Tamil Nadu leads India’s textile exports with $7,997.17 million in 2024-25, says NIRYAT data.

Exam-focused facts from the 22 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Tamil Nadu exported textiles worth $7,997.17 million in 2024-25, accounting for 21.84% of India’s total textile exports.
India’s overall textile exports stood at $36,610 million during 2024-25.
Gujarat ranked second with textile exports of $5,646.01 million, followed by Maharashtra at $3,831.28 million.
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal occupied the next positions in the export rankings.
Tamil Nadu’s textile exports rose from $6,193.39 million in 2020-21 to $7,997.17 million in 2024-25, an increase of $1,803.78 million (≈29%).