States / Nagaland
Nagaland
Prices, jobs, growth and government finances for Nagaland, with its rank among the states and union territories that report each figure (1 = highest).
| Nagaland | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| CPI inflation, Sep 2026 | 3.22% | 35 of 36 |
| Unemployment rate, 2025 | 6.7% | 4 of 36 |
Consumer prices
CPI inflation: Nagaland and all India
% change on a year earlier, as published; dashed line = RBI's 4% target
Jobs
| %, usual status, 15+ | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 6.7 |
| Labour force participation | 68.9 | 72.4 | 74.8 | 72.1 |
PLFS annual, calendar years. Small states have small samples, so rates move a lot from year to year.
Government finances
| % of GSDP | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 Accounts | 2023-24 Revised Estimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross fiscal deficit | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 6.9 |
| Outstanding liabilities (end-March) | 46.6 | 51.1 | 49.1 | 47.7 | 47.1 |
| Interest payments | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
Site calculations from RBI's Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (GSDP on the 2011-12 base); minus = surplus. Recent years are Revised or Budget Estimates.