Economy, jobs and prices in Nagaland, India: official figures
Net state domestic product per person, the usual measure of average income, was ₹154,828 in 2023-24 at current prices; 12th lowest of 33 with figures. Five years earlier it was ₹109,198, a rise of 42% before inflation.
How big is Nagaland's economy?
The state's economy (gross state domestic product) was worth ₹39,809 crore (₹398.1 billion) in 2023-24 at current prices, 11.7% more than a year earlier.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Nagaland?
In 2023-24 services made up 60.5% of the value added in Nagaland's economy, manufacturing 0.9% and crop farming 12.8%, at current prices.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow much food does Nagaland grow?
Farmers in Nagaland produced 493,600 tonnes of foodgrains (rice, wheat, other cereals and pulses) in 2024-25, 0.1% of India's harvest; 8th smallest of 31 with figures.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Nagaland?
Unemployment in Nagaland in 2023-24 was 5.7% in rural areas and 11.3% in towns and cities (usual status, Periodic Labour Force Survey); all-India: 2.5% rural and 5.1% urban. Urban unemployment was 7th highest of 35.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat is inflation in Nagaland?
Consumer prices in Nagaland rose 4.0% on average in 2024-25, and food and drink prices by 7.3% (all-India: 4.6%). Over the same year fuel and light prices fell 4.6% and urban housing costs rose 3.2%.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyDo banks lend in Nagaland?
Commercial banks in Nagaland held ₹18,789 crore of deposits at the end of March 2025, about ₹82,400 per resident, and had lent ₹10,048 crore: a credit-deposit ratio of 52.1% (all-India: 80.1%; 17th lowest of 36). A low ratio means local savings are mostly lent elsewhere.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyMore figures
- Nagaland produced 53,000 tonnes of milk in 2023-24, 0.02% of the national total. Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- Indian tourists made 0.13 million visits to Nagaland in 2024 (less than 0.01% of all domestic tourist visits; 3rd fewest of 36). Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- Electricity available per person was 417 kWh in 2024-25 (all-India: 1,208 kWh). Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- 20.5% of the electricity fed into Nagaland'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 Nagaland 63 out of 100 on the Sustainable Development Goals India Index in 2023; joint 3rd lowest of 36. Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
How Nagaland compares with other states
Urban unemployment rate (usual status) (2023-24)
Nagaland ranks 7 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Urban unemployment rate (usual status) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ladakh | 13.4% |
| 5 | Arunachal Pradesh | 12.8% |
| 6 | Jammu and Kashmir | 11.4% |
| 7 | Nagaland | 11.3% |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 9.0% |
| 9 | Goa | 8.2% |
| 10 | Rajasthan | 7.7% |
Bank credit-deposit ratio (place of sanction) (March 2025)
Nagaland ranks 20 of 36, highest first. Loans made in the state per ₹100 of deposits held there.
| Rank | Region | Bank credit-deposit ratio (place of sanction) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Punjab | 58.5% |
| 18 | Jammu and Kashmir | 56.9% |
| 19 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 52.2% |
| 20 | Nagaland | 52.1% |
| 21 | West Bengal | 51.6% |
| 22 | Mizoram | 51.5% |
| 23 | Bihar | 51.4% |
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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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