Where each rupee came from and where it went — for three financial years a decade apart. Flow widths are proportional to the value in ₹ crore. Click a year to switch.
All inflows and outflows for Kerala's state budget. Flow widths are proportional to rupee values.
FY 2005-06: CAG Finance Accounts for Government of Kerala, 2005-06 and 2006-07 (primary audited source). Revenue Receipts ₹15,295 cr; Revenue Expenditure ₹18,424 cr; Revenue Deficit ₹3,129 cr. Salaries figure is the author's approximation based on General Services + Social Services wage components; borrowings are net gross public debt receipts approximated from fiscal deficit financing composition in NITI Aayog 2017.
FY 2015-16: CAG Audit of State Finances, Report No. 2 of 2017. Revenue Receipts ₹69,033 cr; Revenue Expenditure ₹78,689 cr; Revenue Deficit ₹9,657 cr; Fiscal Deficit ₹17,818 cr (3% of GSDP). Salary/pension/interest components derived from growth rates reported in CAG narrative (interest +14%, pension +16%).
FY 2025-26 BE: PRS Kerala Budget Analysis 2025-26, compiled from the official Annual Financial Statement. All figures tie to reported totals.
All values nominal — a 2005 rupee bought roughly 3× what a 2025 rupee does. GSDP grew ~10× over this period; the budget itself grew ~15×, reflecting both inflation and real expansion.