India’s Gross GST collections for the month of November stood at ₹1,70,276 crore, up 0.7 per cent year on year, driven by lower GST rates and increased compliance.
GST collection was over ₹1.69 lakh crore in November 2024.
In October, in gross terms, the GST collections had rose 4.6 per cent to about 1.95 lakh crore compared to about 1.87 lakh crore in the same month last year.
On a year-to-date basis (April-November 2025), gross collections rose to ₹14,75,488 crore, marking a strong 8.9 per cent annual growth.
The Net GST revenue for November stood at ₹1,52,079 crore, increasing 1.3 per cent over last year. Further, the year-to-date net revenue reached ₹12,79,434 crore, an annual growth of 7.3 per cent.
Refunds saw mixed movement as the total refunds was recorded at ₹18,196 crore, down 4 per cent YoY, the export refunds rose 3.5 per cent, while domestic refunds dropped 12 per cent.
The domestic GST revenue recorded a slight decline, with collections falling 2.3 per cent year-on-year, led by reduced IGST inflows within the country.
Gross Domestic Revenue was at ₹1,24,300 crore in November 2025) compared to ₹1,27,281 crore last year.
In contrast, GST from imports showed healthy momentum with the Gross Import Revenue at ₹45,976 crore, up 10.2 per cent over last year.
The compensation cess, which continues as a transitional measure, fell sharply with the net cess revenue at ₹4,006 crore in November, down from ₹12,950 crore last year marking a 69 per cent decline.
Across states, GST collections in November 2025 showed mixed trends. Several northeastern states outperformed while many larger states saw declines.
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Assam recorded positive growth, led by Arunachal’s strong 33 per cent rise. In contrast, sharp drops were seen in Mizoram (-41 per cent), Sikkim (-35 per cent) and Ladakh (-28 per cent), reflecting volatility in smaller tax bases.
Among major states, Maharashtra (3 per cent), Karnataka (5 per cent) and Kerala (7 per cent) posted moderate gains, while Gujarat (-7 per cent), Tamil Nadu (-4 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (-7 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (-8 per cent) and West Bengal (-3 per cent) reported declines.
Union Territories showed varied performance, with Andaman & Nicobar Islands growing 9 per cent, while Lakshadweep saw an 85 per cent decline.
