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Manmohan Singh 22 May 2004 – 21 May 2009
Average per year4.1%FY 2005-06 → FY 2008-09
4 of 4 full years · 100% coverage · 1 year left out
Years shared by two governments left out
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Fiscal deficit / GDP over time
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FY 2026-27
Fiscal deficit / GDP4.3% · budget estimate
Fiscal deficit / GDP Government transition
FY 2026-27
FY 2026-27 · 4.3% · budget estimate.
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Selected period: FY 2026-27Figures as of 9 Aug 2026. Every term is measured on the same number, Fiscal deficit as a share of GDP (% of GDP); different numbers are never combined into a score. · Years shared by two governments left out · Unfinished years left out · Some years missing · Early estimates left out · Current term still in progress · Terms have different numbers of years
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Manmohan Singh 22 May 2009 – 25 May 2014
Average per year5.0%FY 2010-11 → FY 2013-14
4 of 4 full years · 100% coverage · 2 years left out
Years shared by two governments left out
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Narendra Modi 26 May 2014 – 29 May 2019
Average per year3.6%FY 2015-16 → FY 2018-19
4 of 4 full years · 100% coverage · 2 years left out
Years shared by two governments left out
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Narendra Modi 30 May 2019 – 8 Jun 2024
Average per year7.0%FY 2020-21 → FY 2023-24
4 of 4 full years · 100% coverage · 2 years left out
Years shared by two governments left out
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Narendra Modi 9 Jun 2024 – today
No average yet: this term is still in progress.
0 of 1 full year · 0% coverage · 3 years left out
Years shared by two governments left out · Unfinished years left out · Some years missing · Early estimates left out · Current term still in progress
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Years shared by two governments, early estimates that will be revised, missing years and changes of method are listed on each term instead of being quietly averaged in.
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Data points: 22
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Term registry: union-council-of-ministers-v2-2026-09-03