India’s gross GST revenue increased by 14.8% year-on-year to ₹1,99,853 crore in August 2026, compared with ₹1,74,116 crore collected in August 2025, according to the GST Gross and Net Collections report as of August 31, 2026.
The collections moved close to the ₹2 lakh crore mark, supported by growth in both domestic transactions and imports. However, a sharp rise in refunds restricted the increase in net GST revenue during the month.
After accounting for refunds, the government’s net GST revenue stood at ₹1,68,057 crore in August 2026, registering growth of 8.3% over the ₹1,55,181 crore collected in the corresponding month last year.
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Domestic GST Revenue Rises 9.3%
Gross revenue from domestic transactions increased to ₹1,37,249 crore in August 2026 from ₹1,25,570 crore in August 2025, reflecting year-on-year growth of 9.3%.
The domestic component included Central GST collection of ₹38,413 crore, State GST collection of ₹46,316 crore and Integrated GST collection of ₹52,520 crore.
In August 2025, the corresponding collections were ₹34,076 crore as CGST, ₹42,854 crore as SGST and ₹48,639 crore as IGST.
The figures show that domestic GST revenue remained on a positive trajectory, although its growth was substantially lower than the expansion recorded in revenue from imports.
GST Revenue From Imports Surges 29%
Gross GST revenue from imports rose sharply by 29% to ₹62,604 crore during August 2026. The collection stood at ₹48,546 crore in August 2025.
The ₹14,058 crore increase in import-related IGST accounted for more than half of the overall year-on-year increase in gross GST revenue during the month.
After adjusting export-related GST refunds processed through ICEGATE, net customs GST revenue increased by 22.3% to ₹49,299 crore from ₹40,326 crore a year earlier.
The figures indicate that imports were a major driver of GST revenue growth in August, significantly outpacing domestic collection growth.
Refunds Jump Nearly 68%
Total GST refunds increased by 67.9% to ₹31,795 crore in August 2026, compared with ₹18,935 crore in August 2025.
Domestic refunds rose by 72.6% to ₹18,490 crore from ₹10,715 crore. These included CGST refunds of ₹3,890 crore, SGST refunds of ₹4,555 crore and IGST refunds of ₹10,044 crore.
Export GST refunds processed through ICEGATE increased by 61.8% to ₹13,305 crore from ₹8,221 crore in the corresponding month last year.
The substantial rise in refund outgo created a visible gap between gross and net revenue growth. While gross GST collections increased by 14.8%, net collections grew by 8.3%.
Net domestic revenue consequently recorded relatively modest growth of 3.4%, rising to ₹1,18,759 crore from ₹1,14,855 crore.
April-August Gross Collection Crosses ₹10.42 Lakh Crore
Gross GST revenue collected during the first five months of the 2026-27 financial year reached ₹10,42,757 crore. This represented growth of 11% over the ₹9,39,724 crore collected during the corresponding period of 2025-26.
Cumulative domestic revenue increased by 5.3% to ₹7,36,370 crore from ₹6,99,127 crore.
Import-related GST collection during April-August showed much stronger growth of 27.3%, reaching ₹3,06,387 crore against ₹2,40,596 crore in the same period last year.
Total refunds during the five-month period rose by 23.8% to ₹1,53,234 crore from ₹1,23,785 crore.
After refunds, cumulative net GST revenue stood at ₹8,89,523 crore, reflecting 9% growth over ₹8,15,939 crore collected up to August 2025.
Net domestic revenue grew by 2.7% to ₹6,45,445 crore. In contrast, net customs GST revenue increased by 30.4% to ₹2,44,078 crore, further underlining the contribution of imports to revenue growth during the current financial year.
Assam Records Highest Major-State Growth
State-wise domestic GST revenue figures, which exclude GST collected on the import of goods, showed wide variation during August 2026.
Assam recorded an exceptional 162% increase, with revenue rising to ₹3,679 crore from ₹1,403 crore. Among larger states, Uttar Pradesh reported 19% growth to ₹9,092 crore, while Telangana recorded 16% growth at ₹5,343 crore.
Gujarat’s collection increased by 15% to ₹12,047 crore. Karnataka and Kerala each registered 13% growth, collecting ₹14,148 crore and ₹3,078 crore, respectively.
Punjab, Haryana and Chhattisgarh recorded growth of 12% each. Delhi’s GST revenue rose by 10% to ₹6,216 crore, while Maharashtra—the largest contributor in absolute terms—reported an 8% increase to ₹28,779 crore.
Jharkhand registered 11% growth, Madhya Pradesh 7%, Bihar 9% and Chandigarh 8%.
Several States Report Contraction
A number of states and Union Territories recorded a year-on-year decline in domestic GST revenue.
Sikkim reported the steepest contraction, with collections falling 63% to ₹170 crore from ₹454 crore. Himachal Pradesh recorded a 23% decline, while Meghalaya’s revenue fell by 21%.
Puducherry reported a 13% decrease. Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand each registered a 9% contraction, while Odisha and Andhra Pradesh recorded declines of 7% each.
Rajasthan and Goa reported decreases of 2%, while Tamil Nadu’s collection slipped 1% to ₹10,189 crore. West Bengal’s revenue remained broadly unchanged at ₹5,053 crore.
Post-Settlement Revenue of States Rises 13%
After including the SGST portion of IGST settled to states and Union Territories, their aggregate post-settlement revenue increased by 13% to ₹95,531 crore in August 2026 from ₹84,549 crore in August 2025.
Assam recorded the highest post-settlement growth among the major states at 97%. Gujarat’s post-settlement revenue rose by 28%, Haryana’s by 21% and Karnataka’s by 19%.
Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana each reported post-settlement growth of 17%. Maharashtra registered a 13% increase to ₹17,789 crore.
For the April-August period, total post-settlement revenue of states and Union Territories grew by 16% to ₹4,86,727 crore from ₹4,19,033 crore.
The revenue report clarified that the collection figures are provisional and may vary slightly upon finalisation.
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