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Top 10 states in India by GST revenue in FY 2024: Who contributed the most in April 2025?

Top 10 states in India by GST revenue for FY 2024-25: Maharashtra leads the rankings of total GST collection for FY 2024 and even in April 2025, however, its growth slowed to 11 per cent this April from 13 per cent in April 2024.

Top 10 highest GST-paying Indian states for FY 2024 and April 2025

Top 10 highest GST-paying Indian states: Discover the top 10 highest GST-paying states in India for 2024 and April 2025, led by Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Gujarat. (Representational Image)

Top 10 highest GST-paying states in India: Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced on July 1, 2017, as a major change in India’s approach to fiscal reform to streamline and simplify India’s tax system.

According to ClearTax, last year’s (2024) total GST revenue collection reached Rs 21.36 lakh crore, the highest since 2017, and an 8.86% increase over the previous year’s collection.

The gross GST revenue collections in April 2025 totalled Rs 2,36,716 lakh crore, representing an annual growth rate of 12.6%, according to the Ministry of Finance’s most recent data.

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Maharashtra leads the rankings of total GST collection for FY 2024 and even in April 2025, however, the financial capital’s growth slowed to 11 per cent this April from 13 per cent in April 2024.

Gujarat outpaced major GST-contributing states, seeing a 13 per cent year-on-year increase, and total GST revenue rising to an all-time high of Rs 14,970 crore for April 2025; meanwhile, for the financial year 2024-25, it recorded a total GST revenue collection of Rs 1,74,938 crore as per the GST Council data, accessed via Forbes.

In a notable mention, as of April 2025, Lakshadweep recorded an exceptional 287 per cent rise; meanwhile, northeastern Indian states like Arunachal Pradesh reported a 66 per cent growth in GST collection, followed by Meghalaya at 50 per cent and Nagaland at 42 per cent.

Top 10 Indian states contributing the highest in GST revenue collection

Rank	State	Total GST Collection in 2024 (in Rs, Crore)	GST Collection in Apr-25 (in Rs, Crore)
1	Maharashtra	3,18,497	41,645
3	Karnataka	1,43,023	17,815
2	Gujarat	1,74,938	14,970
4	Tamil Nadu	1,12,456	13,831
5	Uttar Pradesh	1,05,789	13,600
6	Haryana	98,234	14,057
7	West Bengal	87,654	8,188
8	Rajasthan	76,543	6,228
9	Telangana	65,432	6,983
10	Andhra Pradesh	54,321	4,686

Note: The data for total GST Revenue Collection for FY 2024 has been sourced from the GST Council (accessed via Forbes), and for April 2025 data (which does not include GST on import of goods) has been sourced from gst.gov.in.

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Cherry Gupta

Cherry Gupta is an Assistant Manager – Content at The Indian Express. She leads the Top 10 section, curating list-based features on key national and international developments, and manages daily news content. She also produces SEO-driven articles and collaborates with the Lifestyle team to conduct interviews with notable artists and write workplace culture features. ... Read More

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