The invention provides a method for economically synthesizing 2,5-diaminotoluene and sulfate of the 2,5-diaminotoluene. The method comprises that: ortoluidine(OT) is subjected to diazonium-coupled reaction under the action of sodium nitrite in inorganic acid water solution to form 2-amino azotoluol(C.I.11160); the 2-amino azotoluol is subjected to reduction hydrogenolysis reaction in the presence of metal or catalyst(Zn or Ni, Pd/C or Raney-Ni), simultaneously the by product of ortoluidine is distilled out by vapor for cyclical utilization, and the 2-amino azotoluol is filtered to synthesize 2,5-diaminotoluene water solution; furthermore, serial products of 2,5-diaminotoluene sulfate(2,5-TDAS) and free 2,5-diaminotoluene(2,5-TDA) of the 2,5-diaminotoluene sulfate are prepared. Due to the adoption of the one-pot in situ synthetic technique, the method has the characteristics of convenient operation, high yield, general equipment, higher recovery circulation rate, easy disposal of waste water, the reduction of waste water discharge by more than 40 percent, effective execution of clean production, generation of circular economy and the like.