Year
Gross fiscal deficit
Gross primary deficit
Revenue deficit
1
2
3
4
1981-82
6.0
3.9
-0.6
1982-83
5.7
3.3
0.2
1983-84
7.0
4.6
1.0
1984-85
8.6
5.9
1.7
1985-86
7.7
4.7
1.8
1986-87
9.5
6.2
2.3
1987-88
8.8
5.3
2.8
1988-89
8.2
4.4
1989-90
4.5
3.1
1990-91
9.1
4.9
4.1
1991-92
6.8
2.2
1992-93
2.1
1993-94
8.0
1994-95
6.9
3.6
1995-96
6.3
1.5
1996-97
6.1
1.2
3.4
1997-98
4.0
1998-99
8.7
3.5
1999-00
3.7
2000-01
9.2
6.4
2001-02
9.6
2002-03
9.3
3.0
2003-04
8.3
2.0
5.6
2004-05
7.2
1.3
2005-06
6.5
2.7
2006-07
5.1
-0.3
2007-08
-1.2
2008-09
4.3
2009-10
2010-11
2.4
3.2
2011-12
8.1
2012-13
2.6
Note : 1. Data for 2011-12 are Revised Estimates and data for 2012-13 are Budget Estimates. 2. Negative (-) sign indicates surplus. Also see Notes on Tables. Source : Budget documents of Government of India and the State Governments.