Year

Gross
fiscal
deficit

Gross
primary
deficit

Revenue
deficit

1

2

3

4

1980-81

7.50

5.44

0.38

1981-82

6.29

4.06

-0.59

1982-83

5.90

3.44

0.22

1983-84

7.28

4.76

1.06

1984-85

8.97

6.17

2.10

1985-86

7.98

4.87

1.88

1986-87

9.89

6.47

2.44

1987-88

9.15

5.48

2.89

1988-89

8.51

4.61

2.92

1989-90

8.87

4.65

3.21

1990-91

9.42

5.03

4.20

1991-92

7.02

2.27

3.35

1992-93

7.00

2.13

3.17

1993-94

8.26

3.25

4.25

1994-95

7.07

1.91

3.67

1995-96

6.54

1.57

3.19

1996-97

6.38

1.25

3.56

1997-98

7.27

2.13

4.12

1998-99

9.02

3.67

6.35

1999-00

9.44

3.80

6.20

2000-01

9.48

3.56

6.59

2001-02

9.93

3.68

6.99

2002-03

9.59

3.10

6.65

2003-04

8.50

2.05

5.78

2004-05

7.52

1.36

3.68

2005-06 RE

7.45

1.62

3.09

2006-07 BE

6.50

0.77

2.19

RE : Revised Estimates. BE : Budget Estimates.
Note: Negative (-) sign indicates surplus.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source: Budget documents of Government of India and the
State Governments.