Updated 10 Oct 2026 Next print: September's consumer prices, about 12 October
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Kerala

How Kerala earns, spends, works, borrows, learns, falls ill and warms, set against India and its neighbours, in 127 figures from 75 official tables. Each figure carries its own year: states publish on different timetables.

Kind State Codes IN-KL, LGD 32 Neighbours Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Series naming it 9,977 in 16 guides
Income per person
₹3,08,338
2024-25, near the middle, 11th of 32 counted from the highest
Real growth of GSDP
6.2%
2024-25, 4th lowest of 32India 6.5%
Retail inflation (CPI)
4.7%
Aug 2026, near the middle, 15th of 36 counted from the highestIndia 4.8%
Unemployment rate
4.4%
2025, near the middle, 17th of 36 counted from the highestIndia 3.1%
Monthly spending per person, rural
₹6,611
2023-24, 7th of 36, counted from the highestIndia ₹4,122
Credit-deposit ratio
70.2%
end Jun 2026, near the middle, 15th of 36 counted from the highestIndia 83.0%
01

Where Kerala stands

Each row puts every state and union territory with a figure for the same period on one line, lowest on the left and highest on the right. Kerala is the blue dot; India, where the source gives an all-India figure for that period, is the gold tick. Rows read on their own scales: a dot near the right of one row and the left of another says where Kerala ranks, not how big the numbers are.

Kerala among the states and union territories

Each measure at its comparison period, the latest that at least three in four units have published.
Source: India Atlas, from the bundles named under each section below. Ranks count only units with a figure for the same period.
02

Income and growth

State domestic product is everything produced inside the state in a year. Divided by the people who live there, it is the nearest thing to an average income each state publishes, though it measures production, not what people take home. Every figure here is on MoSPI's 2011-12 base.

In Kerala, income per person was ₹3,08,338 in 2024-25, near the middle of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25 (11th counted from the highest). That is about ₹845 a day for each person, before anyone pays for food, rent or school, and before it is split, very unequally, between wages, profits and taxes.

In Kerala, the economy's real growth (GSDP at constant prices) was 6.2% in 2024-25, 4th lowest of 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25. The all-India figure was 6.5%.

In Kerala, gross state domestic product (GSDP), the size of the economy was ₹12.49 lakh crore in 2024-25, near the middle of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25 (11th counted from the highest).

Income per person in Kerala, each year

Per-capita net state domestic product, ₹ a year at current prices, base 2011-12, against the middle state of the 31 that report every year.
Source: MoSPI, regional accounts (states-pcnsdp-current, states-spread). Each state's own population, as published.Data

How fast Kerala's economy grew, after inflation

Real growth of GSDP each year, per cent, at constant 2011-12 prices; the line is India's GDP on the same base, computed from MoSPI's levels.
Source: MoSPI, regional accounts (states-growth-real) and national accounts, base 2011-12 (gdp-annual-levels).
MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Income per person, 2011-12 prices ₹1,73,818 2024-25 near the middle, 12th of 32 counted from the highest no figure Row
Real growth of income per person 5.0% 2024-25 4th lowest of 32 no figure Row

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03

What the economy runs on

What the state's output is made of: farms, forests and fishing; industry, which is mining, manufacturing, power and water, and construction; and services, from shops and transport to banks, schools, hospitals and government.

In Kerala, services' share was 67.3% in 2024-25, 6th of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 54.9%.

In Kerala, farming's share of the state's output (GSVA) was 8.8% in 2024-25, 27th of the 32 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 17.9%.

What Kerala's output is made of, against India

Shares of gross value added at current prices, per cent, 2024-25. Base 2011-12.
Source: MoSPI, regional accounts (states-structure) and national accounts, base 2011-12 (gdp-annual-industries).
MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Industry's share of output 23.9% 2024-25 near the middle, 19th of 32 counted from the highest 27.1% Row
Manufacturing's share of output 9.2% 2024-25 near the middle, 20th of 32 counted from the highest 13.9% Row

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04

Prices

Retail inflation on the 2024 base of the Consumer Price Index, which began in January 2026: how much more the same basket of goods and services cost than a year earlier. Each state has its own basket, so a state's index and the all-India index weigh items differently.

In Kerala, retail inflation (prices against a year earlier) was 4.7% in August 2026, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for August 2026 (15th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 4.8%. Something that cost ₹100 a year earlier cost about ₹105 in August 2026, on the average shopping basket of Kerala.

In Kerala, inflation in food and drink was 6.5% in August 2026, 9th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for August 2026, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 5.7%.

Prices in Kerala against a year earlier, on two rulers

Consumer Price Index, combined, per cent change on the same month a year earlier: base 2012 to December 2025, base 2024 from January 2026. The two are different indices and are not joined. Grey: All India.
Source: MoSPI, NSO, CPI (cpi-states, cpi-2024-states, cpi, cpi-2024).
MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Inflation for farm labourers (CPI-AL) 3.0% Aug 2026 27th of 32, counted from the highest 5.2% Row

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05

Work and pay

From the Periodic Labour Force Survey's calendar-year estimates for 2025, the survey's new design. Usual status counts what a person did for most of the year. Wages are the Labour Bureau's daily rates for men in rural India, as the RBI's Handbook reprints them.

In Kerala, the unemployment rate (age 15 and above, usual status) was 4.4% in 2025, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2025 (17th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 3.1%.

In Kerala, the unemployment rate among graduates (usual status) was 13.1% in 2025, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2025 (joint 15th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 11.2%.

In Kerala, the share of women working or looking for work was 41.2% in 2025, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2025 (21st counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 40.0%.

In Kerala, the daily wage of a man doing general farm work was ₹869 a day in 2024-25, the highest of 19 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25. The all-India figure was ₹398 a day.

Women and men at work in Kerala, against India

Per cent, age 15 and above, usual status, calendar year 2025. Gold ticks: All India.
Source: MoSPI, Periodic Labour Force Survey, calendar-year estimates (plfs-cy25-states-ur, -lfpr, -wpr; plfs-cy25-india).
MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Unemployment, age 15 to 29 18.2% 2025 8th of 36, counted from the highest 9.9% Row
Unemployment, women 6.4% 2025 near the middle, 13th of 36 counted from the highest 3.1% Row
Unemployment, men 3.1% 2025 near the middle, joint 24th of 36 counted from the highest 3.1% Row
Men in the labour force 75.8% 2025 26th of 36, counted from the highest 79.1% Row
Women in work 38.6% 2025 near the middle, 23rd of 36 counted from the highest 38.8% Row
Men in work 73.5% 2025 near the middle, 23rd of 36 counted from the highest 76.6% Row
Daily wage, non-farm labour (men) ₹748 a day 2024-25 the highest of 19 ₹396 a day Row
Daily wage, construction (men) ₹923 a day 2024-25 the highest of 20 ₹441 a day Row

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06

How households live

Spending from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24; poverty from NITI Aayog's multidimensional index; homes, women's lives and families from the sixth National Family Health Survey (2023-24), with the fifth round (2019-21) beside each figure as the NFHS-6 fact sheets print it. Toilets and cooking fuel are not in the NFHS-6 fact sheets, so they come from NFHS-5.

In Kerala, monthly spending per person in villages was ₹6,611 in 2023-24, 7th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was ₹4,122. A month's ₹6,611 is about ₹220 a day for each person in the household, for food, fuel, rent, travel, school and everything else.

In Kerala, monthly spending per person in towns and cities was ₹7,783 in 2023-24, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24 (17th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was ₹6,996. A month's ₹7,783 is about ₹259 a day for each person in the household, for food, fuel, rent, travel, school and everything else.

In Kerala, monthly spending per person of the poorest 5% of village households was ₹2,725 in 2023-24, 9th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was ₹1,677.

In Kerala, food's share of what village households spend was 40.3% in 2023-24, joint lowest of 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24. The all-India figure was 47.0%.

In Kerala, the monthly income of an agricultural household, from all sources (NSS 77, agricultural year July 2018 to June 2019, paid-out costs) was ₹17,915 in NSS 77, 2019, 6th of the 27 states and union territories with figures for NSS 77, 2019, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was ₹10,218.

In Kerala, the average cash loan outstanding per rural household, counting those with none (AIDIS, 30 June 2018) was ₹2,40,690 in NSS 77 (AIDIS), 2019, the highest of 33 states and union territories with figures for NSS 77 (AIDIS), 2019. The all-India figure was ₹59,748.

In Kerala, the share of people who are multidimensionally poor (NITI Aayog) was 0.6% in 2019-21, the lowest of 36 states and union territories with figures for 2019-21. The all-India figure was 15.0%.

In Kerala, the share of people in homes with an improved toilet was 98.7% in NFHS-5, 2019-21, 2nd highest of 36 states and union territories with figures for 2019-21. The all-India figure was 70.2%. In the previous round, NFHS-4, 2015-16, it was 98.1%.

MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Food's share of spending, urban 36.5% 2023-24 2nd lowest of 36 39.7% Row
Spending of the richest 5%, rural ₹19,170 2023-24 3rd highest of 36 ₹10,137 Row
Inequality of spending (Gini), rural 0.255 2023-24 2nd highest of 36 0.237 Row
Inequality of spending (Gini), urban 0.277 2023-24 10th of 36, counted from the highest 0.284 Row
Monthly spending per person, Scheduled Caste households, rural ₹5,449 2023-24 10th of 35, counted from the highest ₹3,878 Row
Assets of a rural household ₹24,78,022 NSS 77 (AIDIS), 2019 8th of 33, counted from the highest ₹15,92,379 no row
Rural households in debt 545 per 1,000 NSS 77 (AIDIS), 2019 3rd highest of 33 350 per 1,000 no row
Adults with a bank account 95.2% NSS 79, 2022-23 near the middle, 21st of 36 counted from the highest 94.6% no row
Homes with broadband 76.2% NSS 78, 2020-21 2nd highest of 36 41.8% no row
People with a disability 3.2% NSS 76, July to December 2018 joint highest of 33 2.2% no row
Clean cooking fuel 72.1%NFHS-4, 2015-16: 57.4% NFHS-5, 2019-21 near the middle, 16th of 36 counted from the highest 58.6% Row
Improved drinking water 96.5%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 94.9% NFHS-6, 2023-24 near the middle, 19th of 35 counted from the highest 96.5% Row
Electricity at home 99.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 99.6% NFHS-6, 2023-24 joint 5th highest of 35 98.3% Row
Health insurance 57.1%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 57.8% NFHS-6, 2023-24 near the middle, 22nd of 35 counted from the highest 60.2% Row
Women with a bank account 91.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 78.5% NFHS-6, 2023-24 near the middle, joint 13th of 35 counted from the highest 89.0% Row
Women with a mobile phone 89.1%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 86.6% NFHS-6, 2023-24 5th highest of 35 63.6% Row
Women who have used the internet 87.3%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 61.1% NFHS-6, 2023-24 3rd highest of 35 64.3% Row
Women with 10 years of school 86.6%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 77.0% NFHS-6, 2023-24 the highest of 35 46.4% Row
Women married before 18 2.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 6.3% NFHS-6, 2023-24 joint lowest of 35 20.1% Row
Sex ratio at birth 951NFHS-4, 2015-16: 1,047 NFHS-5, 2019-21 near the middle, 18th of 36 counted from the highest 929 Row
Households with a bank account 98.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 96.1% NFHS-6, 2023-24 joint 7th of 35, counted from the highest 98.2% Row
Women who own a house or land 34.3%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 30.1% NFHS-6, 2023-24 3rd highest of 35 18.8% Row
Children aged 2 to 4 in pre-school 56.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 54.4% NFHS-6, 2023-24 near the middle, 13th of 35 counted from the highest 47.0% Row
Women who faced spousal violence 17.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 9.8% NFHS-6, 2023-24 near the middle, 17th of 35 counted from the highest 22.3% Row
Women among MLAs 7.9% 2021 2nd highest of 5 no figure Row

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07

Health

Nutrition, births, vaccination, blood pressure and blood sugar from the sixth National Family Health Survey (2023-24); anaemia, which its fact sheets do not print, from the fifth (2019-21); infant deaths and life expectancy from the Sample Registration System; government hospital beds from the Ministry of Health, as the RBI's Handbook reprints them.

In Kerala, the share of children under five who are too short for their age was 20.1% in NFHS-6, 2023-24, joint 5th lowest of 35 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24. The all-India figure was 29.3%. In the previous round, NFHS-5, 2019-21, it was 23.4%. That is about 20 in every 100 children under five, a sign of poor nutrition in the years when it matters most.

In Kerala, the share of births in a hospital or health centre was 99.7% in NFHS-6, 2023-24, joint 3rd highest of 35 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24. The all-India figure was 90.6%. In the previous round, NFHS-5, 2019-21, it was 99.8%.

In Kerala, the share of women aged 15 and above with high blood pressure, or on medicine for it was 31.9% in NFHS-6, 2023-24, 2nd highest of 35 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24. The all-India figure was 19.4%. In the previous round, NFHS-5, 2019-21, it was 30.9%.

In Kerala, the share of women aged 15 to 49 who are anaemic was 36.3% in NFHS-5, 2019-21, 5th lowest of 36 states and union territories with figures for 2019-21. The all-India figure was 57.0%. In the previous round, NFHS-4, 2015-16, it was 34.2%.

In Kerala, the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births (Sample Registration System) was 5 in 2022-23, 2nd lowest of 34 states and union territories with figures for 2022-23. The all-India figure was 25.

MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Children wasted 10.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 15.8% NFHS-6, 2023-24 29th of 35, counted from the highest 19.0% Row
Children anaemic 39.4%NFHS-4, 2015-16: 35.6% NFHS-5, 2019-21 the lowest of 36 67.1% Row
Children fully vaccinated 84.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 78.4% NFHS-6, 2023-24 near the middle, 16th of 35 counted from the highest 82.6% Row
Children per woman 1.8NFHS-5, 2019-21: 1.8 NFHS-6, 2023-24 near the middle, joint 14th of 35 counted from the highest 2.0 Row
Women overweight or obese 46.7%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 38.2% NFHS-6, 2023-24 5th highest of 35 30.7% Row
Men with high blood pressure 36.6%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 32.8% NFHS-6, 2023-24 joint highest of 35 22.1% Row
Women with high blood sugar 28.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 24.8% NFHS-6, 2023-24 the highest of 35 17.8% Row
Men with high blood sugar 31.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 27.0% NFHS-6, 2023-24 2nd highest of 35 20.9% Row
Men who use tobacco 15.9%NFHS-5, 2019-21: 16.9% NFHS-6, 2023-24 4th lowest of 35 36.3% Row
Life expectancy at birth 75.1 years 2022-23 the highest of 22 70.3 years Row
Government hospital beds 38,525 2022-23 8th of 36, counted from the highest 8,40,455 Row

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08

Money

Bank deposits and credit booked at branches in the state, from the RBI's quarterly statistics, and the number of bank branches. Credit is counted where a loan is sanctioned, which is not always where the money is spent.

In Kerala, the credit-deposit ratio (bank loans booked in the state for every ₹100 deposited there) was 70.2% at the end of June 2026, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for the end of June 2026 (15th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 83.0%. For every ₹100 deposited with banks in Kerala, they have lent about ₹70 in Kerala. The rest is lent elsewhere.

In Kerala, the total of bank deposits was ₹9.88 lakh crore at the end of June 2026, 10th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for the end of June 2026, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was ₹256.52 lakh crore.

In Kerala, farm loans' share of bank credit booked in the state was 18.1% at the end of June 2026, 7th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for the end of June 2026, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 11.2%.

Kerala's 14 districts, the ten largest, by bank deposits, as on 31 March 2026 (RBI, Basic Statistical Returns; amounts are the sums of the rural, semi-urban, urban and metropolitan figures as published)
DistrictDepositsCreditCredit-deposit ratioWomen's share of loans to individuals
Ernakulam₹2.09 lakh crore₹3.25 lakh crore155.4%30.8%
Thiruvananthapuram₹1.43 lakh crore₹1.57 lakh crore109.9%37.9%
Thrissur₹1.20 lakh crore₹86,456 crore71.9%35.8%
Kottayam₹77,446 crore₹52,754 crore68.1%34.2%
Pathanamthitta₹74,115 crore₹25,248 crore34.1%38.1%
Kozhikode₹61,691 crore₹64,410 crore104.4%32.1%
Kollam₹60,550 crore₹49,364 crore81.5%41.2%
Kannur₹56,944 crore₹38,797 crore68.1%34.5%
Alapuzha₹56,397 crore₹40,923 crore72.6%38.8%
Palakkad₹50,424 crore₹43,242 crore85.8%35.5%
The other 4 districts
The rest of Kerala's districts, by bank deposits, as on 31 March 2026
DistrictDepositsCreditCredit-deposit ratioWomen's share of loans to individuals
Malappuram₹48,913 crore₹39,129 crore80.0%33.4%
Kasaragod₹17,937 crore₹18,722 crore104.4%37.4%
Idukki₹16,180 crore₹19,427 crore120.1%31.0%
Wayanad₹8,375 crore₹12,245 crore146.2%32.3%
MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Bank credit ₹6.94 lakh crore end Jun 2026 12th of 36, counted from the highest ₹212.88 lakh crore Row
Personal loans, share of bank credit 40.2% end Jun 2026 near the middle, 20th of 36 counted from the highest 30.9% Row
Urban co-operative banks 58 end Mar 2026 5th highest of 29 no figure Row
Deposits in urban co-operative banks ₹15,903 crore end Mar 2024 4th highest of 29 no figure Row
Bank branches 7,385 end Jun 2026 11th of 36, counted from the highest no figure Row

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09

Industry, energy and exports

Registered factories from the Annual Survey of Industries; small unincorporated businesses outside farming, from the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises; renewable power from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; electricity supply from the Central Electricity Authority and goods exports by state of origin from the commerce ministry, as the RBI's Handbook reprints them.

In Kerala, the number of factories in operation was 6,982 in 2023-24, 12th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 2,12,990.

In Kerala, the number of unincorporated enterprises outside farming (ASUSE) was 26,46,492 in 2023-24, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24 (13th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 7,33,99,476.

In Kerala, the renewable power capacity installed was 4,985 MW in July 2026, 12th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for July 2026, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 2,91,726 MW.

What Kerala's registered factories make: the largest industries by value added, 2023-24 (Annual Survey of Industries; 26 industries in all)
Industry (NIC 2008 division)Value addedShare of the state's factory value addedPeople engaged
Coke and Refined Petroleum Products₹14,070 crore35.4%3,731
Food Products₹6,370 crore16.0%1,01,309
Chemicals and Chemical Products₹3,696 crore9.3%30,336
Rubber and Plastics Products₹2,270 crore5.7%26,455
Other Non-metallic Mineral Products₹2,060 crore5.2%22,745
Other Transport Equipment₹1,560 crore3.9%7,394
Textiles₹865 crore2.2%19,624
Computer, Electronic and Optical Products₹809 crore2.0%12,164
MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
People working in factories 3,57,911 2023-24 near the middle, 15th of 36 counted from the highest 1,95,89,131 Row
Value added by factories ₹39,718 crore 2023-24 near the middle, 17th of 36 counted from the highest ₹24,58,336 crore Row
Workers in informal enterprises 47,49,599 2023-24 12th of 36, counted from the highest 12,05,99,815 Row
Solar power capacity 2,627 MW Jul 2026 11th of 36, counted from the highest 1,64,595 MW Row
Wind power capacity 72 MW Jul 2026 9th of 36, counted from the highest 58,137 MW Row
Electricity available per person 880 kWh 2024-25 near the middle, 22nd of 34 counted from the highest 1,208 kWh Row
Power lost in transmission 13.5% 2022-23 4th lowest of 34 17.7% Row
Goods exported US$4.77 billion 2024-25 12th of 36, counted from the highest US$437.42 billion Row

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10

Farms

Crop output, yield, irrigation and milk from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Department of Animal Husbandry, as the RBI's Handbook of Statistics on Indian States reprints them; fertiliser use per hectare from the farms guide's state tables. The farms guide holds every crop for every state since 1980-81.

In Kerala, the foodgrain harvest was 5.2 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, 22nd of the 31 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 3,577 lakh tonnes.

In Kerala, the foodgrain yield was 2,906 kg a hectare in 2024-25, 10th of the 31 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 2,601 kg a hectare.

In Kerala, the rice harvest was 5.2 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, 21st of the 31 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 1,502 lakh tonnes.

In Kerala, the fertiliser (nitrogen, phosphate and potash) used on each hectare was 40 kg a hectare in 2020-21, 25th of the 30 states and union territories with figures for 2020-21, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 137 kg a hectare.

MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Cropped area irrigated 21.0% 2023-24 25th of 31, counted from the highest 59.9% Row
Cropping intensity 129 2023-24 24th of 31, counted from the highest 157 Row
Pulses grown 0.0 lakh tonnes 2024-25 3rd lowest of 31 257 lakh tonnes Row
Oilseeds grown 0.0 lakh tonnes 2024-25 2nd lowest of 31 430 lakh tonnes Row
Sugarcane grown 0.2 lakh tonnes 2024-25 4th lowest of 29 4,546 lakh tonnes Row
Cotton grown 0.0 lakh bales 2024-25 joint lowest of 20 297 lakh bales Row
Milk produced 25.8 lakh tonnes 2023-24 near the middle, 17th of 34 counted from the highest 2,393 lakh tonnes Row

No figure for Kerala: wheat grown. The source does not publish it for this unit.

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11

Education

Schools from UDISE+, the Ministry of Education's census of every school, as MoSPI serves it (2018-19 to 2024-25); college enrolment from the All India Survey on Higher Education (2021-22). A gross enrolment ratio counts every enrolled student, of any age, against the population of the official age group, so it can pass 100.

In Kerala, the gross enrolment ratio in higher education (18 to 23 year olds) was 41.3% in 2021-22, 7th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2021-22, counted from the highest. The all-India figure was 28.4%.

In Kerala, the gross enrolment ratio in classes 11 and 12 was 89.5% in 2024-25, 4th highest of 36 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25.

In Kerala, the pupil-teacher ratio in the state's schools was 21 pupils for each teacher in 2024-25, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2024-25 (joint 16th counted from the highest).

In Kerala, the share of schools with an internet connection was 92.1% in 2023-24, 9th of the 36 states and union territories with figures for 2023-24, counted from the highest.

In Kerala, the share of 15 to 29 year olds not in education, employment or training (NSS 79) was 21.9% in NSS 79, 2022-23, near the middle of the 36 states and union territories with figures for NSS 79, 2022-23 (17th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 25.6%.

MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
College enrolment ratio, women 49.0% 2021-22 5th highest of 36 28.5% Row
Young people who can use the internet 98.9% NSS 79, 2022-23 the highest of 36 84.2% no row
Years of schooling, adults 10.1 years NSS 79, 2022-23 8th of 36, counted from the highest 7.5 years no row
Schools with working electricity 99.7% 2024-25 10th of 36, counted from the highest no figure no row
Schools with a working girls' toilet 99.3% 2024-25 6th of 36, counted from the highest no figure no row
Single-teacher schools 0.4% 2024-25 31st of 36, counted from the highest no figure no row

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Climate

Temperature and rain over the whole state, from ERA5, a reconstruction of past weather that the World Bank's Climate Change Knowledge Portal averages over each state's area. Each year is set against the state's own average for 1951 to 1980.

In Kerala, the average air temperature over the year was 25.6°C in 2025, near the middle of the 33 states and union territories with figures for 2025 (14th counted from the highest). Its average over 1951 to 1980 was 24.7°C.

In Kerala, the rain over the year was 2,980 mm in 2025, 4th highest of 33 states and union territories with figures for 2025. Its average over 1951 to 1980 was 2,743 mm.

In Kerala, the change in days of 35°C or more by 2040 to 2059 against 1995 to 2014, on a middle emissions path (SSP2-4.5, median of the models) was +13 days in 2040-2059, near the middle of the 33 states and union territories with figures for 2040-2059 (19th counted from the highest).

How warm Kerala's years have been since 1950

Average air temperature over the year, °C, across the state's area. The rule is its own average for 1951 to 1980.
Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, ERA5 reanalysis (climate-era5-states-temp).
MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Days of 35°C or more 14 days1951 to 1980 average: 10 days 2025 near the middle, 22nd of 33 counted from the highest no figure Row
Extra hot days by 2040-59 (high path) +19 days 2040-2059 near the middle, 19th of 33 counted from the highest no figure Row

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State finances

The state government's own accounts, from the RBI's Handbook, set against the state's GSDP as the states guide computes it, with what it pays to borrow and how often it ran short of cash with the RBI, from the RBI's weekly and monthly tables. Actual accounts run two years behind; budget and revised estimates are left out.

In Kerala, outstanding liabilities at the end of March, as a share of GSDP was 37.3% in 2022-23, near the middle of the 31 states and union territories with figures for 2022-23 (11th counted from the highest).

In Kerala, the gross fiscal deficit, as a share of the state's GSDP was 2.5% in 2022-23, near the middle of the 31 states and union territories with figures for 2022-23 (19th counted from the highest).

In Kerala, interest payments as a share of revenue spending was 17.7% in 2022-23, 3rd highest of 31 states and union territories with figures for 2022-23. The all-India figure was 12.3%.

In Kerala, the cut-off yield on the state's market loans, weighted by amount raised was 7.40% a year in 2025-26, near the middle of the 31 states and union territories with figures for 2025-26 (14th counted from the highest). The all-India figure was 7.32% a year.

In Kerala, the days in the last twelve months the state was in overdraft with the RBI, having spent past its advances was 5 days in the year to Jul 2026, 8th of the 29 states and union territories with figures for the year to Jul 2026, counted from the highest.

MeasureKeralaPeriodRankAll IndiaEvery cut
Own tax revenue, % of GSDP 6.9% 2022-23 7th of 31, counted from the highest no figure Row
Days on ways and means advances, last 12 months 117 days the year to Jul 2026 6th of 29, counted from the highest no figure Row
Consolidated sinking fund ₹3,966 crore end Jul 2026 near the middle, 15th of 28 counted from the highest no figure Row

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Neighbours and peers

Kerala beside the units it shares a land border with, and the three nearest to it in income per person (marked †). Each figure carries its own period; where two periods differ, the figures are not a like-for-like comparison.

State or UTIncome per personReal growth of GSDPRetail inflation (CPI)Unemployment rateMonthly spending per person, ruralCredit-deposit ratio
Kerala ₹3,08,3382024-256.2%2024-254.7%Aug 20264.4%2025₹6,6112023-2470.2%end Jun 2026
Karnataka ₹3,86,1562024-257.3%2024-255.2%Aug 20262.3%2025₹4,9032023-2471.3%end Jun 2026
Tamil Nadu ₹3,61,6192024-2511.2%2024-255.9%Aug 20263.4%2025₹5,7012023-24126.8%end Jun 2026
Puducherry ₹2,81,4782024-257.9%2024-255.8%Aug 20265.4%2025₹7,5982023-2481.7%end Jun 2026
Maharashtra † ₹3,17,8012024-257.3%2024-254.8%Aug 20262.4%2025₹4,1452023-2490.2%end Jun 2026
Gujarat † ₹3,27,1952024-257.4%2024-255.0%Aug 20260.9%2025₹4,1162023-2495.0%end Jun 2026
Andaman and Nicobar Islands † ₹2,88,5842024-254.5%2024-253.8%Aug 202610.0%2025₹7,7712023-2454.4%end Jun 2026
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Go deeper

9,977 series across 16 guides name Kerala. Each guide explains its measure in full, and its every-cut table holds every series. The figures above link to their own rows. The whole list, with each series' latest value and a link to its row, is one download: kerala.csv.

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How to read this profile

Every number on this page is copied from an official table, or worked out from one in a way the page names (a share, a growth rate, an average). Nothing is estimated or filled in. Where a source has no figure for Kerala, the page says so.

States report at different lags. MoSPI's newest year of state accounts comes from a few states first, so each figure is ranked at its comparison period, the latest that at least three in four units have published, and the newer estimate is given beside it. A rank counts only the units with a figure for that period, and says how many.

Figures from different sources are different rulers. The 2012 and 2024 bases of the Consumer Price Index, the two designs of the labour force survey, and the rounds of the family health survey are never joined into one series. Boundaries change too: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana split in June 2014; Jammu and Kashmir became two union territories in October 2019; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu merged in January 2020. A figure for a unit before its change appears only under that unit's own name.

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How to misread a state profile

  • 1

    "Income per person is what a typical person earns."

    It is what is produced in the state, divided by everyone who lives there. Profits of companies based elsewhere count where the plant stands; money sent home by people working in other states counts where they work. Spending per person, from the household survey, is closer to how a household lives.

  • 2

    "It ranks 10th, so it is in the middle."

    Check out of how many. Some tables cover 36 units, some 19. A rank says nothing about the distance to the next state; the row in the first chart shows it.

  • 3

    "This figure is from this year."

    Each figure carries its own period, printed beside it. A family health survey figure, a college enrolment ratio and a state's accounts each come from a different year, and the newest of them can be years apart. Two figures side by side may not describe the same year.

  • 4

    "A low credit-deposit ratio means banks are not lending."

    Loans are counted where they are sanctioned. A company with plants in one state may borrow in Mumbai; a farmer's crop loan stays local. A low ratio says that much of the money saved in the state is lent elsewhere.

  • 5

    "The state's weather station says otherwise."

    The climate figures are averages over the whole area of the state, from a reconstruction of past weather, not readings at one station. A city can be warmer or wetter than its state's average.

Sources, method and revisions

Sources of record

75 baked tables: MoSPI, National Statistical Office; Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment; Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States; MoSPI, eSankhyiki; MoSPI / International Institute for Population Sciences; IIPS and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NFHS-6 (2023-24) fact sheets; Election Commission of India, as reprinted in MoSPI's Women and Men in India 2025; Reserve Bank of India; Reserve Bank of India, DBIE; Reserve Bank of India, DBIE, via the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub's data service; Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education), via MoSPI eSankhyiki; World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal; RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (state finances) over MoSPI GSDP.

Method

Read at build time from the Atlas's baked bundles through one state key (src/dossiers/states-key.js), which maps every source's spelling of every state. Sentences are templates filled from the data; no language model writes on this page. The build checks every figure against its table.

Breaks

No series is joined across a change of base, survey design or boundary. Ranks never mix periods.

This profile

Rebuilt whenever any of its tables is refreshed. Data vintages from 2026-05-27 to 2026-10-10.

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