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Economy & public finances

India — Budget balance

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
-6.9% GDP
2025
+0.5 ptsvs 2024
min −12.9 2020max −4.6 2007
% GDP
Range
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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About this data

Budget balance (India): -6.9 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.

43 observations from 1988 to 2030. Source: IMF.

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.

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Budget balance — India
PeriodValue
2030-6.7 % GDP
2029-6.8 % GDP
2028-7 % GDP
2027-7.1 % GDP
2026-7.2 % GDP
2025-6.9 % GDP
2024-7.4 % GDP
2023-7.9 % GDP
2022-9 % GDP
2021-9.4 % GDP
2020-12.9 % GDP
2019-7.7 % GDP
2018-6.4 % GDP
2017-6.2 % GDP
2016-7.1 % GDP
2015-7.2 % GDP
2014-7.1 % GDP
2013-7 % GDP
2012-7.6 % GDP
2011-8.3 % GDP
2010-8.8 % GDP
2009-9.7 % GDP
2008-9.2 % GDP
2007-4.6 % GDP
2006-6.4 % GDP
2005-7.5 % GDP
2004-9.2 % GDP
2003-11.4 % GDP
2002-11.1 % GDP
2001-11 % GDP
2000-8.4 % GDP
1999-8.7 % GDP
1998-9.7 % GDP
1997-8.3 % GDP
1996-6.7 % GDP
1995-6.8 % GDP
1994-8 % GDP
1993-8.6 % GDP
1992-7.9 % GDP
1991-7.9 % GDP
1990-8.1 % GDP
1989-7.7 % GDP
1988-7 % GDP