GST collections
GST = Goods and Services Tax- How often
- Every monthAround the 1st of the following month
- Next release
- Tue 1 DecIn 19 days · expected · 12:00 noon
October 2026, up from ₹2.04 lakh cr in September 2026.
Events on this chart
Source: GSTN, released 1 Nov 2026 · Chart: Clarity UPSC
- Previous
- ₹2.04 lakh crSep 2026
- Highest
- ₹2.31 lakh crOct 2026
- Lowest
- ₹1.71 lakh crJun 2025
5 readings since Jun 2025.
Story
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected in a month by the Centre and the states together.
What is happening now As of Oct 2026
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in October 2026 were ₹2,31,290 crore, 22.9% more than the ₹1,88,125 crore of October 2025, according to the monthly report on the GST portal. Tax on imports, collected at customs as Integrated GST (IGST), rose 42.2% to ₹72,246 crore. Tax on sales within India rose 15.8% to ₹1,59,044 crore. After refunds of ₹27,934 crore, net collections were ₹2,03,356 crore, 25.6% more than a year earlier.
From April to October 2026 gross collections were ₹14,77,569 crore, up 13.2% on the same months of 2025. The states received ₹1,03,341 crore as State GST in October, including their share of IGST, 13% more than a year earlier.
Why it matters
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is paid on most things people buy, from soap to phone bills, so the monthly collection is a quick reading of spending, imports and business activity.
The money is shared. The states keep State GST (SGST) and part of Integrated GST (IGST), and for many states GST is one of their main sources of revenue. Higher collections give the Centre and the states more to spend on salaries, welfare and building without borrowing; a shortfall strains their budgets. When the GST Council changes tax rates, the effect shows up here.
What it is
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, shared by the Centre and the states. From 1 July 2017 it replaced central excise on most goods, service tax, state Value Added Tax (VAT), entry tax and several other levies.
The GST Network publishes the collections each month. Tax on a sale within a state is split into Central GST (CGST), which goes to the Centre, and State GST (SGST), which goes to the state. Tax on sales between states and on imports is Integrated GST (IGST): the Centre collects it and settles the states' part. Gross collections are counted before refunds; net collections subtract them.
Collections rise with consumption, imports and prices, and change when the GST Council changes rates. Because the states keep SGST and part of IGST, the monthly figure matters to state budgets as much as to the Centre's.
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- The publisher
- The GST Network runs the IT system for the Goods and Services Tax; collections are shared by the Ministry of Finance.
Terms on this page (4)
- CGST
- Central Goods and Services Tax
- IGST
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax
- SGST
- State Goods and Services Tax
- UTGST
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax
History
- 8 Sep 2016The Constitution (101st Amendment) Act receives the President's assent. It lets Parliament and the states both tax goods and services, and creates the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council (Article 279A).
- 12 Apr 2017The Central GST (CGST), Integrated GST (IGST) and Union Territory GST (UTGST) Acts and the GST (Compensation to States) Act are notified.
- 1 Jul 2017GST is launched across India.
- 22 Sep 2025New rates recommended by the GST Council on 3 September take effect for services and most goods: four main rates become two, 5% and 18%, with 40% for a few goods and services.
Readings
| Period | Value | Status | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | ₹2.31 lakh cr | Provisional | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Sep 2026 | ₹2.04 lakh cr | Provisional | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2026 | ₹1.95 lakh cr | Provisional | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Sep 2025 | ₹1.77 lakh cr | Revised | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2025 | ₹1.71 lakh cr | Revised | 1 Jul 2026 |
For UPSC
Know the 101st Amendment (Articles 246A, 269A and 279A), the make-up and voting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council (the Centre holds one-third of the weighted votes, the states two-thirds, and decisions need three-fourths), and the split between Central GST (CGST), State GST (SGST) and Integrated GST (IGST). Petroleum crude, petrol, diesel, natural gas and aviation turbine fuel stay outside GST until the Council recommends a date.