Year

Gross
fiscal
deficit

Net
fiscal deficit

Gross
primary
deficit

Net
primary
deficit

Revenue deficit

Primary
revenue
deficit

Draw down
of cash
balances

Net RBI
credit to
centre

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1971-72

3.49

2.46

2.13

2.31

0.20

-1.15

1.05

1.18

1972-73

3.99

1.81

2.57

1.70

0.03

-1.39

1.59

2.22

1973-74

2.61

1.16

1.28

0.94

-0.36

-1.68

0.49

0.95

1974-75

2.94

1.10

1.66

0.82

-0.98

-2.25

0.92

0.67

1975-76

3.60

1.62

2.14

1.27

-1.05

-2.51

0.44

-0.34

1976-77

4.19

1.73

2.55

1.31

-0.33

-1.97

0.14

0.90

1977-78

3.58

1.76

1.98

1.56

-0.42

-2.02

0.91

-0.25

1978-79

5.13

1.91

3.35

1.41

-0.26

-2.04

1.35

1.97

1979-80

5.23

2.56

3.36

1.80

0.57

-1.31

1.99

2.17

1980-81

5.71

3.52

3.92

2.96

1.40

-0.39

1.70

2.44

1981-82

5.07

2.69

3.20

2.11

0.23

-1.64

0.82

1.88

1982-83

5.56

3.13

3.50

2.56

0.68

-1.38

0.87

1.76

1983-84

5.86

3.49

3.70

2.54

1.14

-1.01

0.64

1.77

1984-85

6.99

4.40

4.59

3.59

1.69

-0.70

1.50

2.43

1985-86

7.77

4.81

5.10

3.78

2.09

-0.58

1.89

2.20

1986-87

8.37

5.41

5.43

4.17

2.47

-0.47

2.62

2.25

1987-88

7.56

5.15

4.41

3.61

2.55

-0.59

1.63

1.83

1988-89

7.28

4.89

3.92

3.17

2.48

-0.89

1.33

1.53

1989-90

7.31

4.86

3.67

2.96

2.44

-1.20

2.17

2.83

1990-91

7.84

5.39

4.06

3.15

3.26

-0.52

1.99

2.59

1991-92

5.55

3.76

1.49

1.37

2.48

-1.58

1.05

0.84

1992-93

5.34

4.02

1.21

1.55

2.47

-1.66

1.64

0.57

1993-94

6.96

5.31

2.72

2.81

3.78

-0.46

1.27

0.03

1994-95

5.68

3.97

1.34

1.19

3.05

-1.28

0.09

0.21

1995-96

5.05

3.56

0.86

0.91

2.49

-1.70

0.82

1.67

1996-97

4.84

3.37

0.53

0.65

2.37

-1.95

0.96

0.14

1997-98

5.82

4.13

1.53

1.49

3.04

-1.26

-0.06

0.85

1998-99

6.47

4.57

2.03

1.84

3.82

-0.62

-0.01

0.67

1999-00

5.36

4.61

0.74

1.72

3.46

-1.16

0.04

-0.29

2000-01

5.65

5.13

0.93

1.97

4.05

-0.67

-0.06

0.32

2001-02

6.19

5.40

1.47

2.24

4.40

-0.32

-0.07

-0.23

2002-03

5.91

5.45

1.11

2.19

4.40

-0.40

0.08

-1.16

2003-04

4.48

4.20

-0.03

1.09

3.57

-0.94

-0.14

-2.76

2004-05

3.88

3.90

-0.04

0.98

2.42

-1.50

-0.25

-1.86

2005-06

3.95

3.93

0.37

0.95

2.49

-1.09

-0.56

0.77

2006-07

3.33

3.53

-0.18

0.55

1.87

-1.64

0.11

-0.07

2007-08

2.56

2.44

-0.89

-0.59

1.06

-2.39

0.54

-2.36

2008-09

6.05

5.90

2.60

2.83

4.55

1.10

0.94

3.16

2009-10

6.64

6.46

3.12

3.24

5.28

1.76

-0.09

2.40

2010-11

5.50

5.32

1.91

2.01

3.99

0.40

-

-

(Continued)

TABLE 234 : SELECT FISCAL INDICATORS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
(As percentage to GDP) (Contd.)

Year

Gross tax

Tax Revenue Net

Revenue Receipts

Non-Tax Revenue

Capital Receipts

Direct

Indirect

Total

1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1971-72

2.16

5.76

7.92

5.91

7.81

1.90

5.06

1972-73

2.32

6.04

8.36

6.31

8.29

1.98

4.51

1973-74

2.12

5.61

7.73

5.87

7.55

1.68

4.33

1974-75

2.15

7.23

9.37

6.50

8.21

1.71

3.54

1975-76

2.67

6.47

9.14

7.14

9.34

2.20

4.93

1976-77

2.62

6.60

9.22

7.25

9.44

2.19

5.46

1977-78

2.39

6.33

9.72

6.87

9.28

2.41

4.90

1978-79

2.32

7.23

9.56

7.69

9.85

2.16

5.64

1979-80

2.34

7.57

9.91

7.01

9.09

2.08

4.44

1980-81

2.00

7.05

9.05

6.44

8.51

2.07

5.45

1981-82

2.08

7.18

9.26

6.76

8.80

2.04

5.18

1982-83

2.03

7.22

9.24

6.81

9.12

2.31

6.12

1983-84

1.94

7.36

9.30

6.94

8.86

1.92

6.48

1984-85

1.86

7.54

9.40

7.08

9.41

2.33

6.59

1985-86

1.98

8.20

10.18

7.51

9.97

2.45

6.87

1986-87

1.97

8.45

10.42

7.72

10.51

2.78

6.85

1987-88

1.87

8.64

10.51

7.83

10.35

2.52

7.10

1988-89

2.07

8.40

10.46

7.95

10.27

2.32

7.04

1989-90

2.04

8.54

10.58

7.86

10.72

2.86

6.16

1990-91

1.94

8.16

10.10

7.54

9.65

2.10

6.85

1991-92

2.32

7.95

10.27

7.65

10.09

2.44

5.88

1992-93

2.41

7.50

9.91

7.18

9.85

2.67

4.81

1993-94

2.34

6.40

8.74

6.17

8.71

2.54

6.40

1994-95

2.65

6.43

9.09

6.64

8.97

2.33

6.76

1995-96

2.82

6.52

9.33

6.88

9.24

2.37

4.89

1996-97

2.82

6.52

9.34

6.80

9.16

2.36

4.46

1997-98

3.16

5.96

9.12

6.26

8.77

2.50

6.49

1998-99

2.66

5.55

8.21

5.98

8.54

2.56

7.43

1999-00

2.97

5.83

8.80

6.57

9.30

2.73

5.93

2000-01

3.25

5.72

8.97

6.50

9.16

2.66

6.38

2001-02

3.04

5.17

8.21

5.86

8.83

2.97

7.13

2002-03

3.38

5.43

8.81

6.46

9.40

2.95

7.35

2003-04

3.82

5.42

9.23

6.79

9.58

2.79

7.67

2004-05

4.10

5.32

9.41

6.94

9.45

2.51

6.19

2005-06

4.46

5.42

9.88

7.29

9.36

2.07

4.84

2006-07

5.37

5.68

11.05

8.20

10.14

1.94

3.37

2007-08

6.31

5.68

11.99

8.88

10.95

2.07

3.45

2008-09

5.99

4.87

10.86

7.95

9.69

1.74

6.17

2009-10

6.21

3.95

10.16

7.46

9.26

1.80

7.13

2010-11

6.20

4.57

10.77

7.70

9.84

2.14

6.15

TABLE 234 : SELECT FISCAL INDICATORS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
(As percentage to GDP) (Concld.)

Year

Revenue Expenditure

Interest Payments

Subsidies

Defence
(revenue +
capital)

Capital Expenditure

Capital outlay

Total expenditure

1

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

1971-72

8.01

1.35

0.21

3.08

5.90

2.26

13.92

1972-73

8.31

1.42

0.38

3.03

6.08

1.79

14.39

1973-74

7.19

1.33

0.54

2.53

5.18

1.52

12.37

1974-75

7.24

1.28

0.53

2.69

5.43

2.08

12.67

1975-76

8.29

1.46

0.56

2.94

6.41

2.67

14.70

1976-77

9.11

1.64

1.04

2.82

5.94

2.06

15.05

1977-78

8.86

1.60

1.25

2.56

6.22

2.18

15.08

1978-79

9.59

1.78

1.32

2.58

7.26

2.17

16.85

1979-80

9.66

1.88

1.49

2.75

5.86

2.00

15.52

1980-81

9.91

1.79

1.40

2.48

5.75

2.11

15.66

1981-82

9.02

1.87

1.14

2.53

5.77

2.46

14.79

1982-83

9.81

2.06

1.18

2.63

6.31

2.44

16.12

1983-84

10.00

2.16

1.30

2.62

5.97

2.35

15.97

1984-85

11.11

2.40

1.62

2.83

6.40

2.71

17.50

1985-86

12.06

2.67

1.70

2.84

6.66

2.72

18.72

1986-87

12.98

2.94

1.73

3.33

7.01

2.94

19.99

1987-88

12.90

3.14

1.67

3.34

6.17

2.60

19.07

1988-89

12.74

3.36

1.82

3.14

5.89

2.42

18.63

1989-90

13.17

3.64

2.15

2.96

5.88

2.42

19.05

1990-91

12.91

3.77

2.13

2.71

5.58

2.13

18.49

1991-92

12.57

4.06

1.87

2.50

4.45

1.69

17.02

1992-93

12.32

4.13

1.44

2.34

3.98

1.78

16.29

1993-94

12.49

4.24

1.34

2.52

3.89

1.51

16.38

1994-95

12.02

4.34

1.17

2.29

3.80

1.47

15.82

1995-96

11.74

4.20

1.06

2.25

3.22

1.18

14.96

1996-97

11.53

4.31

1.12

2.14

3.05

1.03

14.58

1997-98

11.81

4.30

1.21

2.31

3.39

1.15

15.20

1998-99

12.36

4.45

1.35

2.28

3.59

1.08

15.95

1999-00

12.76

4.62

1.25

2.41

2.51

1.23

15.27

2000-01

13.22

4.72

1.28

2.36

2.27

1.18

15.49

2001-02

13.23

4.72

1.37

2.38

2.67

1.17

15.90

2002-03

13.80

4.80

1.77

2.27

3.04

1.19

16.84

2003-04

13.14

4.50

1.61

2.18

3.96

1.24

17.11

2004-05

11.86

3.92

1.42

2.34

3.52

1.62

15.38

2005-06

11.85

3.58

1.28

2.17

1.79

1.48

13.64

2006-07

12.01

3.51

1.33

2.00

1.61

1.41

13.62

2007-08

12.01

3.46

1.43

1.85

2.39

2.16

14.40

2008-09

14.24

3.45

2.33

2.05

1.62

1.36

15.86

2009-10

14.55

3.52

2.10

2.19

1.85

1.59

16.39

2010-11

13.83

3.59

1.68

2.12

2.16

1.91

15.99

Note : 1. Data for 2009-10 are Revised Estimates and data for 2010-11 are Budget Estimates.
2. Net tax revenues are netted for States' share and amount assigned to NCCF.
3. Negative (-) sign indicates surplus.
4. Up to 2003-04, the percentages are calculated based on the data for GDP at current market prices with base year 1999-2000, and thereafter, based on GDP at current market prices with base year 2004-2005.
Also see Notes on Tables.