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GST collections, August 2021: ₹1.03 lakh crore

Gross GST collections were ₹1.03 lakh crore (₹1,03,374 crore) in August 2021, up 30.5% on August 2020. Revenue from domestic transactions rose 27.4% to ₹76,490 crore, and GST on imports rose 40.2% to ₹26,884 crore. From April to August, gross collections add up to ₹5.22 lakh crore, up 58.3% on the same months a year earlier.

August 2021July 2021August 2020
Gross collections₹1,03,374 crore₹1,08,602 crore₹79,234 crore
Domestic₹76,490 crore₹80,702 crore₹60,055 crore
Imports₹26,884 crore₹27,900 crore₹19,179 crore
Net of refunds–––
Gross GST collections by month (₹ lakh crore)Apr 2019 – Aug 2022
₹0.0₹0.5₹1.0₹1.5₹2.0Apr2019Apr2020Apr20211.03Apr2022
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.