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
5.79
2004-05
7.45
1.35
3.64
2005-06
6.69
0.99
2.77
2006-07
5.56
-0.01
1.34
2007-08 RE
5.26
-0.34
0.87
2008-09 BE
4.61
-0.81
0.50
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.