Economy of Tamil Nadu
Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu | |
| Currency | Indian rupee (INR, ₹) |
|---|---|
| 1 April – 31 March | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population | 77,317,000 |
| GDP | ₹35.68 trillion (US$420 billion) (2025-2026 est.) $1.98 trillion (PPP; 2026 est.) |
| GDP rank | 2nd |
GDP growth | 13.4% (2025-26) |
GDP per capita | $6,337 (nominal; 2026 est.) $25,686 (PPP; 2026 est.) |
GDP per capita rank | 5th |
GDP by sector | Services: 54% (2020–21) Industry: 33% Agriculture: 13% |
Population below poverty line | 5.20% (2025 Based On Report) |
| 0.751 high (2025) (14th) | |
| Unemployment | 3.5% (Feb 2026) |
| External | |
| Exports | ₹5.83 lakh crore (US$69 billion) (2024–25) |
Export goods | Automobiles, mobile phones, software, missile defense, electronics, telecommunications equipment, armaments, locomotives, ships, machinery, steel, aluminium, transportation equipment, tyres, textiles, footwear, leather, chemicals, cement, plastics, toys, food processing, seafood, vegetables, fruits, tea and coffee |
Main export partners | Australia |
FDI stock | ₹28,049 crore (US$3.3 billion) (2017–18) |
| Public finances | |
| 26.29% of GSDP (2022–23 est.) | |
| ₹−90,114 crore (US$−11 billion) (3.63% of GSDP) (2022–23 est.) | |
| Revenues | ₹2.36 lakh crore (US$28 billion) (2022–23 est.) |
| Expenses | ₹3.33 lakh crore (US$39 billion) (2022–23 est.) |
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. | |
Tamil Nadu has the second-largest economy of any state in India. The state is also the most industrialised in the country. The state is 48.40% urbanised, accounting for around 9.26% of the urban population in the country, while the state as a whole accounted for 5.96% of India's total population in the 2011 census. Services contribute to 54% of the gross domestic product of the state, followed by manufacturing at 33% and agriculture at 13%.
Government is the major investor in the state, with 52% of total investments, followed by private Indian investors at 29.9% and foreign private investors at 14.9%. It has been ranked as the most economically free state in India by the Economic Freedom Rankings for the States of India.