There are 29 states and union territories with different languages, and many states are managed to earn a reasonable income. Here in the list, the richest states ranked by total Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Maharashtra is the richest state with a GDP of US$ 233 billion while Lakshadweep has the smallest GDP of US$ 60 million. Private developments in the states helped to increase the GDP. The economy of the states still slows due to a lack of government support. The 25 Indian States are ranked on Nominal Gross Domestic Product and the values are mentioned in Crores (1,00,00,000 = 1 Crore) rupees.
| Rank | States | Nominal GDP (In Crores) | Largest Cities | Area (km2) | Official Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | Rs.1,372,644 | Mumbai | 307,713 | Marathi |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | Rs.768,930 | Kanpur | 243,286 | Hindi, Urdu |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh | Rs.754,409 | Visakhapatnam | 160,205 | Telugu |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | Rs.744,474 | Chennai | 130,058 | Tamil |
| 5 | Gujarat | Rs.697,330 | Ahmedabad | 196,024 | Gujarati |
| 6 | West Bengal | Rs.620,160 | Kolkata | 88,752 | Bengali, English, Nepali[ |
| 7 | Karnataka | Rs.524,502 | Bangalore | 191,791 | Kannada |
| 8 | Rajasthan | Rs.459,215 | Jaipur | 342,269 | Hindi, Rajasthani |
| 9 | Madhya Pradesh | Rs.372,171 | Indore | 308,252 | Hindi |
| 10 | Kerala | Rs.349,338 | Thiruvananthapuram | 38,863 | Malayalam |
| 11 | Delhi U.T. | Rs.348,221 | New Delhi | 1,484 | Hindi |
| 12 | Haryana | Rs.345,238 | Faridabad | 44,212 | Hindi, Haryanvi, Punjabi |
| 13 | Bihar | Rs.313,995 | Patna | 99,200 | Hindi, Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Maithili, Urdu |
| 14 | Punjab | Rs.286,809 | Ludhiana | 50,362 | Punjabi |
| 15 | Odisha | Rs.255,459 | Bhubaneswar | 155,820 | Odia |
| 16 | Jharkhand | Rs.164,876 | Jamshedpur | 74,677 | Hindi |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | Rs.153,621 | Raipur | 135,194 | Chattisgarhi, Hindi |
| 18 | Assam | Rs.141,621 | Guwahati | 78,550 | Assamese, Bodo, Bengali |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | Rs.113,958 | Dehradun | 53,566 | Hindi, Sanskrit |
| 20 | Jammu & Kashmir | Rs.75,574 | Srinagar | 222,236 | Dogri, Kashmiri, Ladakhi, Urdu |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Rs.73,710 | Shimla | 55,673 | Hindi, Pahari |
| 22 | Goa | Rs.34,965 | Panaji | 3,702 | Konkani |
| 23 | Chandigarh U.T. | Rs.26,162 | Raipur | 135,194 | Chattisgarhi, Hindi |
| 24 | Tripura | Rs.23,855 | Agartala | 10,492 | Bengali, Tripuri |
| 25 | Meghalaya | Rs.18,135 | Shillong | 22,720 | English, Garo, Hindi, Khasi, Pnar |