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United States, 1902-2020

Data Table

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Years National Debt: Outstanding Amount Per Capita
2020 81,624
2019 69,216
2018 65,765
2017 62,154
2016 60,748
2015 56,797
2014 56,142
2013 53,113
2012 51,335
2011 47,586
2010 44,110
2009 38,945
2008 33,074
2007 29,994
2006 28,601
2005 26,925
2004 25,262
2003 23,443
2002 21,704
2001 20,431
2000 20,203
1999 20,317
1998 20,065
1997 19,884
1996 19,414
1995 18,688
1994 17,864
1993 16,996
1992 15,873
1991 14,496
1990 12,993
1989 11,569
1988 10,632
1987 9,692
1986 8,844
1985 7,656
1984 6,663
1983 5,887
1982 4,925
1981 4,344
1980 4,001
1979 3,676
1978 3,471
1977 3,177
1976 2,851
1975 2,475
1974 2,228
1973 2,170
1972 2,043
1971 1,924
1970 1,822
1969 1,755
1968 1,742
1967 1,642
1966 1,628
1965 1,633
1964 1,624
1963 1,616
1962 1,599
1961 1,573
1960 1,585
1959 1,601
1958 1,580
1957 1,573
1956 1,615
1955 1,654
1954 1,664
1953 1,661
1952 1,645
1951 1,648
1950 1,690
1949 1,694
1948 1,721
1947 1,792
1946 1,906
1945 1,849
1944 1,452
1943 1,000
1942 537
1941 367
1940 325
1939 309
1938 286
1937 283
1936 264
1935 226
1934 214
1933 179
1932 156
1931 135
1930 132
1929 139
1928 146
1927 156
1926 167
1925 177
1924 186
1923 200
1922 209
1921 221
1920 244
1919 262
1918 141
1917 55
1916 35
1915 30
1914 29
1913 30
1912 30
1911 29
1910 29
1909 29
1908 30
1907 28
1906 27
1905 27
1904 28
1903 27
1902 27

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."