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Date : Aug 25, 2020
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 48.4 49.6
2019-20 (RE)# 0.7 2.5 -0.6 3.8 49.9 51.4
2019-20 (PA) 1.6 3.3 0.3 4.6 ... ...
2020-21 (BE) 0.4 2.7 -0.4 3.5 49.5 50.7
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 0.6 0.1 -1.4 2.1 22.3 22.3
2019-20 (RE) 1.3 0.6 -0.9 2.8 23.0 23.1
2020-21 (BE) 0.8 0.0 -1.5 2.3 23.3 23.3
Combined*
1990-91 5.0 4.1 -0.2 9.3 64.0 70.1
1995-96 1.5 3.1 -1.8 6.4 60.4 68.5
2000-01 3.5 6.5 0.7 9.3 69.2 75.0
2009-10 4.6 5.8 0.9 9.5 70.0 71.8
2010-11 2.4 3.3 -1.3 7.0 65.3 66.9
2011-12 3.3 4.2 -0.3 7.8 65.6 67.4
2012-13 2.3 3.5 -1.1 6.9 65.1 66.7
2013-14 1.9 3.3 -1.5 6.7 65.4 67.1
2014-15 2.0 3.3 -1.4 6.7 65.2 66.6
2015-16 2.2 2.5 -2.2 6.9 67.1 68.5
2016-17 2.2 2.3 -2.4 6.9 67.6 68.8
2017-18 1.1 2.7 -2.1 5.8 68.4 69.8
2018-19 0.9 2.5 -2.1 5.4 66.2 67.5
2019-20 (RE) 1.9 3.1 -1.5 6.5 69.0 70.4
2020-21 (BE) 1.1 2.7 -1.9 5.8 69.2 70.5
... : Not Available.    RE: Revised Estimates.    PA: Provisional Accounts.    BE: Budget Estimates.
@ : 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.
* : Data upto 2017-18 pertains to all States and Union Territories. From 2018-19 onwards, data are provisional and pertains to 25 States only.
# : Going by the principle of using latest GDP data for any year, GDP used for 2019-20 (RE) is the latest available Provisional Estimates. In view of this, the fiscal indicators as per cent to GDP given in this Table may at times marginally vary from those reported in the Union Budget documents.
Note : 1. Data on combined deficit/liabilities indicators are net of inter-governmental transactions between the Centre and the State governments viz., (a) NSSF investment in State governments special securities (b) Loans and advance by the Centre to States and (c) State governments’ investment in Centre’s treasury bills.
2. Negative sign (-) indicates surplus in deficit indicators.
3. GDP figures used in this table are on 2011-12 base, which are the latest available estimates.
Source : Budget documents of central and state governments, Status paper on government debt, 2018-19 and Quarterly report on public debt management (Jan-March, 2020).

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