The index evaluates the investment ecosystem of states and UTs across eight key areas, including infrastructure, business climate, resources, regulatory ease, institutional environment, financial health, government policy and environmental resilience.
Goa recorded its strongest performance in regulatory ease with a score of 71%, followed by institutional environment (66%), financial health (61%), and infrastructure and resources (56% each). The State also performed above the national pillar average in business climate (42%) and government policy (26%).
According to the index, Goa scored above the pillar average in seven of the eight categories, reflecting strengths in governance, regulatory systems, infrastructure, financial management and human resource development.
The report highlighted Goa’s focus on skilling and healthcare, noting that the State recorded the highest expenditure as a percentage of GSDP in these sectors within its category. Nearly 25% of higher education enrolment in Goa is in STEM courses, while the State ranked first in its category for STEM enrolment share and vocational training capacity.
Goa’s connectivity infrastructure was also recognised, with its two international airports accounting for nearly 3% of India’s airport capacity. Despite contributing around 0.35% of the country’s GDP, Goa’s port capacity represents nearly 3% of the national total, with dedicated terminals for containers, dry bulk and petroleum products.
The State was also ranked highest among all States and UTs for the share of renewable energy in its power mix. It maintains transmission and distribution losses at around 7%, while businesses surveyed cited reliable power supply, low outages, road and rail connectivity, warehousing facilities and availability of skilled manpower as key advantages.
