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GST collections, April 2023: ₹1.75 lakh crore

Gross GST collections were ₹1.75 lakh crore (₹1,75,010 crore) in April 2023, up 11.5% on April 2022, the highest in the series, which starts in April 2019. Revenue from domestic transactions rose 16.5% to ₹1.40 lakh crore, and GST on imports fell 4.7% to ₹34,972 crore.

April 2023March 2023April 2022
Gross collections₹1,75,010 crore₹1,49,767 crore₹1,56,891 crore
Domestic₹1,40,038 crore₹1,07,264 crore₹1,20,186 crore
Imports₹34,972 crore₹42,503 crore₹36,705 crore
Net of refunds–––
Gross GST collections by month (₹ lakh crore)May 2020 – Apr 2024
₹0.0₹0.5₹1.0₹1.5₹2.0₹2.5Apr2021Apr20221.75Apr2023Apr2024
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.