Year

Gross fiscal deficit

Gross primary deficit

Revenue deficit

1

2

3

4

1980-81

7.5

5.4

0.4

1981-82

6.3

4.1

-0.6

1982-83

5.9

3.4

0.2

1983-84

7.3

4.8

1.1

1984-85

9.0

6.2

2.1

1985-86

8.0

4.9

1.9

1986-87

9.9

6.5

2.4

1987-88

9.2

5.5

2.9

1988-89

8.5

4.6

2.9

1989-90

8.9

4.6

3.2

1990-91

9.4

5.0

4.2

1991-92

7.0

2.3

3.4

1992-93

7.0

2.1

3.2

1993-94

8.3

3.3

4.3

1994-95

7.1

1.9

3.7

1995-96

6.5

1.6

3.2

1996-97

6.4

1.3

3.6

1997-98

7.3

2.1

4.1

1998-99

9.0

3.7

6.4

1999-00

9.5

3.8

6.3

2000-01

9.6

3.6

6.6

2001-02

9.9

3.7

7.0

2002-03

9.5

3.1

6.6

2003-04

8.4

2.0

5.8

2004-05 RE

8.3

2.2

4.1

2005-06 BE

7.7

1.7

3.4

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.