GST Collections Rise to ₹1.74 Lakh Crore in December 2025, Annual Growth Stands at 8.6%
India’s GST collections rose to ₹1.74 lakh crore in December 2025, up 6.1% from last year, supported by higher import tax collections and steady domestic activity.
India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose to Rs. 1.74 lakh crore in December 2025, which is showing 6.1% increase compared to the same month last year. The total GST collection for the current financial year from April till December 2025 has reached Rs. 16.50 lakh crore. It is a growth of 8.6% over the same period last year. Most of GST in December is coming...
India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose to Rs. 1.74 lakh crore in December 2025, which is showing 6.1% increase compared to the same month last year. The total GST collection for the current financial year from April till December 2025 has reached Rs. 16.50 lakh crore. It is a growth of 8.6% over the same period last year.
Most of GST in December is coming from domestic transactions that brought in about Rs. 1.22 lakh crore. At same time, GST collected on imports was seeing a strong jump and stood at Rs. 51,977 crore, almost 20% higher than December 2024. Higher imports during the month helped push overall collections upward.
GST collection at a glance (Rs. crore)
| Category | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
| Domestic GST | 1,21,118 | 1,22,574 |
| Import GST | 43,438 | 51,977 |
| Total GST | 1,64,556 | 1,74,550 |
Refunds also went up. The government issued Rs. 28,980 crore as GST refunds in December which is about 31% more than what was refunded in the same month last year.
| Refunds | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
| Total refunds | 22,138 | 28,980 |
After accounting for refunds, net GST revenue for December stood at Rs. 1.45 lakh crore, which is showing modest growth of 2.2%. While net collections from imports remained strong, net domestic collections were slightly lower because of higher refund outgo.
States continue to receive a steady share of GST. The total State GST (SGST) settlement in December came to Rs. 41,368 crore. Large states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh remained the biggest contributors, which is reflecting higher economic activity in these regions.
The data also showed a decline in compensation cess collections because cess now being collected mainly to repay loans taken earlier to compensate states for revenue losses during initial years of GST.
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