Overview
- The large-state top five are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka now sixth.
- Uttarakhand leads the small states, North East and Union Territories grouping, followed by Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland.
- Uttar Pradesh ranks fourth overall and first among landlocked states, with a score of 62.09 and gains linked to logistics and electronics manufacturing.
- EPI 2024 applies a 40-20-20-20 weighting across Business Ecosystem, Export Infrastructure, Policy and Governance, and Export Performance, using official data and support from Deloitte.
- The index is framed as a diagnostic to guide state reforms on MSMEs, human capital, finance and cost competitiveness to advance national export goals.