VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh recorded SGST collections of Rs 1,504 crore in October 2026, up 21% from Rs 1,247 crore in October 2025 - an additional mop-up of Rs 257 crore - the second highest monthly SGST collection since the introduction of GST, after April 2026.
As per the State-wise data released by the Government of India, the State’s gross GST collections for October 2026 stood at Rs 4,307 crore, up 24% over October 2025, against the national growth of 16%.
Total Commercial Taxes collections for October 2026 stood at Rs 5,329 crore, up 20% - Rs 871 crore higher than the Rs 4,458 crore collected in October 2025 - marking a strong start to the second half of FY 2026-27.
According to Chief Commission of State Tax (Commercial Taxes department) Babu A, net GST collections (SGST together with SGST portion of IGST settled to AP) rose 19% year on year, from Rs 3,021 crore in October 2025 to Rs 3,582 crore in October 2026. Cumulatively, Net GST collections for April-October 2026 rose to Rs 23,217 crore from Rs 19,781 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, a growth of 17.4%.
Total Commercial Taxes collections for April-October 2026 reached Rs 35,765 crore, up 18% from Rs 30,351 crore a year earlier - a mop-up of Rs 5,414 crore.
Building on the sustained growth achieved in FY 2025-26, the Department has maintained its trajectory of disciplined revenue mobilisation. In October 2026, AP’s Net GST (post-settlement SGST) grew 19%, against the national average of 13% - ahead of Karnataka (16%), Telangana (17%), Tamil Nadu (8%) and Odisha (-3%), as per the State-wise GST revenue data released by the Government of India for October 2026. In pre-settlement SGST, the State’s growth of 21% compares with the national average of 14%.
On gross GST, AP recorded the highest growth among the southern States at 24% (Rs 3,463 crore to Rs 4,307 crore), against the national growth of 16% - ahead of Kerala (23%), Karnataka (18%), Telangana (14%), Odisha (10%) and Tamil Nadu (3%). The State ranks among few large States to exceed national growth in both gross and net collections, indicating broad-based growth beyond settlement-driven gains.
October 2026 Net GST of Rs 3,582 crore is the highest October collection since the introduction of GST - over two and a half times the Rs 1,392 crore collected in October 2017.
Despite policy-driven rate reductions, the State has sustained this upward trajectory, reflecting strong administrative capacity and improving taxpayer compliance.
