Last updated on Nov, 17 2020
Gujarat is located on the western coast of India and has the longest coastline of 1,600 kms in the country. Gujarat is one of the high growth states in the country.
Gujarat is one of the leading industrialised states in India. At current prices, Gujarat's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is estimated at Rs. 18.85 trillion (US$ 269.70 billion) during 2020-21. The state’s GSDP is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.87% during 2015-16 and 2020-21.
There are 13 major industry groups that together account for around 82.05% of total factories, 95.85% of total fixed capital investment, 90.09% of the value of output and 93.21% of value addition in Gujarat's industrial economy. Total exports from the state stood at US$ 63,440 million in 2019-20 and US$ 17,418 million in 2020-21 during April-August 2020.
In 2018-19, export of major agriculture commodities from Gujarat stood at US$ 5.36 billion and reached US$ 3.52 billion during April-December 2019.
Gujarat is a leader in industrial sectors such as chemicals, petrochemicals, dairy, drugs and pharmaceuticals, cement and ceramics, gems and jewellery, textiles and engineering. The industrial sector comprises of over 800 large industries and 453,339 micro, small and medium enterprises.
Gujarat has over 3,300 pharmaceutical manufacturing units, which contributed 30-35% to India’s pharma sector’s turnover and around 28% to India’s pharma export during 2018-19. Export of drug formulations from Gujarat stood at US$ 1,912.78 million in 2018-19 and reached US$ 2,310.75 million in 2019-20 (till February 2020).
During 2018-19, the state produced 4,218 million tonnes of petroleum (crude) and 1,234 million cubic metres of natural gas (utilised). Total consumption of petroleum products stood at 22.53 million metric tonnes (MMT) during 2019-20P. Export of petroleum products from Gujarat reached US$ 11,209.61 million in FY20 (till February 2020).
Gujarat has achieved the distinction of being one of the most industrially developed states. It accounts for 5% of the total Indian population and contributes about a quarter of India’s goods export. The state ranks first in terms of total area covered under special economic zone (SEZs) in India. It is also a leading SEZ state with the highest geographical area of 29,423.9 hectares under SEZ development.
As of February 2020, Gujarat had 20 operational SEZs. In addition to operational SEZs, Gujarat had four SEZs with valid in-principle approvals, 28 SEZs with formal approvals and 24 SEZs with notified approvals.
According to Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) inflow in Gujarat reached US$ 26.6 billion between April 2000 and March 2020. Gujarat accounted for about 5% share in the overall FDI inflows in India.
Following are some of the major initiatives taken by the Government to promote Gujarat as an investment destination:
MMTPA - Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum
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