Year-wise Deficit Statistics under Union Budget from 2021-22 to 2023-24
The dataset presents year-wise information on key deficit indicators under the Union Budget of India from 2021-22 to 2023-24. It highlights the fiscal position of the government through actuals, budget estimates, and revised estimates. Ratios expressed as a percentage of GDP provide insights into fiscal consolidation and budgetary management trends.
Dataset Metrics
Data Format
Dataset Schema (4 features)
| Name | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | String | No | Type of fiscal deficit indicator such as Fiscal Deficit, Revenue Deficit, Effective Revenue Deficit, or Primary Deficit. |
| 2021-2022 Actual | Integer | No | Actual deficit value recorded for the fiscal year 2021-2022. |
| Ratio Actual | Float | No | Ratio of the deficit indicator to GDP for the fiscal year 2021-2022. |
| 2022-2023 BE" | Integer | No | Budget estimate for the fiscal year 2022-2023. |
License & Compliance
About This Dataset
The dataset includes four major deficit categories: Fiscal Deficit, Revenue Deficit, Effective Revenue Deficit, and Primary Deficit. For each category, the values are reported in crore along with corresponding GDP ratios. It captures how fiscal metrics evolved over time, from actual data from 2021-22 to forward-looking projections for 2023-24. Fiscal Deficit represents total expenditure exceeding revenue and non-debt capital receipts; Revenue Deficit reflects revenue shortfalls; Effective Revenue Deficit adjusts for capital-creating grants; Primary Deficit excludes interest payments.
Data Quality
The dataset is structured and complete with no missing values across the columns. Numeric values are consistently formatted with integers representing monetary values and floats representing ratios. The dataset is small but well organized for analytical purposes.
Use Cases
Fiscal policy analysis, government deficit monitoring, macroeconomic research, GDP ratio trend analysis, public finance research, and policy evaluation.
Limitations
The dataset contains a limited number of deficit indicators and does not include broader macroeconomic context such as GDP levels, government revenue breakdowns, or expenditure components.
Methodology
The data appears to be compiled from official Government of India Union Budget documents, where deficit indicators are calculated based on government revenue, expenditure, and borrowing figures, and ratios are expressed relative to national GDP.
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Source Information
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Usage & Restrictions
License: GODL-India — This dataset is licensed for use by the purchasing entity. Refer to the specific license terms for permitted use.
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