Telangana is one of the fastest-growing states in India and has emerged as a major economic and technological hub.
Telangana was formed in June 2014 with Hyderabad as its capital. The state was formed as a result of the split of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state. The state is land locked by (new) Andhra Pradesh to the south and the east, Maharashtra and Karnataka to the west, and Odisha and Chhattisgarh to the north.
At current prices, Telangana’s gross state domestic product (GSDP) was estimated at Rs. 18.0 trillion (US$ 209.10 billion) in FY26BE. The state’s GSDP increased at a CAGR of 11.13% between FY19 and FY26BE.
Tertiary sector increased at a CAGR of 14.18% between 2011-12 and 2022-23, followed by the primary sector (CAGR of 12.51%).
Exports stood at Rs. 1,49,728 crore (US$ 17.39 billion) in FY25 (Until Feb).
Major items exported from Telangana are Drug Formulations, Biologicals, Residual Chemical & Allied Products and Electronic goods.
Hyderabad is emerging as a hotspot in the data centre space and the city’s inventory is set to grow three times by 2023, with 66 MW capacity addition.
Of the 66 MW capacity addition to happen by 2023, about 8 MW capacity is expected to be added in 2021, followed by 29 MW capacity each in 2022 and 2023. While the presence of IT, ITeS, pharmaceuticals and cloud solution companies are acting as a demand driver, the city is witnessing large-ticket investments—Amazon Web Services is investing US$ 2.8 billion in a core data centre facility and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is investing US$ 70 million in an own tier-IV data centre in Hyderabad.
According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Between October 2019- Dec 2024, FDI inflow in Telangana stood at Rs. 78,203.72 crore (US$ 9,844.94 million).
According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Telangana had about 82.50 million wireless and 4.17 million wireline subscribers as of Dec 2024.
As of Dec 2024, overall teledensity in the state stood at 94.31%.
* - Includes drug formulation, biologicals, residual chemical and allied products, bulk drug and drug immediate, organic chemicals and other miscellaneous chemicals, **- As per 2nd advance estimate