GST Collections Rise 6.1% in December, Revenue Hits ₹1.74 Lakh Crore
GST Collection: The country’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue is estimated to rise 6.1 percent year-on-year to ₹1,74,550 crore in December 2025, compared with ₹1,64,556 crore collected in December 2024. The figures were released in official data on January 1, 2026.
Strong progress was also seen on the GST refund front. In December 2025, refunds increased by 30.9 per cent to ₹28,980 crore on a year-on-year basis. Refund processing has been sped up.
According to the data, the gross GST revenue from domestic transactions increased by 1.2 percent to ₹1.22 lakh crore in December 2025. At the same time, tax revenue from imports reached ₹51,977 crore with a sharp increase of 19.7 percent.
After refunds, the net GST collection in December 2025 stood at ₹1.45 lakh crore. This figure shows a 2.2% increase on a year-over-year basis.
Collections increased by 8.6% in April-December: The total gross GST collection for the April to December period of the financial year 2025-26 was ₹16.50 lakh crore. This is 8.6 percent higher than the ₹15.19 lakh crore collected in the same period last year.
What is GST Collection? GST collection is the total amount of tax that the central and state governments collect through the Goods and Services Tax on the sale of goods and services. When a customer buys a good or service, GST is added to the price.
This tax is later deposited with the government. The objective of GST is to create a uniform tax system in the country and bring different indirect taxes into one framework.
