Economy, jobs and prices in Uttar Pradesh, India: official figures
Net state domestic product per person, the usual measure of average income, was ₹108,572 in 2024-25 at current prices; 2nd lowest of 25 with figures. Five years earlier it was ₹67,639, a rise of 61% before inflation.
Is Uttar Pradesh's economy growing?
After allowing for inflation (2011-12 prices), income per person grew 7.9% in 2024-25; 5th fastest of 25 with figures.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow big is Uttar Pradesh's economy?
The state's economy (gross state domestic product) was worth ₹29.78 lakh crore (₹29.78 trillion) in 2024-25 at current prices, 12.7% more than a year earlier.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Uttar Pradesh?
In 2024-25 services made up 47.3% of the value added in Uttar Pradesh's economy (11th lowest of 25 with figures), manufacturing 10.3% (12th lowest of 25 with figures) and crop farming 17.0% (3rd highest of 25 with figures), at current prices.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow much food does Uttar Pradesh grow?
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh produced 63,848,200 tonnes of foodgrains (rice, wheat, other cereals and pulses) in 2024-25, 17.8% of India's harvest; the largest of 31 with figures.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Uttar Pradesh?
Unemployment in Uttar Pradesh in 2023-24 was 2.2% in rural areas and 6.7% in towns and cities (usual status, Periodic Labour Force Survey); all-India: 2.5% rural and 5.1% urban. Urban unemployment was joint 18th highest of 35.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow much do farm workers earn in Uttar Pradesh?
A man working as a general farm labourer in rural Uttar Pradesh earned on average ₹355 a day in 2024-25 (all-India: ₹398); 6th lowest of 19 with figures. Rural day rates for men were ₹390 for construction workers and ₹376 for non-farm labourers.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyWhat is inflation in Uttar Pradesh?
Consumer prices in Uttar Pradesh rose 5.3% on average in 2024-25, and food and drink prices by 7.9% (all-India: 4.6%). Over the same year fuel and light prices fell 0.2% and urban housing costs rose 3.6%.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyDo banks lend in Uttar Pradesh?
Commercial banks in Uttar Pradesh held ₹19.10 lakh crore of deposits at the end of March 2025, about ₹79,200 per resident, and had lent ₹10.31 lakh crore: a credit-deposit ratio of 50.9% (all-India: 80.1%; 13th lowest of 36). A low ratio means local savings are mostly lent elsewhere.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyMore figures
- Uttar Pradesh produced 38,780,000 tonnes of milk in 2023-24, 16.2% of the national total. Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- Indian tourists made 646.81 million visits to Uttar Pradesh in 2024 (21.9% of all domestic tourist visits; the most of 36). Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- Electricity available per person was 692 kWh in 2024-25 (all-India: 1,208 kWh). Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
- 20.9% of the electricity fed into Uttar Pradesh'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 Uttar Pradesh 67 out of 100 on the Sustainable Development Goals India Index in 2023; joint 11th lowest of 36. Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
How Uttar Pradesh compares with other states
Income per person (NSDP per capita, current prices) (2024-25)
Uttar Pradesh ranks 24 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Income per person (NSDP per capita, current prices) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Assam | ₹159,185 |
| 20 | Meghalaya | ₹157,141 |
| 21 | Jammu and Kashmir | ₹154,826 |
| 22 | Madhya Pradesh | ₹152,615 |
| 23 | Jharkhand | ₹116,663 |
| 24 | Uttar Pradesh | ₹108,572 |
| 25 | Bihar | ₹69,321 |
Urban unemployment rate (usual status) (2023-24)
Uttar Pradesh ranks 18 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Urban unemployment rate (usual status) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Telangana | 7.3% |
| 16 | Chandigarh | 7.1% |
| 17 | Odisha | 6.8% |
| 18 | Uttar Pradesh | 6.7% |
| 19 | Kerala | 6.7% |
| 20 | Puducherry | 6.5% |
| 21 | Andhra Pradesh | 5.9% |
Services share of the economy (GSVA) (2024-25)
Uttar Pradesh ranks 15 of 25, highest first. Share of gross state value added at current prices.
| Rank | Region | Services share of the economy (GSVA) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Tamil Nadu | 53.6% |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | 48.7% |
| 14 | Punjab | 48.4% |
| 15 | Uttar Pradesh | 47.3% |
| 16 | Himachal Pradesh | 46.4% |
| 17 | Uttarakhand | 46.0% |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 45.9% |
Bank credit-deposit ratio (place of sanction) (March 2025)
Uttar Pradesh ranks 24 of 36, highest first. Loans made in the state per ₹100 of deposits held there.
| Rank | Region | Bank credit-deposit ratio (place of sanction) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | West Bengal | 51.6% |
| 22 | Mizoram | 51.5% |
| 23 | Bihar | 51.4% |
| 24 | Uttar Pradesh | 50.9% |
| 25 | Odisha | 48.1% |
| 26 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 44.9% |
| 27 | Sikkim | 43.4% |
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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 20: Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (Constant Prices), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0861a3b6a0df…)
- 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…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 113: State-wise Average Daily Wage Rates in Rural India (Men - General Agricultural Labourers), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6f4995aec2fa…)
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