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{{Infobox economy
| country = Sikkim
| image = Step farming in sikkim (6052932505).jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Terrace farming in Sikkim
| organs =
| gdp = {{increase}}{{INRConvert|0.57|lc|nolink=yes}} (2025-26 est.)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://prsindia.org/budgets/states/sikkim-budget-analysis-2025-26|title=Sikkim Budget Analysis 2025-26|website=PRS Legislative Research}}</ref> {{increase}} $28.2 billion (ppp, 2025-26 est.)<ref name="auto"/>
| gdp rank = [[List of Indian states and union territories by GDP|23rd]]
| per capita = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|857560|r|nolink=yes}} (2025-26 est.) {{increase}} $42,310 (PPP, 2025-26 est.) <ref name="auto"/>
| per capita rank = [[List of Indian states and union territories by GDP per capita|1st]]
| hdi = {{increase}} 0.807 (2023) [[List of Indian states and union territories by Human Development Index|10th]]
}}
The '''economy of [[Sikkim]]''', a state in northeastern India, has a significantly agricultural economy. Although having mountainous terrain, Sikkim has managed to sustain its agricultural economy through organic farming. The state of Sikkim was declared as the only 100 per cent organic state in 2016.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news |title=Sikkim declared 100 per cent organic by UN Food and Agriculture |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/sikkim-declared-100-per-cent-organic-by-un-food-and-agriculture/articleshow/70535486.cms |access-date=2023-02-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Sikkim's industrial sector is also mostly agriculture based. Besides agriculture, other large industries include [[pharmaceuticals]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Writankar |date=2009-11-03 |title=Sikkim turns into a pharma hub |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/sikkim-turns-into-a-pharma-hub/articleshow/5192355.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-02-20 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> [[ecotourism]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim Ecotourism |url=http://www.sikkimforest.gov.in/reports |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Sikkim Forest Department}}</ref> and [[carpet weaving]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=DHH - Carpet weaving |url=https://sikkimcrafts.gov.in/carpetweaving.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=sikkimcrafts.gov.in |archive-date=2022-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129080941/https://sikkimcrafts.gov.in/carpetweaving.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2016, Sikkim became the world's first organic state, implementing 100% organic policy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=Explained: How Sikkim Became World's First Organic State |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/explainers/news/how-sikkim-became-worlds-first-organic-state-572280.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Indiatimes |language=en-IN}}</ref> A majority of Sikkim's population is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim Employment, Sikkim Employment Statistics, Employment level in Sikkim |url=https://www.thisismyindia.com/sikkim/sikkim-employment.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.thisismyindia.com}}</ref> with 80% of the rural population employed in this sector.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agriculture |url=http://www.sikenvis.nic.in/Database/Agriculture_777.aspx |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.sikenvis.nic.in |archive-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220171351/http://www.sikenvis.nic.in/Database/Agriculture_777.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2003, Sikkim implemented 100% [[Organic farming]] and banned chemical fertilizers and pesticides, becoming the first Indian state to do so.<ref name="auto1"/> In January 2016, Sikkim was awarded with the Future Policy Gold Award by UN [[Food and Agriculture Organization|Food and Agriculture Organisation]] (FAO).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim, India's first 'fully organic' state wins FAO'S Future Policy Gold Award {{!}} FAO in India {{!}} Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |url=http://www.fao.org/india/news/detail-events/en/c/1157760/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.fao.org}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim is 100% organic! Take a second look |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/agriculture/organic-trial-57517 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.downtoearth.org.in |date=4 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

Sikkim is the major producer of [[Black cardamom]] in India, accounting for 88% of all cardamom produced in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim world's leading cardamom producer |url=http://theprint.in/opinion/tiny-sikkim-district-worlds-leading-producer-black-cardamom/858387/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=The Print |date=5 March 2022 }}</ref> Other major crops of the state include paddy, buckwheat, maize, barley, tea, and potatoes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim Agriculture |url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/sikkim/geography/agriculture.html |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.mapsofindia.com}}</ref> Sikkim is known for its unique [[Sikkim tea|Temi Tea]], something which the Tea Board of India is considering for a [[geographical indication]] tag.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rakshit |first=Avishek |date=2018-09-21 |title=After Darjeeling and Assam, Tea board plans GI for Sikkim tea |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/after-darjeeling-and-assam-tea-board-plans-gi-for-sikkim-tea-118092100726_1.html |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en}}</ref>

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