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Sikkim
Prices, jobs, growth and government finances for Sikkim, with its rank among the states and union territories that report each figure (1 = highest).
| Sikkim | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| CPI inflation, Sep 2026 | 4.83% | 21 of 36 |
| Unemployment rate, 2025 | 3.2% | 24 of 36 |
| Real GSDP growth, 2024-25 | 6.3% | 24 of 30 |
Consumer prices
CPI inflation: Sikkim 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 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| Labour force participation | 74.9 | 75.0 | 76.1 | 74.7 |
PLFS annual, calendar years. Small states have small samples, so rates move a lot from year to year.
Growth
| Real GSDP growth, % | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikkim | 4.7 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
Constant 2011-12 prices, MoSPI state domestic product.
Government finances
| % of GSDP | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 Accounts | 2023-24 Revised Estimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross fiscal deficit | 6.6 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| Outstanding liabilities (end-March) | 25.3 | 29.2 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 33.0 |
| Interest payments | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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.