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GST collections, April 2021: ₹1.30 lakh crore

Gross GST collections were ₹1.30 lakh crore (₹1,30,336 crore) in April 2021, up 319.8% on April 2020, the highest in the series, which starts in April 2019. Revenue from domestic transactions rose 439.4% to ₹1.02 lakh crore, and GST on imports rose 131.9% to ₹27,996 crore.

April 2021March 2021April 2020
Gross collections₹1,30,336 crore₹1,15,144 crore₹31,048 crore
Domestic₹1,02,340 crore₹84,047 crore₹18,974 crore
Imports₹27,996 crore₹31,097 crore₹12,074 crore
Net of refunds–––
Gross GST collections by month (₹ lakh crore)Apr 2019 – Apr 2022
₹0.0₹0.5₹1.0₹1.5₹2.0Apr2019Apr20201.30Apr2021Apr2022
CGST, SGST and IGST together. April is usually the year's highest month, because it collects tax on March, when the financial year closes.

Source: GSTN's monthly GST revenue report. Gross collections are CGST, SGST and IGST together. They leave out the compensation cess, which was wound down in 2025-26, so months before then differ from the totals published at the time. The latest figures for every indicator are on the India macro dashboard.