NSDP Per Capita: Kerala data was reported at 279,750.718 INR in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 252,337.564 INR for 2023. NSDP Per Capita: Kerala data is updated yearly, averaging 183,251.675 INR from Mar 2012 (Median) to 2024, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 279,750.718 INR in 2024 and a record low of 97,912.419 INR in 2012. NSDP Per Capita: Kerala 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.

The estimated per capita income across the southern state of Kerala in India was *** thousand Indian rupees in the financial year 2024. There was a consistent increase in the income per capita in the state since the financial year 2012 till 2021. Sikkim recorded the highest per capita income that year.

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.