Year

Gross fiscal deficit

Gross primary deficit

Revenue deficit

1

2

3

4

1980-81  

7.42

5.38

0.38

1981-82  

6.21

4.01

-0.58

1982-83  

5.82

3.39

0.22

1983-84  

7.18

4.69

1.05

1984-85  

8.83

6.08

2.07

1985-86  

7.88

4.82

1.86

1986-87  

9.78

6.40

2.42

1987-88  

9.06

5.43

2.86

1988-89  

8.45

4.58

2.90

1989-90  

8.84

4.63

3.20

1990-91  

9.41

5.02

4.19

1991-92  

7.00

2.27

3.35

1992-93  

6.96

2.12

3.15

1993-94  

8.19

3.23

4.22

1994-95  

7.05

1.90

3.66

1995-96  

6.52

1.56

3.18

1996-97  

6.33

1.24

3.54

1997-98  

7.25

2.13

4.11

1998-99  

8.97

3.65

6.32

1999-00  

9.47

3.81

6.22

2000-01  

9.51

3.57

6.60

2001-02  

9.94

3.69

6.99

2002-03  

9.57

3.09

6.64

2003-04  

8.51

2.07

5.79

2004-05  

7.45

1.35

3.64

2005-06  

6.68

0.99

2.77

2006-07  

5.58

-0.01

1.34

2007-08  

5.25

-0.34

0.87

2008-09  

4.59

-0.81

0.50

Note : 1. Data for 2008-09 are Budget Estimates and for 2007-08 are Revised Estimates.
2. Negative (-) sign indicates surplus.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Budget documents of Government of India and the State Governments.