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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2018-10-01-04:00</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000886982</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001754399</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WALDRON JOHN E.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GOLDMAN SACHS &amp; CO. LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 WEST STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10282</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President and COO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>87952</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>46166</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares cannot be transferred before dates ranging from January 2019 to January 2023. Additionally, certain of these shares are subject to a non-competition covenant which will lapse in three approximately equal installments on or about each of December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, subject to other terms and conditions of the applicable award agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">A portion of these Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) were granted in January 2016, with the remainder granted in January 2017. These RSUs are fully vested and a portion will generally convert into shares of the Issuer's common stock in January 2019, with the remainder converting in January 2020. The shares of common stock delivered pursuant to these RSUs generally cannot be sold or transferred before January 2021 (with respect to RSUs granted in January 2016) and January 2022 (with respect to RSUs granted in January 2017).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Beverly L. O'Toole, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-10-05-04:00</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
