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US Federal State Local Debt As Percent Of GDP
Fiscal Years 1902 to 2012
YearInflationGDP-US
$ billion nominal
Population-US
million
Gross Public Debt - State
percent GDP
Gross Public Debt - Local
percent GDP
Gross Public Debt - Federal
percent GDP
19022.9MW gdpa79.1760.93a7.58a8.72a
19034.83MW gdpa80.7010.90i7.55i8.27a
19042.57MW gdpa82.2550.96i8.18i8.59a
19050.81MW gdpa83.8390.89i7.83i7.70a
19063.71MW gdpa85.4530.87i7.80i7.35a
19076.49MW gdpa87.0990.83i7.67i7.09a
1908-0.18MW gdpa88.7760.98i9.25i8.53a
1909-1.49MW gdpa90.4860.97i9.39i8.11a
19102.63MW gdpa92.2290.98i9.70i7.86a
1911-0.49MW gdpa93.5231.00i10.13i7.98a
19124.17MW gdpa94.8360.96i9.97i7.60a
19130.75MW gdpa96.1670.96a10.21a7.38a
19140.86MW gdpa97.5161.16i11.97i7.91a
19153.29MW gdpa98.8851.24i12.34i7.83a
191614.48MW gdpa100.2731.09i10.51i7.20a
191722.75MW gdpa101.6801.02i9.55i9.49a
191818MW gdpa103.1070.91i8.22i19.06a
19192.49MW gdpa104.5540.99i8.70i34.63a
192013.78MW gdpa106.0220.99i8.42i29.08a
1921-14.44MW gdpa107.6261.35i11.05i32.26a
1922-5.79MW gdpa109.2541.53a12.11a30.97a
19233.15MW gdpa110.9081.47i11.19i25.92a
1924-1.28MW gdpa112.5861.61i11.83i24.21a
19251.82MW gdpa114.2901.73i12.21i22.43a
19260.5MW gdpa116.0191.80i12.26i20.07a
1927-2.42MW gdpa117.7752.04a13.38a19.19a
19280.76MW gdpa119.5572.16i13.77i17.91a
19290.73MW gdpa121.3662.18i13.57i16.19a
1930-3.3592.2a123.2032.66i16.15i17.55a
1931-9.6577.4a124.0713.40i20.17i21.71a
1932-10.2259.5a124.9454.76a27.52a32.75a
1933-2.6357.2a125.8255.31i28.02i39.40a
19345.9766.8a126.7124.86a23.48a40.50a
19352.1874.2a127.6054.49i21.39i38.68a
19361.3984.8a128.5044.02a18.94a39.83a
19374.5593a129.4103.63i17.29i39.17a
1938-2.7187.4a130.3213.82a18.42a42.52a
1939-1.1693.4a131.2403.71i17.55i43.30a
19401.36102.9a132.1653.49a16.22a49.27a
19417.95129.3a133.9662.65i12.67i44.49a
19429.5166a135.7921.96a9.69a47.71a
19435.32203.1a137.6431.49i7.58i70.24a
19442.53224.4a139.5191.24a6.55a90.94a
19452.58228a141.4211.13i6.22i114.09a
194611.39227.5a143.3491.03a6.01a119.12a
194710.86249.6a145.3031.21i5.74i103.02a
19485.86274.5a147.2831.34a5.46a91.81a
1949-0.17272.5a149.2911.64i6.20i92.70a
19501.33299.8a151.3261.76a6.28a85.67a
19517.66346.9a153.9171.75i6.06i73.59a
19521.8367.3a156.5521.87a6.32a70.54a
19531.52391.2a159.2322.00a6.64a67.99a
19540.72391a161.9582.46a7.50a69.26a
19552.01430.2a164.7312.60a7.69a63.78a
19563.93451.2a167.5512.86a7.97a60.44a
19573.2479.5a170.4202.87a8.20a56.78a
19582.04485.8a173.3373.17a8.81a57.57a
19591.34525a176.3053.22a8.99a54.76a
19601.44545.6a179.3233.40a9.42a53.25a
19611.04567.7a181.5883.52a9.69a51.55a
19621.27609a183.8813.62a9.65a49.74a
19630.99644.4a186.2043.60a9.60a48.16a
19641.87692a188.5553.62a9.71a45.67a
19651.93749.3a190.9373.61a9.67a43.02a
19663.34819.6a193.3483.61a9.45a40.08a
19672.83865.2a195.7903.75a9.38a39.35a
19684.56950.8a198.2633.75a8.99a38.78a
19695.381030a200.7663.84a9.13a35.51a
19705.021086.1a203.3023.87a9.35a35.07a
19715.431177.7a205.5154.08a9.43a34.66a
19724.211290.6a207.7524.18a9.30a33.78a
19736.331433.8a210.0134.11a9.00a32.52a
19749.431560a212.2994.17a9.04a31.02a
19758.81709.8a214.6094.21a8.66a31.70a
19765.381886.6a216.9454.51a8.27a33.34a
19776.522118.5a219.3074.25a7.98a33.34a
19787.812395.1a221.6944.30a7.43a32.42a
19798.992667.6a224.1074.20a7.20a31.09a
19808.712856.5a226.5464.27a7.49a31.82a
19819.823260.6a228.6704.14a7.02a30.51a
19825.83366.3a230.8154.37a7.63a33.79a
19833.863689.2a232.9794.53a7.78a37.18a
19843.814084.3a235.1644.55a7.81a38.31a
19853.144386.8a237.3694.83a8.14a41.43a
19861.924607.7a239.5955.38a8.92a46.02a
19872.754884.6a241.8425.44a9.27a48.03a
19883.965282.8a244.1105.24a9.05a49.24a
19893.95695.4a246.3995.20a8.83a50.35a
19903.896015.1a248.7105.29a9.01a53.30a
19913.286205.9a251.8025.58a9.18a57.98a
19922.156566.6a254.9335.67a9.19a60.94a
19932.526882.1a258.1035.66a9.12a63.22a
19942.197331.1a261.3125.61a9.05a63.34a
19952.137683.1a264.5615.56a8.96a64.04a
19961.788131.4a267.8505.56a8.82a63.72a
19971.868662.8a271.1805.27a8.83a61.98a
19981.199121.1a274.5525.30a8.78a60.06a
19991.419686.6a277.9665.27a8.87a57.87a
20002.5510318.2a282.1725.31a8.76a54.55a
20012.2210598a285.0825.44a9.19i54.44a
20021.510984a287.8045.80a9.51a56.43a
20032.0711566.7a290.3266.03a9.69i58.44a
20042.8912305.3a293.0466.34a9.73a59.77a
20053.3613142.6a295.7536.17a9.69a60.15a
20063.2113870.2a298.5936.27a9.62a60.93a
20072.6314564.1a301.5806.43a10.10a61.46a
20082.0314899a304.3756.75a10.46a67.03a
20090.1114448.9a307.0077.26a11.52a82.19a
20100.9914623.9b309.3277.63a11.82a82.29e
20111.2315299b311.5837.45a11.66a92.31e
20121.7616203.3b313.8787.08a11.13a95.56e

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a - actual reported
i - interpolated between actual reported values
e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com
b - budgeted estimate in US FY11 budget

Data Sources for 1902:
GDP: Samuel H. Williamson, "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?" MeasuringWorth, 2015.
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970

Data Sources for 2012:
GDP, GO: GDP, GO Sources
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances

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On March 11, 2024, we updated usgovernmentspending.com with the numbers from the Public Budget Database in the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2025

Here is how headline budget estimates for the upcoming FY 2024 fiscal year have changed since the release of the FY 2024 budget a year ago in Winter 2023.

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in FY2024 Budget
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Federal Receipts$4,802.5$5,081.6+$279.1
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