Gross State Domestic Product Contribution to National Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Bihar data was reported at 2.830 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.772 % for 2023. Gross State Domestic Product Contribution to National Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Bihar data is updated yearly, averaging 2.743 % from Mar 2005 (Median) to 2024, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.894 % in 2020 and a record low of 2.351 % in 2006. Gross State Domestic Product Contribution to National Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Bihar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s General Election – Table IN.GEI003: Memo Items: State Economy: Gross State Domestic Product: Contribution: National Gross Domestic Product. Data prior to 2012 is based on GDP at Factor Cost

The estimated per capita income across the eastern state of Bihar in India stood at around 60 thousand Indian rupees in the financial year 2024. Despite the consistent increase in the income per capita in the state since financial year 2012, Bihar had the lowest per capita in the last decade when compared to other states in the country.

NSDP Per Capita: Bihar data was reported at 60,180.373 INR in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 53,400.628 INR for 2023. NSDP Per Capita: Bihar data is updated yearly, averaging 36,849.782 INR from Mar 2012 (Median) to 2024, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60,180.373 INR in 2024 and a record low of 21,749.854 INR in 2012. NSDP Per Capita: Bihar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.GEI004: Memo Items: State Economy: Net State Domestic Product per Capita.

Structural Change is the phenomenon witnessed by almost all the developing and the developed states in their journey towards a higher sustained economic growth. The rise in per capita income and the structural change are complementary to each other. A rise in per capita income reinforces structural change and structural change leads to the rise in the productive efficiency stimulating rise in the per capita income of the people. The paper analyses this phenomenon in the state of Bihar which has, of late, started ta witness a higher growth trajectory in its economy. Sourcing the data from the archival records of the various government agencies, the study found that the state of Bihar has mirrored the structural change being experienced by the economy of India. The share of the primary sector in the state's GSDP has drastically declined and is replaced by the services sector. This phenomenon is particularly ascribed to the rising share of trade, communications and the government led public spending in the construction sector. However, the state is not experiencing a balanced growth pattern in its economy; some districts have become more developed relative to the other districts. It has also been seen that due to the low economic base of the state, we cannot expect that the state's socio-economic indicators will converge sooner to the_ more developed states of India.

27.948.244,00 (%) in 2015. Real Growth Rate of States in GSDP at Constant price (94-95 to 11-12)

The estimated per capita income across Sikkim was the highest among Indian states at around *** thousand Indian rupees in the financial year 2024. Meanwhile, it was the lowest in the northern state of Bihar at over ** thousand rupees. India’s youngest state, Telangana stood in the fifth place. The country's average per capita income that year was an estimated *** thousand rupees. What is per capita income? Per capita income is a measure of the average income earned per person in a given area in a certain period. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. If absolute numbers are noted, India’s per capita income doubled from the financial year 2015 to 2023. Wealth inequality However, as per economists, the increase in the per capita income of a country does not always reflect an increase in the income of the entire population. Wealth distribution in India remains highly skewed. The average income hides the disbursal and inequality in a society. Especially in a society like India where the top one percent owned over ** percent of the total wealth in 2022.

Development Pressure Index (DPI): refers to the vulnerability due to the economic development activities in the basin. Parameters such as GDP growth, population growth, expansion of irrigated land, etc are accounted in this index.