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GST collections, August 2020: ₹79,234 crore
Gross GST collections were ₹79,234 crore in August 2020, down 12.9% on August 2019, the lowest since May 2020. Revenue from domestic transactions fell 9.2% to ₹60,055 crore, and GST on imports fell 22.7% to ₹19,179 crore. From April to August, gross collections add up to ₹3.30 lakh crore, down 30.3% on the same months a year earlier.
| August 2020 | July 2020 | August 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross collections | ₹79,234 crore | ₹80,157 crore | ₹90,930 crore |
| Domestic | ₹60,055 crore | ₹59,833 crore | ₹66,112 crore |
| Imports | ₹19,179 crore | ₹20,324 crore | ₹24,818 crore |
| Net of refunds | – | – | – |
Gross GST collections by month (₹ lakh crore)Apr 2019 – Aug 2021
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.