NEW DELHI, June 1 — India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections crossed the ₹2 lakh crore mark for the second consecutive month, registering a 16.4% year-on-year rise to ₹2,01,050 crore in May 2025, according to official data released on Sunday.
The collections in May 2024 had stood at ₹1,72,739 crore. In April 2025, the government recorded a historic high of ₹2.37 lakh crore in GST revenue.
In May 2025, domestic transactions contributed around ₹1.5 lakh crore — a 13.7% increase, while GST from imports jumped 25.2% to ₹51,266 crore.
Component-wise collections:
- Central GST: ₹35,434 crore
- State GST: ₹43,902 crore
- Integrated GST: ₹1.09 lakh crore
- Cess: ₹12,879 crore
Net GST revenue, after refunds of ₹27,210 crore (down 4%), stood at ₹1.74 lakh crore, showing a 20.4% annual growth.
Experts attributed the surge to stronger economic activity and improved compliance. However, they pointed to variation in state-wise collections.
Deloitte India Partner MS Mani noted that while states like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu showed robust growth (17–25%), others like Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana lagged with increases of up to 6%. States like Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan posted moderate gains around 10%.
“The average growth doesn’t reflect uniformly across states, likely due to sectoral or seasonal factors,” said Mani.
Price Waterhouse & Co LLP Partner Pratik Jain said the 16% growth signals a “renewed upward momentum” and could provide room for rate rationalisation in the near future.
“If this trend continues, it may give the government the cushion to move forward with long-discussed GST reforms,” Jain added.
