India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 6.5% year-on-year to ₹1.86 lakh crore in August 2025, compared with ₹1.75 lakh crore in the same month last year, according to provisional data released by the finance ministry on Monday (September 1). Last month, the collection was ₹1.96 lakh crore.
Domestic GST mop-up grew 9.6% to ₹1.37 lakh crore, while GST revenue from imports contracted 1.2% to ₹49,354 crore. Cess collections stood at ₹12,199 crore in August. On the refund front, total outgo fell 19.9% to ₹19,359 crore, leading to a net GST revenue of ₹1.67 lakh crore for the month, up 10.7% from last year.
For the April–August 2025 period, gross GST mop-up reached ₹10.04 lakh crore, marking 9.9% growth from ₹9.14 lakh crore a year ago. Net revenue collections during the five months stood at ₹8.78 lakh crore, up 8.8% from ₹8.07 lakh crore in the corresponding period last year.
State-wise, Sikkim (39%), Nagaland (33%), and Meghalaya (35%) posted the sharpest year-on-year growth in GST collections during August. Among larger states, Maharashtra reported ₹28,900 crore (+10%), Karnataka ₹14,204 crore (+15%), Tamil Nadu ₹11,057 crore (+9%), and Uttar Pradesh ₹9,086 crore (+10%). However, Chandigarh (-12%), Manipur (-24%), and Jharkhand (-1%) recorded a decline.
The settlement of SGST and the IGST portion to states and Union Territories till August 2025 stood at ₹4.19 lakh crore, compared with ₹3.96 lakh crore in the previous year, reflecting 6% growth.
The data is released just two days before the meeting of the GST Council, comprising Centre and states, which will deliberate on rate rationalisation and reducing number of tax slabs.
The Data can be accessed at: https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/downloads/news/approved_monthly_gst_data_for_publishing_aug_2025.pdf
