English: A graph, created using Microsoft Excel, depicting the U.S. federal debt from 1940 to 2009. Gross federal debt as a percentage of GDP (blue) and public debt as a percentage of GDP (orange) are on the left axis. GDP (dark red), total gross federal debt (dark green), and total public debt (purple) are on the right axis.
GDP data are from [1]. Gross federal debt data and total public debt data are from [2], Table 7.1.
Year Gross_Domestic_Product Total_Gross_Federal_Debt Total_Public_Debt Total_Intragovernmental_Debt Gross_Federal_Debt_(as_a_Percentage_of_GDP) Public_Debt_(as_a_percentage_of_GDP) Intragovernmental_Debt_(as_a_percentage_of_GDP)
1940 $101,400,000,000.00 $50,696,000,000.00 $42,772,000,000.00 $7,924,000,000.00 50.0% 42.2% 7.8%
1941 $126,700,000,000.00 $57,531,000,000.00 $48,223,000,000.00 $9,308,000,000.00 45.4% 38.1% 7.3%
1942 $161,900,000,000.00 $79,200,000,000.00 $67,753,000,000.00 $11,447,000,000.00 48.9% 41.8% 7.1%
1943 $198,600,000,000.00 $142,648,000,000.00 $127,766,000,000.00 $14,882,000,000.00 71.8% 64.3% 7.5%
1944 $219,800,000,000.00 $204,079,000,000.00 $184,796,000,000.00 $19,283,000,000.00 92.8% 84.1% 8.8%
1945 $223,000,000,000.00 $260,123,000,000.00 $235,182,000,000.00 $24,941,000,000.00 116.6% 105.5% 11.2%
1946 $222,200,000,000.00 $270,991,000,000.00 $241,861,000,000.00 $29,130,000,000.00 122.0% 108.8% 13.1%
1947 $244,100,000,000.00 $257,149,000,000.00 $224,339,000,000.00 $32,810,000,000.00 105.3% 91.9% 13.4%
1948 $269,100,000,000.00 $252,031,000,000.00 $216,270,000,000.00 $35,761,000,000.00 93.7% 80.4% 13.3%
1949 $267,200,000,000.00 $252,610,000,000.00 $214,322,000,000.00 $38,288,000,000.00 94.5% 80.2% 14.3%
1950 $293,700,000,000.00 $256,853,000,000.00 $219,023,000,000.00 $37,830,000,000.00 87.5% 74.6% 12.9%
1951 $339,300,000,000.00 $255,288,000,000.00 $214,326,000,000.00 $40,962,000,000.00 75.2% 63.2% 12.1%
1952 $358,300,000,000.00 $259,097,000,000.00 $214,758,000,000.00 $44,339,000,000.00 72.3% 59.9% 12.4%
1953 $379,300,000,000.00 $265,963,000,000.00 $218,383,000,000.00 $47,580,000,000.00 70.1% 57.6% 12.5%
1954 $380,400,000,000.00 $270,812,000,000.00 $224,499,000,000.00 $46,313,000,000.00 71.2% 59.0% 12.2%
1955 $414,700,000,000.00 $274,366,000,000.00 $226,616,000,000.00 $47,750,000,000.00 66.2% 54.6% 11.5%
1956 $437,400,000,000.00 $272,693,000,000.00 $222,156,000,000.00 $50,537,000,000.00 62.3% 50.8% 11.6%
1957 $461,100,000,000.00 $272,252,000,000.00 $219,320,000,000.00 $52,932,000,000.00 59.0% 47.6% 11.5%
1958 $467,200,000,000.00 $279,666,000,000.00 $226,336,000,000.00 $53,330,000,000.00 59.9% 48.4% 11.4%
1959 $506,600,000,000.00 $287,465,000,000.00 $234,701,000,000.00 $52,764,000,000.00 56.7% 46.3% 10.4%
1960 $526,400,000,000.00 $290,525,000,000.00 $236,840,000,000.00 $53,685,000,000.00 55.2% 45.0% 10.2%
1961 $544,800,000,000.00 $292,648,000,000.00 $238,357,000,000.00 $54,291,000,000.00 53.7% 43.8% 10.0%
1962 $585,700,000,000.00 $302,928,000,000.00 $248,010,000,000.00 $54,918,000,000.00 51.7% 42.3% 9.4%
1963 $617,800,000,000.00 $310,324,000,000.00 $253,978,000,000.00 $56,346,000,000.00 50.2% 41.1% 9.1%
1964 $663,600,000,000.00 $316,059,000,000.00 $256,849,000,000.00 $59,210,000,000.00 47.6% 38.7% 8.9%
1965 $719,100,000,000.00 $322,318,000,000.00 $260,778,000,000.00 $61,540,000,000.00 44.8% 36.3% 8.6%
1966 $787,700,000,000.00 $328,498,000,000.00 $263,714,000,000.00 $64,784,000,000.00 41.7% 33.5% 8.2%
1967 $832,400,000,000.00 $340,445,000,000.00 $266,626,000,000.00 $73,819,000,000.00 40.9% 32.0% 8.9%
1968 $909,800,000,000.00 $368,685,000,000.00 $289,545,000,000.00 $79,140,000,000.00 40.5% 31.8% 8.7%
1969 $984,400,000,000.00 $365,769,000,000.00 $278,108,000,000.00 $87,661,000,000.00 37.2% 28.3% 8.9%
1970 $1,038,300,000,000.00 $380,921,000,000.00 $283,198,000,000.00 $97,723,000,000.00 36.7% 27.3% 9.4%
1971 $1,126,800,000,000.00 $408,176,000,000.00 $303,037,000,000.00 $105,139,000,000.00 36.2% 26.9% 9.3%
1972 $1,237,900,000,000.00 $435,936,000,000.00 $322,377,000,000.00 $113,559,000,000.00 35.2% 26.0% 9.2%
1973 $1,382,300,000,000.00 $466,291,000,000.00 $340,910,000,000.00 $125,381,000,000.00 33.7% 24.7% 9.1%
1974 $1,499,500,000,000.00 $483,893,000,000.00 $343,699,000,000.00 $140,194,000,000.00 32.3% 22.9% 9.3%
1975 $1,637,700,000,000.00 $541,925,000,000.00 $394,700,000,000.00 $147,225,000,000.00 33.1% 24.1% 9.0%
1976 $1,824,600,000,000.00 $628,970,000,000.00 $477,404,000,000.00 $151,566,000,000.00 34.5% 26.2% 8.3%
1977 $2,030,100,000,000.00 $706,398,000,000.00 $549,104,000,000.00 $157,294,000,000.00 34.8% 27.0% 7.7%
1978 $2,293,800,000,000.00 $776,602,000,000.00 $607,126,000,000.00 $169,476,000,000.00 33.9% 26.5% 7.4%
1979 $2,562,200,000,000.00 $829,467,000,000.00 $640,306,000,000.00 $189,161,000,000.00 32.4% 25.0% 7.4%
1980 $2,788,100,000,000.00 $909,041,000,000.00 $711,923,000,000.00 $197,118,000,000.00 32.6% 25.5% 7.1%
1981 $3,126,800,000,000.00 $994,828,000,000.00 $789,410,000,000.00 $205,418,000,000.00 31.8% 25.2% 6.6%
1982 $3,253,200,000,000.00 $1,137,315,000,000.00 $924,575,000,000.00 $212,740,000,000.00 35.0% 28.4% 6.5%
1983 $3,534,600,000,000.00 $1,371,660,000,000.00 $1,137,268,000,000.00 $234,392,000,000.00 38.8% 32.2% 6.6%
1984 $3,930,900,000,000.00 $1,564,586,000,000.00 $1,306,975,000,000.00 $257,611,000,000.00 39.8% 33.2% 6.6%
1985 $4,217,500,000,000.00 $1,817,423,000,000.00 $1,507,260,000,000.00 $310,163,000,000.00 43.1% 35.7% 7.4%
1986 $4,460,100,000,000.00 $2,120,501,000,000.00 $1,740,623,000,000.00 $379,878,000,000.00 47.5% 39.0% 8.5%
1987 $4,736,400,000,000.00 $2,345,956,000,000.00 $1,889,753,000,000.00 $456,203,000,000.00 49.5% 39.9% 9.6%
1988 $5,100,400,000,000.00 $2,601,104,000,000.00 $2,051,616,000,000.00 $549,488,000,000.00 51.0% 40.2% 10.8%
1989 $5,482,100,000,000.00 $2,867,800,000,000.00 $2,190,716,000,000.00 $677,084,000,000.00 52.3% 40.0% 12.4%
1990 $5,800,500,000,000.00 $3,206,290,000,000.00 $2,411,558,000,000.00 $794,732,000,000.00 55.3% 41.6% 13.7%
1991 $5,992,100,000,000.00 $3,598,178,000,000.00 $2,688,999,000,000.00 $909,179,000,000.00 60.0% 44.9% 15.2%
1992 $6,342,300,000,000.00 $4,001,787,000,000.00 $2,999,737,000,000.00 $1,002,050,000,000.00 63.1% 47.3% 15.8%
1993 $6,667,400,000,000.00 $4,351,044,000,000.00 $3,248,396,000,000.00 $1,102,648,000,000.00 65.3% 48.7% 16.5%
1994 $7,085,200,000,000.00 $4,643,307,000,000.00 $3,433,065,000,000.00 $1,210,242,000,000.00 65.5% 48.5% 17.1%
1995 $7,414,700,000,000.00 $4,920,586,000,000.00 $3,604,378,000,000.00 $1,316,208,000,000.00 66.4% 48.6% 17.8%
1996 $7,838,500,000,000.00 $5,181,465,000,000.00 $3,734,073,000,000.00 $1,447,392,000,000.00 66.1% 47.6% 18.5%
1997 $8,332,400,000,000.00 $5,369,206,000,000.00 $3,772,344,000,000.00 $1,596,862,000,000.00 64.4% 45.3% 19.2%
1998 $8,793,500,000,000.00 $5,478,189,000,000.00 $3,721,099,000,000.00 $1,757,090,000,000.00 62.3% 42.3% 20.0%
1999 $9,353,500,000,000.00 $5,605,523,000,000.00 $3,632,363,000,000.00 $1,973,160,000,000.00 59.9% 38.8% 21.1%
2000 $9,951,500,000,000.00 $5,628,700,000,000.00 $3,409,804,000,000.00 $2,218,896,000,000.00 56.6% 34.3% 22.3%
2001 $10,286,200,000,000.00 $5,769,881,000,000.00 $3,319,615,000,000.00 $2,450,266,000,000.00 56.1% 32.3% 23.8%
2002 $10,642,300,000,000.00 $6,198,401,000,000.00 $3,540,427,000,000.00 $2,657,974,000,000.00 58.2% 33.3% 25.0%
2003 $11,142,100,000,000.00 $6,760,014,000,000.00 $3,913,443,000,000.00 $2,846,571,000,000.00 60.7% 35.1% 25.5%
2004 $11,867,800,000,000.00 $7,354,657,000,000.00 $4,295,544,000,000.00 $3,059,113,000,000.00 62.0% 36.2% 25.8%
2005 $12,638,400,000,000.00 $7,905,300,000,000.00 $4,592,212,000,000.00 $3,313,088,000,000.00 62.5% 36.3% 26.2%
2006 $13,398,900,000,000.00 $8,451,350,000,000.00 $4,828,972,000,000.00 $3,622,378,000,000.00 63.1% 36.0% 27.0%
2007 $14,077,600,000,000.00 $8,950,744,000,000.00 $5,035,129,000,000.00 $3,915,615,000,000.00 63.6% 35.8% 27.8%
2008 $14,441,400,000,000.00 $9,986,082,000,000.00 $5,803,050,000,000.00 $4,183,032,000,000.00 69.1% 40.2% 29.0%
2009 $14,258,200,000,000.00 $11,875,851,000,000.00 $7,544,707,000,000.00 $4,331,144,000,000.00 83.3% 52.9% 30.4%