KARNATAKA State Report | June, 2020

Karnataka is located in the south of India. It is surrounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, Goa on the northwest, Maharashtra on the north, Andhra Pradesh on the east, Tamil Nadu on the southeast, and Kerala on the southwest.

At current prices, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Karnataka is estimated to reach 18.06 trillion (US$ 258.37 billion) in 2020-21. The GSDP (in Rs) of the state will increase at a CAGR of 11.56 per cent between 2015-16 and 2020-21. The state’s per capita GSDP was Rs 253,444 (US$ 3,595) in 2019-20. The per capita GSDP (in Rs) increased at a CAGR of 11.70 per cent between 2011-12 and 2019-20.

Karnataka has vibrant automobile, agro, aerospace, textile and garment, biotech, and heavy engineering industries. The state has sector specific Special Economic Zone (SEZs) for key industries such as IT, biotechnology, and engineering, food processing and aerospace.

Karnataka is the IT hub of India and home to the fourth largest technology cluster in the world. It has 23 operational IT/ ITeS SEZs, five software technology parks and dedicated IT investment regions. Karnataka boasts of a diverse flora and fauna and a 320 km natural coastline, which makes it a nature tourist's paradise.

The state attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow worth US$ 46.61 billion between April 2000 and March 2020 according to the data released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Merchandise export from Karnataka reached US$ 17.36 billion in 2018-19 and US$ 12.94 billion in April-December 2019.

Karnataka offers a wide range of fiscal and policy incentives for businesses under the Karnataka Industrial Policy, 2014-19. Through the ESDM Policy 2013, the Government of Karnataka planned to facilitate, promote and develop the ESDM sector in Karnataka and make the state a preferred destination for investment in this sector. In September 2017, the government of Karnataka passed the ‘Karnataka Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy 2017’. Electric Vehicles manufacturing in Karnataka is expected to attract investment worth US$ 4.82 billion and create 55,000 jobs.

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