West Bengal, Telangana see biggest fall in share of national GST collections since 2019-20

West Bengal is seeing a decline in its share of national Goods and Services (GST) tax collections, a Moneycontrol analysis of GST numbers shows.

Collection figures show that the eastern state’s share in national GST collections decreased to 4 percent in 2024-25 (till November) from 4.6 percent in 2019-20.

But West Bengal is not the only state to lose out in India’s growing GST pie, Telangana’s share has declined from 4.2 percent in 2019-20 to 3.7 percent in 2024-25.

West Bengal and Telangana have lost the most in GST share

Chhattisgarh has lost 0.4 percentage points, while Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have all lost 0.3 percentage points over the five year period.

On the other hand, the industrialised states of Maharashtra, Haryana and Karnataka have become more prominent players in domestic GST revenues.

Maharashtra, which accounted for just under a fifth of GST collections in 2019-20, today accounts for 21.7 percent of the country’s GST collections.

Haryana’s share has risen from 6.3 percent to 7.1 percent, while Karnataka’s share has risen to 9.5 percent from 8.8 percent earlier.

Odisha, Haryana rise above the rest

Among the poorer states, Odisha has been one of the key states to witness a jump in its share in national GST collections.

The state’s share has risen to 3.6 percent from 3.1 percent prior to the pandemic in 2019-20, within touching distance of Telangana’s 3.7 percent share.

In terms of per capita GST revenue per month, Odisha has witnessed a 93.5 percent rise in revenues over the past five years.

Odisha’s made gains in per capita monthly GST revenues

(% change between 2019-20 and 2024-25)

Haryana’s share has jumped 84.5 percent, while Maharashtra despite a large base has witnessed a 82.7 percent jump in five years.

Haryana has pipped Delhi to emerge as the state with highest per capita monthly GST revenue as earnings have nearly doubled to Rs 3,200 per month per person from Rs 1,731 per person per month.

The per capita monthly domestic GST revenue has increased 56.6 percent, but eight of the 19 large states grew at a slower pace.

Haryana has pipped Delhi

(GST collections per capita per month, Rs)

West Bengal’s growth has been 48.9 percent, while Chhattisgarh and Bihar have grown at half the pace of Maharashtra and Haryana at 40 percent.

Source: money control