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United States, 1902-2020

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Years National Debt: Outstanding Amount
2020 27
2019 23
2018 22
2017 20
2016 20
2015 18
2014 18
2013 17
2012 16
2011 15
2010 14
2009 12
2008 10
2007 9.01
2006 8.51
2005 7.93
2004 7.38
2003 6.78
2002 6.23
2001 5.81
2000 5.67
1999 5.66
1998 5.53
1997 5.41
1996 5.22
1995 4.97
1994 4.69
1993 4.41
1992 4.06
1991 3.67
1990 3.23
1989 2.86
1988 2.6
1987 2.35
1986 2.13
1985 1.82
1984 1.57
1983 1.38
1982 1.14
1981 0.998
1980 0.908
1979 0.827
1978 0.772
1977 0.699
1976 0.62
1975 0.533
1974 0.475
1973 0.458
1972 0.427
1971 0.398
1970 0.371
1969 0.354
1968 0.348
1967 0.326
1966 0.32
1965 0.317
1964 0.312
1963 0.306
1962 0.298
1961 0.289
1960 0.286
1959 0.285
1958 0.276
1957 0.271
1956 0.273
1955 0.274
1954 0.271
1953 0.266
1952 0.259
1951 0.255
1950 0.257
1949 0.253
1948 0.252
1947 0.258
1946 0.269
1945 0.259
1944 0.201
1943 0.137
1942 0.0724
1941 0.049
1940 0.043
1939 0.0404
1938 0.0372
1937 0.0364
1936 0.0338
1935 0.0287
1934 0.0271
1933 0.0225
1932 0.0195
1931 0.0168
1930 0.0162
1929 0.0169
1928 0.0176
1927 0.0185
1926 0.0196
1925 0.0205
1924 0.0213
1923 0.0223
1922 0.023
1921 0.024
1920 0.026
1919 0.0274
1918 0.0146
1917 0.00572
1916 0.00361
1915 0.00306
1914 0.00291
1913 0.00292
1912 0.00287
1911 0.00277
1910 0.00265
1909 0.00264
1908 0.00263
1907 0.00246
1906 0.00234
1905 0.00227
1904 0.00226
1903 0.0022
1902 0.00216

Data Sources


Economic Statistics

1900-2020 — Government Debt Outstanding for the United States

U.S. Department of the Treasury. Historical Debt Outstanding, 1789 - 2020
Available from: fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/historical-debt-outstanding/historical-debt-outstanding

"Historical Debt Outstanding is a dataset that provides a summary of the U.S. government's total outstanding debt at the end of each fiscal year from 1789 to the current year. Between 1789 and 1842, the fiscal year began in January. From January 1842 until 1977, the fiscal year began in July. From July 1977 onwards, the fiscal year has started in October. Between 1789 and 1919, debt outstanding was presented as of the first day of the next fiscal year. From 1920 onwards, debt outstanding has been presented as of the final day of the fiscal year. This is a high-level summary of historical public debt and does not contain a breakdown of the debt components."