Industries Commissionerate Scenario Gujarat up to Dec - 2018

Economic Growth of Gujarat

  • Gujarat’s industrial output was INR 84,808 Crore in 1994-95. This has grown to INR 12,70,125 Crore in 2014-15, which is almost 15 times
  • Gujarat’s installed capacity of electricity was 6241 MW in 1994-95. This has grown to 30,394 MW as of January, 2018, which is almost 5 times
  • Foreign Direct Investment to Gujarat was INR 18,837 crore up to 2004-05. However, in the previous financial year alone, Gujarat received INR 22,610 crore worth of FDI.
  • FDI into Gujarat grew by almost 4 times between 2013-14 and 2016-17.
  • FDI into Gujarat in 2016-17 is more than double the FDI received in 2014-15 ($ 3.36 billion in 2016-17 as against $ 1.53 billion in 2014-15)
  • Among Indian States, Gujarat accounted for the highest share in total private corporate investment (FY 2016-17) as per a report by Reserve Bank of India. Gujarat accounted for 22.7% of private corporate investment, followed by Maharashtra at 8.6%

Growth in select economic and industry parameters

    • Gujarat’s machinery sector output grew at a CAGR of over 47%
    • Investment in Auto and Auto Components in Gujarat has doubled
    • Gujarat’s dairy products output grew at a CAGR of 23%
    • Gujarat’s plastics output grew at a CAGR of over 13%
    • Gujarat’s pharmaceuticals output grew at a CAGR of over 12%
    • Gujarat’s machinery sector output grew at a CAGR of over 10%
    • Gujarat’s chemicals output grew at a CAGR of over 8%
    • Gujarat’s textile output grew at a CAGR of over 7%

(CAGR -Compound Annual Growth Rate)

Gujarat is India’s leading exporter of several commodities

  • 98% of castor oil exports (1st rank)
  • 61% of petroleum products exports (1st rank)
  • 58% of groundnut exports (1st rank)
  • 50% of inorganic chemicals exports (1st rank)
  • 39% of organic chemicals exports (1st rank)
  • 35% of fertilizer exports (2nd rank)
  • 30% of cotton fabrics and madeups (1st rank)

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