Per capita income of Delhi to grow at 7.09%: Economic Survey

Delhi's per capita income is projected to grow 7.09% by 2025-26, highlighting the city's economic progress and infrastructure challenges.

The per capita income of Delhi is estimated to grow at 7.09% to ₹3,05,433 in 2025-26 (at constant prices) compared to the previous year, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2025-26 tabled by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the Assembly on Monday.

Ms. Gupta said the Economic Survey serves as clear evidence of the national capital’s “rapidly growing economy, robust infrastructure, and pro-people welfare policies”.

This is the first such survey presented by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government as the report was not presented last year during the Budget Session by the Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio.

According to the report, though the BJP government increased last year’s budget to a record ₹1 lakh crore, the actual amount spent could be much lesser. Of the total budget outlay, ₹59,300 crore was set aside for schemes, programmes, and projects. Of this, only ₹33,805 crore (57.01%) was spent as of March 18, the report stated, adding that the per capita income at constant prices is estimated at ₹2,85,207 in 2024-25 as compared to ₹2,72,950 in 2023-24.

It estimated the city’s per capita income (at constant prices) to be 2.5 times higher than the national average in 2025-26.

The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of the national capital is expected to grow at 8.53% to ₹7,76,479 crore in 2025-26 (at constant prices), according to the report. “Government of NCT (National Capital Territory) of Delhi is budgeted to have a fiscal deficit of ₹13,703 crore in BE (budget estimates) 2025-26, which is mainly on account of increase of more than double (145%) in capital expenditure over 2024-25,” the report stated.