States / Telangana
Telangana
Prices, jobs, growth and government finances for Telangana, with its rank among the states and union territories that report each figure (1 = highest).
| Telangana | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| CPI inflation, Sep 2026 | 6.64% | 5 of 36 |
| Unemployment rate, 2025 | 5.0% | 12 of 36 |
| Real GSDP growth, 2024-25 | 6.5% | 20 of 30 |
| Fiscal deficit, % GSDP, 2024-25 | 3.0% | 16 of 25 |
| Debt, % GSDP, end-March 2025 | 27.0% | 19 of 25 |
Consumer prices
CPI inflation: Telangana 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 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Labour force participation | 60.6 | 62.4 | 59.5 | 61.4 |
PLFS annual, calendar years. Small states have small samples, so rates move a lot from year to year.
Growth
| Real GSDP growth, % | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telangana | −6.0 | 11.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
Constant 2011-12 prices, MoSPI state domestic product.
Government finances
| % of GSDP | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 Accounts | 2023-24 Revised Estimates | 2024-25 Budget Estimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross fiscal deficit | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Outstanding liabilities (end-March) | 28.8 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.0 |
| Interest payments | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
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.