India — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1948–2010 · 62 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

For India, the central government deficit reading stood at 2.91T LCU in 2010. Against 2.31T LCU in 2009, the period change was +606.96B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 3.82% in 2010.

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Latest observations

2000–2010

PeriodValue
20102.91T LCU
20092.31T LCU
20082.68T LCU
20074.75T LCU
20062.39T LCU
6 earlier values, back to 2000
20051.59T LCU
20041.18T LCU
2003680.11B LCU
2002149.02B LCU
2001-872.56B LCU
2000-805.80B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.