page_title: Economy of Chennai
hierarchical_section_title: Economy of Chennai
caption_attribution_description: English: Madras Port, with buildings on Rajaji Road in background. Photo taken by IP Singh in late 1996 with Zenit camera, 50 mm lens @ 1/125 sec. exposure. Source: Taken by User:Ipsingh
context_page_description: Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, is the largest industrial and commercial center of South India. Recent estimates of the economy of the Chennai Metropolitan Area have ranged from US$79 to US$86 billion, ranking it from fourth to sixth most productive metro area of India,
  and the third highest by GDP per capita. The metropolitan area doesn't include the nearby industrial zones of Sholinganallur, Siruseri, Oragadam and Sriperumbudur, due to which these regions' economy doesn't get included in the total economy of Chennai. If these regions are included, the economy of chennai would be somewhere around $167 billion to $210 billion.
  Chennai has an economic base anchored by the automobile, software services, medical tourism, hardware manufacturing and financial services. Other important industries include petrochemicals, textiles and apparels. The Chennai Port and Ennore Port contribute greatly to its importance. The city had a fully computerised stock exchange called the Madras Stock Exchange.
  https://www.thehindu.com/migration_catalog/article11053819.ece/ALTERNATES/LANDSCAPE_1200/VBK-PP_LEAD
context_section_description: Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, is the largest industrial and commercial center of South India. Recent estimates of the economy of the Chennai Metropolitan Area have ranged from US$79 to US$86 billion (PPP GDP), ranking it from fourth to sixth most productive metro area of India,
  and the third highest by GDP per capita. The metropolitan area doesn't include the nearby industrial zones of Sholinganallur, Siruseri, Oragadam and Sriperumbudur, due to which these regions' economy doesn't get included in the total economy of Chennai. If these regions are included, the economy of chennai would be somewhere around $167 billion to $210 billion.
  Chennai has an economic base anchored by the automobile, software services, medical tourism, hardware manufacturing and financial services. Other important industries include petrochemicals, textiles and apparels. The Chennai Port and Ennore Port contribute greatly to its importance. The city had a fully computerised stock exchange called the Madras Stock Exchange.
  https://www.thehindu.com/migration_catalog/article11053819.ece/ALTERNATES/LANDSCAPE_1200/VBK-PP_LEAD
  Chennai was recently rated as having the highest quality of life among Indian cities ahead of the other three metros and Bangalore, based on the "Location Ranking Survey" conducted by ECA International. Chennai has improved its global ranking to 138 in 2006–07 from 179 in 2002–03. It is now ranked at 26th position in Asia in terms of livability, up from 31st rank in 2002–03. According to a 2007 worldwide quality of life survey done by Mercer, Chennai received the second highest rating in India, with New Delhi scoring the highest, and came in at a relatively low 157th worldwide. The reason was attributed to poor health and sanitation, and the increasing air pollution. It has the distinction of being called as the Detroit of Asia.
  As of 2012, the city has about 34,260 identified companies in its 15 zones. Of these, 5,196 companies has a paid-up capital of over ₹ 5 million, about 16,459 companies are in the paid up capital range of ₹ 100,000 to ₹ 200,000, and 2,304 companies have a paid-up capital of less than ₹ 100,000.
caption: The Chennai Port, one of the biggest in South Asia
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