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
1989-90
8.9
3.2
1990-91
9.4
5.0
4.2
1991-92
7.0
2.3
1992-93
1993-94
8.3
3.3
4.3
1994-95
7.1
3.7
1995-96
1.6
1996-97
6.4
1.3
3.6
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
9.5
3.8
2000-01
9.6
6.6
2001-02
2002-03
3.1
2003-04
8.4
2.0
5.8
2004-05 RE
2.2
2005-06 BE
7.7
1.7
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.