Economy of Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow - The capital of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR, ₹) |
|---|---|
| 1 April - 31 March | |
Country group |
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| Statistics | |
| GDP | ₹30.8 lakh crore (US$360 billion) (2025-26 est.) |
| GDP rank | 3rd |
GDP growth | 11.6% (2025-26 est.) |
GDP per capita | ₹127,695 (US$1,500) (2025-26 est.) |
GDP per capita rank | 32nd |
GDP by sector | Agriculture 28.4% Industries 24.6% Services 47.0% , (2022) |
Population below poverty line | 17.40% in poverty (2022-23) |
| 0.621 (2023) medium 35th | |
Labour force by occupation | Agriculture 59.3% Industries 10.5% Services 30.2% , (2019) |
| Unemployment | 2.9% (June 2022) |
| External | |
| Exports | $19.05 billion (FY 2024-25) |
Export goods | |
| Public finances | |
| ₹7.84lakh crore ($94.4 billion ) | |
| ₹91,400 crore (US$11 billion) 2.98% of GSDP (2025–26 est.) | |
| Revenues | ₹6.65 lakh crore (US$79 billion) (2025–26 est.) |
| Expenses | ₹7.57 lakh crore (US$90 billion) (2025–26 est.) |
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. | |
Uttar Pradesh has the third-largest economy among Indian states and is also the most populous, supporting a population of nearly 240 million.
Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of food grains in India and accounted for about 17.83% share in the country's total food grain output in 2016–17. Food grain production in the state stood at 49,903.1 thousand tonnes in 2016-17 and 51,252.7 thousand tonnes in 2017–18. Major food grains produced in the state include rice, wheat, maize, millet (bajra), gram, peas and lentils.
Uttar Pradesh is a favoured tourist destination in India with Varanasi, considered to be one of the oldest living city of the world, a holy place for devotees of Lord Shiva and Taj Mahal, one of the eight Wonders of the World, is also located here in Agra. In 2022, domestic tourist arrivals in the state stood at 317.91 million. Varanasi, Agra, Ayodhya, Mathura and Prayagraj were among the most visited cities. The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela attracted more than 550 million devotees and was estimated to generate ₹3.50 lakh crore in revenue.
Cities such as Noida, Meerut, Kanpur Nagar, Agra, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj and Ghaziabad are leading economic centres in the state.
The growth of Noida has come due to Yamuna Expressway. Now the government is pushing to create Meerut as the next Industrial hub and the Ganga Expressway is expected to fuel this.