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United States, 1902-2020

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Years % Increase Over Previous 5-Year Average of National Debt Per Capita
2020 29.7%
2019 14.7%
2018 13.8%
2017 11.7%
2016 14.6%
2015 12.6%
2014 19.4%
2013 23.5%
2012 32.5%
2011 36.2%
2010 40%
2009 35.4%
2008 23.2%
2007 19.1%
2006 21.4%
2005 21.2%
2004 19%
2003 14.1%
2002 7.55%
2001 2.27%
2000 2.69%
1999 5.91%
1998 8.06%
1997 11.9%
1996 15.7%
1995 19.5%
1994 24.2%
1993 29.6%
1992 33.7%
1991 34.9%
1990 34.2%
1989 33%
1988 37.2%
1987 42.6%
1986 50%
1985 48.3%
1984 45.9%
1983 44.2%
1982 31.9%
1981 26.5%
1980 27.8%
1979 29.4%
1978 34.5%
1977 35%
1976 31.5%
1975 21.5%
1974 14.7%
1973 16.8%
1972 15%
1971 12%
1970 8.45%
1969 6.12%
1968 6.96%
1967 1.34%
1966 1.15%
1965 2.09%
1964 1.86%
1963 1.81%
1962 1.02%
1961 -1.11%
1960 -1.23%
1959 -0.995%
1958 -3.25%
1957 -4.53%
1956 -2.38%
1955 -0.479%
1954 -0.221%
1953 -1.1%
1952 -3.77%
1951 -6.4%
1950 -5.7%
1949 -2.84%
1948 7.56%
1947 32.9%
1946 83.1%
1945 151%
1944 186%
1943 174%
1942 71%
1941 25.1%
1940 18.9%
1939 21.4%
1938 22.8%
1937 36.1%
1936 44.8%
1935 38.1%
1934 44.3%
1933 26.7%
1932 10.3%
1931 -8.41%
1930 -16.2%
1929 -16.5%
1928 -17.5%
1927 -17.2%
1926 -15.7%
1925 -16.4%
1924 -18%
1923 -7.3%
1922 13%
1921 49.7%
1920 132%
1919 349%
1918 292%
1917 78.3%
1916 18.5%
1915 3.01%
1914 -0.333%
1913 2%
1912 3.61%
1911 2.96%
1910 1.43%
1909 4.26%
1908 7.6%
1907 3.35%
1906 -0.104%
1905 -1.57%
1904 0%
1903 0%
1902 0%

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."



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