| Table 3: Relative Rankings of Indian States by Per Capita SDP at Current Prices (1980-2005) | |||||
| 1980-81 | 1985-86 | 1990-91 | 1995-96 | 2000-01 | 2004-05 |
| DI | DI | DI | DI | GA | GA |
| GA | GA | GA | GA | DI | DI |
| PY | PB | PB | AN | PY | PY |
| PB | PY | HA | MA | PB | HA |
| AN | HA | MA | PB | AN | MA |
| MA | AN | PY | HA | HA | PB |
| HA | MA | GT | GT | MA | HP |
| GT | AP | AN | PY | HP | AN |
| JK | GT | AP | TN | TN | GT |
| WB | SM | SM | KR | KR | KR |
| HP | WB | ND | ND | GT | TN |
| AP | JK | TN | AP | MZ | KA |
| SM | MZ | HP | MZ | KA | SM |
| KA | HP | WB | HP | AP | AP |
| KR | TN | KA | SM | ND | TR |
| TN | AS | AP | KA | WB | AP |
| MN | ND | MZ | AP | MG | WB |
| AP | KA | MG | WB | SM | MZ |
| MG | KR | AS | MG | TR | MG |
| ND | MN | KR | RN | AP | ND |
| MP | AP | RN | MP | J&K | J&K |
| OR | MG | MP | J&K | RN | MN |
| TR | OR | MN | AS | AS | AS |
| MZ | MP | JK | OR | MN | RN |
| AS | TR | UP | MN | MP | OR |
| UP | UP | TR | TR | OR | MP |
| RN | RN | OR | UP | UP | UP |
| BH | BH | BH | BH | BH | BH |
| Source: author's calculations from Table 4; refer to Table 5 for state codes | |||||