India's government recorded a fiscal deficit to 4.40% of GDP in FY2025–26, down from 4.75% in the previous fiscal year. Government Budget in India averaged -5.13 percent of GDP from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of -2.53 percent of GDP in 1973 and a record low of -9.16 percent of GDP in 2020. source: Reserve Bank of India

India recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025.

India recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in India is expected to reach -4.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the India Central Government Budget is projected to trend around -3.70 percent of GDP in 2027 and -3.40 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 56.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 4044592.00 3690061.00 INR Tens of Million Feb 2026
Government Budget -4.40 -4.75 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -1252649.00 -981407.00 INR Tens of Million Feb 2026
Government Debt to GDP 81.92 81.76 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 2791943.00 2708654.00 INR Tens of Million Feb 2026
Government Spending 3927.30 4495.11 INR Billion Sep 2025
Government Spending to GDP 14.19 14.26 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 92057.00 85597.10 USD Million Dec 2025


India Central Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4.40 -4.75 -2.53 -9.16 1970 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly