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US Federal Debt As Percent Of GDP

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Spending Units: By default, government spending is displayed in billions of dollars. But using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select billions of 2005 dollars, percent of GDP, 2005 dollars per capita, percent of federal spending, or percent of total spending.
Chart Title: You can create a title for your chart. Use the text field to enter a title and click the button to the right of the text field.
US or State: By default, the chart shows overall United States government spending. But you can select spending for individual states by selecting the state dropdown control in the table heading.
State, Local: By default, you can chart state spending or local spending by clicking a radio button in the selection table. But you can chart state-and-local combined by selecting state n local in the state/local dropdown control in the table heading.
View: There are many ways to view the spending data. The default view is functional. There is a census view that conforms with the spending categories used by the US Census Bureau in its Statistical Abstract. There is a COFOG view that categorizes spending using the UN methodology.
Linear/Log: By default, the data series are displayed as linear charts. But you can also select a log chart. Linear charts show constant amount changes as a straight line; Log charts show constant rates of change as a straight line.
Line/Bar: By default, the data series are displayed as line charts. But you can also select a bar chart.
Data Stack: By default, the data series are “stacked” when displayed on the chart. But you can change the setting to “un stack” the data series.
Chart Size: By default, the chart is displayed at medium size. But you can use the dropdown control to change the size.
Color: By default charts are displayed with color data lines and fill. You can change this to grayscale if you want.
US Budget Year: By default, the chart displays budgeted and estimated federal spending in the current US Budget submitted to the Congress by the president. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using this dropdown control.

Data Range

Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want.
End Year: You can select any end year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select an end year to get close, then select the end year you want.
Category (max 5)Sub-categoryFed Gov. 
Xfer 
State Local Total   
 
Data Series: Select a spending series you want to chart from a dropdown on the left. If you select on the bottom dropdown you will add a data series (up to a maximum of five). The right-hand dropdown allows you to replace a data series with a more narrowly focused series. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
 
 
 
 
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If you’d like to create your own custom chart of spending data you should use the table above to make your selections.

  • Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
  • Select spending items: Just select the spending item you want from the dropdown control. Then click a radio button to select the level of government: federal, state, or local. If you select from the < select > you will add another data series to your chart. Up to 5 data series are allowed at once. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
  • Select units: You can select the display in billions of nominal (i.e. inflated) dollars, billions of real (i.e. year 2005) dollars, or as percent of GDP.
  • Choose chart features: You can select the size of the chart, switch from bar chart to line chart, select color or black and white, stacked or not. You can also blow up the chart to fill the screen with the “fullsize” tab control above the chart display.

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Below is a formatted version of the data displayed in the chart.

US Federal Debt As Percent Of GDP
Fiscal Years 1792 to 2010
YearGDP-US
$ billion nominal
Population-US
million
Remaining Spending -fed
percent GDP
Federal Deficit -fed
percent GDP
Gross Public Debt -fed
percent GDP
Interest -fed
percent GDP
17920.2234.173-34.4a0.63a34.63a1.44a
17930.2494.300-31.47a-0.08a32.27a1.11a
17940.3124.432-24.48a0.49a25.14a1.12a
17950.384.567-20.43a0.36a21.25a0.84a
17960.4134.707-18.97a-0.66a20.28a0.77a
17970.4054.850-18.87a-0.65a20.26a0.81a
17980.4094.998-18.13a-0.07a19.37a0.75a
17990.4375.151-16.89a0.47a17.94a0.73a
18000.4765.308-15.8a-0.03a17.43a0.71a
18010.5095.476-14.38a-0.90a16.31a0.87a
18020.4465.648-15.58a-1.61a18.10a0.92a
18030.4825.826-14.42a-0.67a15.99a0.80a
18040.5276.010-14.89a-0.60a16.40a0.81a
18050.5566.199-13.03a-0.56a14.80a0.75a
18060.6116.395-10.38a-0.95a12.39a0.61a
18070.5836.596-9.56a-1.38a11.87a0.58a
18080.646.804-8a-1.11a10.19a0.54a
18090.687.019-7.59a0.37a8.39a0.42a
18100.6997.240-6.6a-0.18a7.61a0.41a
18110.767.450-4.66a-0.85a6.32a0.32a
18120.7797.666-4.77a1.33a5.80a0.31a
18130.967.889-4.63a1.80a5.83a0.37a
18141.0688.118-7.04a2.20a7.63a0.53a
18150.9168.354-9.7a1.82a10.90a0.63a
18160.8118.596-10.59a-2.13a15.70a0.89a
18170.7618.846-12.59a-1.49a16.23a0.84a
18180.739.102-11.88a-0.25a14.17a0.82a
18190.729.367-10.4a-0.45a13.27a0.72a
18200.7039.638-10.98a0.06a12.95a0.73a
18210.7289.921-10.91a0.18a12.36a0.70a
18220.79810.212-9.69a-0.65a11.72a0.65a
18230.75210.511-9.86a-0.77a12.09a0.65a
18240.74710.819-10a0.13a12.08a0.67a
18250.81411.136-7.99a-0.74a10.29a0.54a
18260.85811.462-6.8a-0.96a9.45a0.46a
18270.90711.798-5.84a-0.76a8.16a0.38a
18280.88812.144-4.97a-0.94a7.60a0.35a
18290.92112.500-3.74a-1.04a6.34a0.28a
18301.01212.866-2.35a-0.95a4.80a0.19a
18311.04213.235-0.95a-1.28a3.75a0.13a
18321.11813.6140.8a-1.30a2.18a0.07a
18331.14714.0052.55a-0.93a0.61a0.03a
18341.20714.4061.62a-0.25a0.39a0.02a
18351.32714.8192.89a-1.36a0.00a0.00a
18361.46515.2443.7a-1.40a0.00a0.00a
18371.53915.6821.87a0.81a0.02a0.00a
18381.58216.1311.72a0.49a0.21a0.00a
18391.64516.5941.54a-0.27a0.63a0.02a
18401.55917.0701.3a0.32a0.23a0.01a
18411.63617.6010.96a0.60a0.32a0.02a
18421.60218.1490.63a0.33a0.85a0.05a
18431.55318.714-1.32a0.23a2.11a0.03a
18441.68619.2960.49a-0.41a1.39a0.11a
18451.84219.8970.94a-0.38a0.86a0.06a
18462.04520.5160.83a-0.07a0.76a0.04a
18472.38721.154-0.4a1.29a1.63a0.05a
18482.40421.813-0.38a0.39a1.96a0.10a
18492.39522.492-1.28a0.57a2.63a0.15a
18502.55623.192-0.71a-0.17a2.48a0.15a
18512.69823.909-0.49a-0.18a2.53a0.14a
18523.03724.648-0.5a-0.12a2.18a0.13a
18533.27925.4090.11a-0.33a1.82a0.11a
18543.67726.1950.95a-0.37a1.15a0.08a
18553.93727.0040.87a-0.06a0.90a0.06a
18564.00927.8391.16a-0.02a0.80a0.05a
18574.1428.6991.12a0.07a0.69a0.04a
18584.05429.5860.18a0.81a1.11a0.04a
18594.38330.5010.02a0.53a1.33a0.06a
18604.34531.443-0.07a0.31a1.49a0.07a
18614.59932.091-0.98a0.66a1.97a0.09a
18625.78832.753-8.25a7.35a9.06a0.23a
18637.62533.428-13.39a7.90a14.69a0.32a
18649.45734.117-16.84a6.35a19.20a0.57a
18659.88134.820-24.39a9.75a27.13a0.78a
18668.99535.537-25.95a-0.40a30.83a1.48a
18678.34436.270-27.75a-1.55a32.10a1.72a
18688.14637.017-28.6a-0.27a32.06a1.72a
18697.84537.780-29.71a-0.53a32.99a1.67a
18707.73738.558-28.17a-1.25a32.06a1.67a
18717.59239.588-27.34a-1.14a31.00a1.65a
18728.2340.646-23.99a-1.12a27.38a1.43a
18738.75341.732-22.65a-0.43a25.53a1.20a
18748.48242.847-23.9a0.04a26.55a1.26a
18758.1643.991-24.76a-0.08a27.36a1.26a
18768.30845.166-23.57a-0.29a26.24a1.21a
18778.52146.373-23.39a-0.40a25.88a1.14a
18788.37947.612-24.72a-0.19a26.93a1.22a
18799.35948.883-22.98a-0.04a25.10a1.13a
188010.36250.189-17.84a-0.60a20.46a0.92a
188111.62851.342-15.08a-0.84a17.79a0.71a
188212.21452.521-12.65a-1.20a15.71a0.58a
188312.31653.726-12.17a-1.10a15.30a0.48a
188411.78254.960-12.68a-0.85a15.54a0.46a
188511.59356.222-13.36a-0.48a16.08a0.44a
188612.1857.513-11.87a-0.71a14.57a0.42a
188713.14658.833-9.77a-0.76a12.61a0.36a
188813.86660.184-9.41a-0.78a12.21a0.32a
188913.85361.566-8.79a-0.59a11.69a0.30a
189015.07762.980-7.45a-0.53a10.29a0.24a
189115.40964.192-7.29a-0.13a10.03a0.24a
189216.35665.428-7.25a-0.02a9.71a0.14a
189315.41766.688-7.21a0.02a10.03a0.18a
189414.14367.972-9.04a0.50a11.54a0.20a
189515.60369.281-8.37a0.27a10.74a0.20a
189615.49370.615-8.94a0.15a11.42a0.23a
189716.15371.974-8.81a0.18a11.25a0.23a
189818.08873.360-7.41a0.26a9.93a0.21a
189919.50674.773-7.28a0.49a10.21a0.20a
190020.56776.212-7.33a-0.20a10.39a0.20a
190122.26977.680-6.63a-0.27a9.62a0.15a
190224.06279.176-6.37a-0.34a8.97a0.12a
190325.9380.701-6.05i-0.24i8.49a0.11i
190425.68182.255-6.42i-0.06i8.82a0.11i
190528.78883.839-5.71i0.01i7.90a0.09i
190631.03785.453-5.27i-0.12i7.53a0.09i
190733.85187.099-4.89i-0.30i7.26a0.08i
190830.13388.776-6.29i0.02i8.72a0.08i
190932.22990.486-5.88i0.09i8.19a0.08i
191033.42392.229-5.4i-0.10i7.94a0.07i
191134.34393.523-5.43i-0.12i8.05a0.07i
191237.38494.836-5.27i0.01i7.67a0.06i
191339.1496.167-5.05a0.02a7.45a0.06a
191436.47997.516-5.48i0.20i7.98a0.06i
191538.67598.885-5.81i0.56i7.91a0.06i
191649.638100.273-5.52i0.31i7.27a0.04i
191759.702101.680-7.57i1.82i9.58a0.04i
191875.835103.107-14.15i11.86i19.24a0.25i
191978.333104.554-28.49i16.80i34.97a0.79i
192088.393106.022-22.16i-0.67i29.36a1.15i
192173.603107.626-25.53i-0.91i32.58a1.35i
192273.432109.254-26.82a-0.68a31.27a1.35a
192385.414110.908-22.26i-0.66i26.17a1.10i
192486.947112.586-20.52i-0.73i24.44a1.03i
192590.575114.290-19.11i-0.47i22.65a0.93i
192696.949116.019-16.73i-0.67i20.26a0.83i
192795.544117.775-15.5a-0.98a19.38a0.80a
192897.365119.557-14.37i-0.68i18.08a0.74i
1929103.6121.366-12.86i-0.46i16.34a0.66i
193091.2123.203-13.16i-0.96i17.75a0.71i
193176.5124.071-17.56i0.17i21.96a0.80i
193258.7124.945-29.7a2.78a33.20a0.99a
193356.4125.825-35.35i3.27i39.96a1.17i
193466126.712-36.21a3.11a40.99a1.11a
193573.3127.605-33.97i4.12i39.16a0.99i
193683.8128.504-34.99a4.76a40.31a0.86a
193791.9129.410-33.75i2.84i39.64a0.85i
193886.1130.321-35.75a1.42a43.16a0.98a
193992.2131.240-37.08i2.32i43.86a0.94i
1940101.4132.165-43.99a3.02a50.00a0.89a
1941126.7133.966-38.72i3.73i45.41a0.76i
1942161.9135.792-39.63a12.04a48.92a0.63a
1943198.6137.643-58.9i28.05i71.83a0.80i
1944219.8139.519-70.45a22.35a92.85a0.98a
1945223141.421-94.14i24.07i116.65a1.35i
1946222.2143.349-102.82a9.06a121.96a1.74a
1947244.1145.303-88.75i-1.32i105.35a1.68i
1948269.1147.283-77.71a-4.33a93.66a1.61a
1949267.2149.291-79.65i-1.48i94.54a1.63i
1950293.7151.326-74.13a0.43a87.45a1.50a
1951339.3153.917-59.76a-2.30a75.24a1.24a
1952358.3156.552-53.47a-0.06a72.31a1.19a
1953379.3159.232-51.83a1.52a70.12a1.28a
1954380.4161.958-52.57a0.49a71.19a1.31a
1955414.7164.731-49.99a0.37a66.16a1.17a
1956437.4167.551-44.97a-1.21a62.34a1.21a
1957461.1170.420-41.34a-1.15a59.04a1.19a
1958467.2173.337-42.76a0.01a59.86a1.31a
1959506.6176.305-40.96a1.59a56.74a1.09a
1960526.4179.323-37.69a-0.48a55.19a1.46a
1961544.8181.588-36.49a0.65a53.72a1.37a
1962585.7183.881-35.88a1.22a51.72a1.18a
1963617.8186.204-34.23a0.77a50.23a1.25a
1964663.6188.555-31.9a0.89a47.63a1.24a
1965719.1190.937-29.77a0.20a44.82a1.19a
1966787.7193.348-26.28a0.47a41.70a1.19a
1967832.4195.790-24.25a1.04a40.90a1.23a
1968909.8198.263-24.93a2.77a40.52a1.22a
1969984.4200.766-19.46a-0.33a37.16a1.29a
19701038.3203.302-19.5a0.27a36.69a1.38a
19711126.8205.515-20.93a2.04a36.22a1.32a
19721237.9207.752-19.73a1.89a35.22a1.25a
19731382.3210.013-18.29a1.08a33.73a1.26a
19741499.5212.299-16.15a0.41a32.27a1.43a
19751637.7214.609-17.47a3.25a33.09a1.42a
19761824.6216.945-19.59a4.04a34.47a1.46a
19772030.1219.307-18.75a2.64a34.80a1.47a
19782293.8221.694-17.99a2.58a33.86a1.55a
19792562.2224.107-15.95a1.59a32.37a1.66a
19802788.1226.546-15.93a2.65a32.60a1.88a
19813126.8228.670-14.86a2.53a31.82a2.20a
19823253.2230.815-18.58a3.93a34.96a2.61a
19833534.6232.979-24.36a5.88a38.81a2.54a
19843930.9235.164-25.68a4.72a39.80a2.83a
19854217.5237.369-28.75a5.03a43.09a3.07a
19864460.1239.595-33.34a4.96a47.54a3.05a
19874736.4241.842-34.42a3.16a49.53a2.93a
19885100.4244.110-36.15a3.04a51.00a2.98a
19895482.1246.399-37.31a2.78a52.31a3.08a
19905800.5248.710-40.67a3.81a55.28a3.18a
19915992.1251.802-45.69a4.49a60.05a3.25a
19926342.3254.933-49.04a4.58a63.10a3.14a
19936667.4258.103-50.93a3.83a65.26a2.98a
19947085.2261.312-50.64a2.87a65.54a2.86a
19957414.7264.561-51.26a2.21a66.36a3.13a
19967838.5267.850-50.64a1.37a66.10a3.08a
19978332.4271.180-48.41a0.26a64.44a2.93a
19988793.5274.552-45.46a-0.79a62.30a2.74a
19999353.5277.966-42.86a-1.34a59.93a2.46a
20009951.5282.172-38.45a-2.37a56.56a2.24a
200110286.2285.082-38.73a-1.25a56.09a2.00a
200210642.3287.804-42.43a1.48a58.24a1.61a
200311142.2290.326-46.05a3.39a60.67a1.37a
200411853.3293.046-47.54a3.48a62.05a1.35a
200512623295.507-47.03a2.52a62.63a1.46a
200613377.2298.109-46.88a1.86a63.18a1.69a
200714028.7300.733-47.19a1.15a63.80a1.69a
200814369.1303.380-53.69a3.19a69.50a1.76a
200913939306.051-77.86b13.21b92.31e1.02b
201014508.2308.746-84.5b8.67b99.64e0.94b

Legend:
a - actual reported
i - interpolated between actual reported values
b - budgeted estimate in US FY10 budget
e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com

Data Sources for 1792:
GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: not available

Data Sources for 2010:
GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2 and 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

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Data Sources for 1792_2010:

Sources for 1792:

GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: not available

Sources for 2010:

GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2 and 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

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