobs and prices in Manipur, India: official figures
Net state domestic product per person, the usual measure of average income, was ₹119,938 in 2023-24 at current prices; 4th lowest of 33 with figures. Five years earlier it was ₹73,795, a rise of 63% before inflation.
How big is Manipur's economy?
The state's economy (gross state domestic product) was worth ₹43,414 crore (₹434.1 billion) in 2023-24 at current prices, 12.7% more than a year earlier.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Manipur?
In 2023-24 services made up 69.4% of the value added in Manipur's economy, manufacturing 1.5% and crop farming 14.4%, at current prices.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow much food does Manipur grow?
Farmers in Manipur produced 498,700 tonnes of foodgrains (rice, wheat, other cereals and pulses) in 2024-25, 0.1% of India's harvest; 9th smallest of 31 with figures.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Manipur?
Unemployment in Manipur in 2023-24 was 5.5% in rural areas and 7.5% in towns and cities (usual status, Periodic Labour Force Survey); all-India: 2.5% rural and 5.1% urban. Urban unemployment was 12th highest of 35.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat is inflation in Manipur?
Consumer prices in Manipur rose 6.5% on average in 2024-25, and food and drink prices by 9.2% (all-India: 4.6%). Over the same year fuel and light prices rose 5.1% and urban housing costs rose 0.4%.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyDo banks lend in Manipur?
Commercial banks in Manipur held ₹16,806 crore of deposits at the end of March 2025, about ₹51,100 per resident, and had lent ₹13,396 crore: a credit-deposit ratio of 76.6% (all-India: 80.1%; 10th highest of 36). A low ratio means local savings are mostly lent elsewhere.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyMore figures
- Manipur produced 63,000 tonnes of milk in 2023-24, 0.03% of the national total. Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- Indian tourists made 0.03 million visits to Manipur in 2024 (less than 0.01% of all domestic tourist visits; the fewest of 36). Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- Electricity available per person was 329 kWh in 2024-25 (all-India: 1,208 kWh). Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- 21.4% of the electricity fed into Manipur's grid was lost in transmission and distribution in 2022-23, through technical losses, theft and unbilled supply (all-India: 17.7%). Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- NITI Aayog scored Manipur 72 out of 100 on the Sustainable Development Goals India Index in 2023; joint 16th highest of 36. Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
How Manipur compares with other states
Urban unemployment rate (usual status) (2023-24)
Manipur ranks 12 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Urban unemployment rate (usual status) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Goa | 8.2% |
| 10 | Rajasthan | 7.7% |
| 11 | Chhattisgarh | 7.6% |
| 12 | Manipur | 7.5% |
| 13 | Assam | 7.4% |
| 14 | Bihar | 7.3% |
| 15 | Telangana | 7.3% |
Bank credit-deposit ratio (place of sanction) (March 2025)
Manipur ranks 10 of 36, highest first. Loans made in the state per ₹100 of deposits held there.
| Rank | Region | Bank credit-deposit ratio (place of sanction) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Gujarat | 79.7% |
| 8 | Chhattisgarh | 79.5% |
| 9 | Madhya Pradesh | 78.3% |
| 10 | Manipur | 76.6% |
| 11 | Puducherry | 72.0% |
| 12 | Chandigarh | 71.9% |
| 13 | Kerala | 68.8% |
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Sources
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 153: State-wise Credit-Deposit Ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks - According to Place of Sanction, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 536e5d4415d4…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 108: State-wise Average Inflation (CPI) - General, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1dd5a612f16c…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 62: State-wise Production of Total Foodgrains, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7674a11e229b…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 21: Gross State Domestic Product (Current Prices), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 307860e934ba…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 91: State-wise Milk Production, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3607285ce982…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 19: Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (Current Prices), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1f90818b79f1…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 138: State-wise Per Capita Availability of Power, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3004b58b5f81…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 106: State-wise Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Score, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f18c2f57a295…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 49: Gross State Value Added by Economic Activity - Services (Current Prices), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 231843665df0…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 148: State-wise Electricity Transmission & Distribution Losses, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7ba079aa2389…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 13: State-wise Domestic Tourist Visits, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 14ecc37284d7…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 9: State-wise Unemployment Rate: Usual Status (Adjusted) (Urban), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4eef6c004595…)
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