Hyderabad: Telangana has emerged as one of the five Indian states to be classified under the ‘Upper-Middle Income’ category based on the World Bank’s per capita income benchmark.
The World Bank classifies countries with per capita income less than $1,175 as low-income nations, while those with per capita income between $1,175 and $4,635 are classified as lower-middle-income and those above $14,375 are high-income.
Delhi topped the list with a per capita income of $6,217, followed by Karnataka ($5,579). Telangana secured the third position with $5,407, while Tamil Nadu ($5,329) and Gujarat ($4,734) occupied the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. All five states have surpassed the World Bank’s minimum benchmark for the category.
Maharashtra recorded a per capita income of $4,628 and Haryana’s is $4,627, while Kerala reported a per capita income of $4,610.
The per capita income of Bihar is $984, and it is India’s poorest state. It was followed by Uttar Pradesh at $1,403 and Jharkhand at $1,470. The per capita incomes of all three states are lower than those of Nepal and several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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