India Government Budget Value

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

-855,842

Units In

INR Tens of Millions

-976,671

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 28, 2026

Time to Release

27 Days 10 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
-9,406 Apr 1997	-17,331,000 Mar 2023	-476,291.53 INR Tens of Millions	1997-2025	N/A

The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. In India, government budget value refers to the cumulative amount of the central government fiscal deficit for current fiscal year.

Latest Updates

India’s fiscal deficit narrowed to INR 8.56 trillion in April–December 2025–26, down from INR 9.14 trillion a year earlier, reaching 54.5% of the government’s full-year target compared with 56.7% in the same period last year. Total receipts rose 8.9% year-on-year to INR 25.25 trillion, or 72.2% of the annual target, with net tax revenues at INR 19.39 trillion versus INR 18.4 trillion a year ago. Total expenditure increased 4.6% to INR 33.81 trillion, or 66.7% of the full-year target. Capital spending, largely focused on infrastructure, jumped to INR 7.88 trillion, reaching 70.3% of its annual objective compared with INR 6.9 trillion previously. The government aims to narrow the fiscal deficit to 4.4% of GDP, or INR 15.7 trillion, in FY2025–26, down from 4.8% in FY2024–25.