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Date : May 27, 2021
Key Fiscal Indicators
(As per cent of GDP)
Year Primary Deficit Revenue Deficit Primary Revenue Deficit Gross Fiscal Deficit Outstanding Liabilities@ Outstanding Liabilities$
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Centre
1990-91 4.0 3.2 -0.5 7.7 54.6 60.6
1995-96 0.8 2.5 -1.7 5.0 50.3 58.3
2000-01 0.9 4.0 -0.7 5.6 54.6 60.4
2009-10 3.2 5.3 2.0 6.6 55.4 57.3
2010-11 1.8 3.3 0.2 4.9 51.6 53.2
2011-12 2.8 4.5 1.4 5.9 51.7 53.5
2012-13 1.8 3.7 0.5 4.9 51.0 52.5
2013-14 1.1 3.2 -0.2 4.5 50.5 52.2
2014-15 0.9 2.9 -0.3 4.1 50.1 51.4
2015-16 0.7 2.5 -0.7 3.9 50.1 51.5
2016-17 0.4 2.1 -1.1 3.5 48.4 49.5
2017-18 0.4 2.6 -0.5 3.5 48.3 49.7
2018-19 0.4 2.4 -0.7 3.4 48.6 49.9
2019-20 1.6 3.3 0.3 4.6 50.9 52.3
2020-21 (RE)# 5.9 7.4 3.9 9.4 62.6 63.9
2021-22 (BE) 3.1 5.1 1.5 6.8 61.6 62.5
States*
1990-91 1.8 0.9 -0.6 3.3 22.2 22.2
1995-96 0.8 0.7 -1.1 2.6 20.8 20.8
2000-01 1.8 2.5 0.1 4.2 28.1 28.1
2009-10 1.2 0.4 -1.4 3.0 26.4 26.4
2010-11 0.4 -0.2 -1.8 2.1 24.4 24.4
2011-12 0.4 -0.3 -1.9 2.0 23.2 23.2
2012-13 0.4 -0.3 -1.8 2.0 22.6 22.6
2013-14 0.7 0.0 -1.5 2.2 22.3 22.3
2014-15 1.1 0.3 -1.2 2.6 22.0 22.0
2015-16 1.5 0.0 -1.6 3.0 23.7 23.7
2016-17 1.8 0.2 -1.4 3.5 25.1 25.1
2017-18 0.7 0.1 -1.6 2.4 25.1 25.1
2018-19 0.8 0.1 -1.6 2.4 25.2 25.2
2019-20 (PA) 0.9 0.7 -1.1 2.4
2020-21 (RE) 2.4 1.5 -0.1 4.1
2021-22 (BE) 1.5 0.3 -1.4 3.2
… : Not Available. RE: Revised Estimates. BE: Budget Estimates. PA: Provisional Accounts.
@ : Includes external liabilities of the centre calculated at historical exchange rates.
$ : Includes external liabilities of the centre calculated at current exchange rates.
Columns 6 and 7 are outstanding figures as at end-March of respective years.
# : Going by the principle of using latest GDP data for any year, GDP used for 2020-21 is the latest available Second Advance Estimates. In view of this principle, the fiscal indicators as per cent of GDP given in this table may at times marginally vary from those published earlier.
* : Data for 2020-21 (RE) and 2021-22 (BE) are for 17 states only.
Note: 1. Negative sign (-) indicates surplus in deficit indicators.
2. GDP figures used in this table are on 2011-12 base, which are the latest available estimates.
Source : Budget documents of the central and state governments, Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

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