Union Budget 2019-20

Actual Actual figures, published in Budget 2021-22.

Total spending
₹26.86 lakh crore
+16.0% on 2018-19 (actual)
Raised without borrowing
₹17.53 lakh crore
Taxes, other revenue, asset sales
Borrowing (fiscal deficit)
₹9.34 lakh crore
4.6% of GDP
Interest payments
₹6.12 lakh crore
36 paise of every rupee of revenue
Capital spending
₹3.36 lakh crore
12% of all spending

Where each rupee comes from

Out of every ₹1 the Centre raises, before handing states their share of taxes.

  1. Borrowing (fiscal deficit)28 paise₹9.34 lakh crore
  2. GST18 paise₹5.99 lakh crore
  3. Corporation tax17 paise₹5.57 lakh crore
  4. Income tax15 paise₹4.93 lakh crore
  5. Non-tax revenue (dividends, interest, fees)10 paise₹3.27 lakh crore
  6. Excise duties7 paise₹2.41 lakh crore
  7. Customs3 paise₹1.09 lakh crore
  8. Loan recoveries and disinvestment2 paise₹68,620 crore
  9. Service taxunder 1 paisa₹6,029 crore
  10. Other taxesunder 1 paisa₹5,852 crore

Source: Budget at a Glance; Receipts, Budget 2021-22 (Actuals for 2019-20). Official PDF · How it's checked

Where each rupee goes

States' share of taxes, interest, and spending by ministry.

  1. States' share of central taxes19 paise₹6.51 lakh crore
  2. Interest on government debt18 paise₹6.12 lakh crore
  3. Ministry of Defence14 paise₹4.53 lakh crore
  4. Ministry of Home Affairs4 paise₹1.35 lakh crore
  5. Ministry of Rural Development4 paise₹1.24 lakh crore
  6. Ministry of Education3 paise₹89,437 crore
  7. All other ministries (46)15 paise₹5.03 lakh crore

Source: Receipts; Statement of ministries' expenditure, Budget 2021-22 (Actuals for 2019-20). Official PDF · How it's checked

Announced vs what happened

How far the actual for 2019-20 landed from the Budget Estimate announced in Budget 2019-20. Blue means more than budgeted, red means less.

Largest schemes

Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector schemes, actuals for 2019-20.

  1. Department of Food and Public Distribution

  2. Department of Rural Development

  3. Urea Subsidy₹54,755 crore

    Department of Fertilisers

  4. Ministry of Railways

  5. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare

  6. Road Works₹46,292 crore

    Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

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