India’s GST collection rises 12.6% to highest-ever of ₹2.37 lakh crore in April 2025
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection rose 12.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to an all-time high of about ₹2.37 lakh crore in April.
The GST mop-up was ₹2.10 lakh crore in April 2024 — the second highest collection ever since GST was rolled out in July 2017. In March 2025, the collection was ₹1.96 lakh crore.
According to the latest government data released on Thursday, GST revenue from domestic transactions rose 10.7 per cent to about ₹1.9 lakh crore, while imported goods were up 20.8 per cent to ₹46,913 crore. Refunds issuance rose 48.3 per cent to ₹27,341 crore during April.
After refunds were adjusted, net GST collection rose 9.1 per cent to over ₹2.09 lakh crore in April. The data revealed that collections in March were 6.8 per cent higher than the ₹1.84 lakh crore recorded in the previous month.
In April, the central GST collection from domestic transactions stood at ₹48,634 crore, while the state GST mop-up was ₹59,372 crore. Integrated GST and cess collection from domestic transactions were ₹69,504 crore and ₹12,293 crore, respectively.
On the GST data, Saurabh Agarwal, Tax Partner, EY India, said, “The record GST collections underscore the Indian economy’s underlying strength in the face of global economic uncertainties.