India — Combined government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1870–2030 · 139 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

In India, the combined government deficit reading was −27.08T LCU in 2025, compared with −26.78T LCU in 2024. The period change was −307.85B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −7.53% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2003–2030

PeriodValue
2030-38.74T LCU
2029-35.70T LCU
2028-33.02T LCU
2027-30.43T LCU
2026-27.73T LCU
15 earlier values
2025-27.08T LCU
2024-26.78T LCU
2023-25.89T LCU
2022-25.82T LCU
2021-22.31T LCU
2020-26.00T LCU
2019-14.49T LCU
2018-11.03T LCU
2017-9.97T LCU
2016-10.65T LCU
2015-9.52T LCU
2014-8.37T LCU
2013-7.50T LCU
2012-6.84T LCU
2011-6.85T LCU

Values before 2011, back to 2003, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.