India — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1948–2025 · 78 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In India, the central government deficit reading was −4.51% of GDP in 2025, compared with −4.95% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.44 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −4.82% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.51 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -4.95 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.71 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5.26 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.71 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2020 | -9.16 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -4.64 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.55 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -2.42 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2.78 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.25 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -4.07 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -3.76 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -3.21 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -3.48 % of GDP |