New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Gross GST collections doubled in five years to reach an all-time high of Rs 22.08 lakh crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year, from Rs 11.37 lakh crore in FY21, government data showed on Monday.

The gross goods and services tax (GST) collections touched its highest-ever level of Rs 22.08 lakh crore in 2024-25, registering a 9.4 per cent growth over the previous fiscal year.

The average monthly collection stood at Rs 1.84 lakh crore in FY25, up from Rs 1.68 lakh crore in FY24 and Rs 1.51 lakh crore in FY22.

In eight years, the number of registered taxpayers under GST has risen from 65 lakh in 2017 to over 1.51 crore.

"Since its rollout, the goods and services tax has shown strong growth in revenue collection and tax base expansion. It has steadily strengthened India's fiscal position and made indirect taxation more efficient and transparent," a government statement on eight years of GST said.

In 2024-25, GST recorded its highest-ever gross collections of Rs 22.08 lakh crore, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 9.4 per cent. In 2023-24 and 2022-23, GST collections were Rs 20.18 lakh crore and Rs 18.08 lakh crore in 2022-23. In 2021-22, total gross GST collections were Rs 11.37 lakh crore, and the average monthly collection was Rs 95,000 crore.

GST, which was launched on July 1, 2017, completes eight years on Monday.

GST subsumed about 17 local taxes and 13 cesses into a five-tier structure, simplifying the tax regime. Monthly GST collection had touched a record high of Rs 2.37 lakh crore in April 2025. In May 2025, it was at Rs 2.01 lakh crore. The numbers for June will be released on Tuesday. PTI JD TRB

Goods and Services Tax widens revenue base and taxpayer registrations, bolstering fiscal resources through simplified rate structure. Gross adoption and consolidation of indirect taxation under GST has expanded the revenue base and taxpayer register, with collections reaching a record high in the latest fiscal year. The article attributes this to strengthened monthly inflows and enlarged compliance, noting that GST subsumed multiple local taxes and cesses into a uniform five-tier structure, which simplified the tax regime and aided transparency and efficiency.