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| HEADLINE: Since 12/31/07, the national debt has increased at the fastest annual rate (avg. 17.2%) since the Reagan Administration | |||||||||||
| HEADLINE: Since 12/31/07, the national debt has increased by $4T,(43%), or $12,000 per person | |||||||||||
| HEADLINE: Over 10% of federal expenditures are for interest…over $1B per day, but… | |||||||||||
| HEADLINE: At 2.69%, interest expense as a percentage of the economy (GDP) is at one of the lowest rates ever | |||||||||||
| US National Debt & Interest Expense by Presidential Term, Percentage of GDP | |||||||||||
| National Debt, Total | Gross Domestic Product | Interest Expense | |||||||||
| Year | % Change | Debt | Total(6) | As % of GDP | |||||||
| Ending | President | Current $ (1) | YoY | During Presidency | Avg. Annual | Current $ (2) | as % of | (As of Sept. 30) | |||
| 12/31/1976 | FORD | $653,544,000,000 | $1,825,300,000,000 | 35.8% | |||||||
| 12/31/1977 | CARTER | $718,943,000,000 | 10% | $2,030,900,000,000 | 35.4% | ||||||
| 12/31/1978 | CARTER | $789,207,000,000 | 10% | $2,294,700,000,000 | 34.4% | ||||||
| 12/31/1979 | CARTER | $845,116,000,000 | 7% | $2,563,300,000,000 | 33.0% | ||||||
| 12/31/1980 | CARTER | $930,210,000,000 | 10% | 42% | 10.6% | $2,789,500,000,000 | 33.3% | ||||
| 12/31/1981 | REAGAN | $1,028,729,000,000 | 11% | $3,128,400,000,000 | 32.9% | ||||||
| 12/31/1982 | REAGAN | $1,197,073,000,000 | 16% | $3,255,000,000,000 | 36.8% | ||||||
| 12/31/1983 | REAGAN | $1,410,702,000,000 | 18% | $3,536,700,000,000 | 39.9% | ||||||
| 12/31/1984 | REAGAN | $1,662,966,000,000 | 18% | $3,933,200,000,000 | 42.3% | ||||||
| 12/31/1985 | REAGAN | $1,945,912,000,000 | 17% | $4,220,300,000,000 | 46.1% | ||||||
| 12/31/1986 | REAGAN | $2,214,835,000,000 | 14% | $4,462,800,000,000 | 49.6% | ||||||
| 12/31/1987 | REAGAN | $2,431,715,000,000 | 10% | $4,739,500,000,000 | 51.3% | ||||||
| 12/31/1988 | REAGAN | $2,684,392,000,000 | 10% | 189% | 23.6% | $5,103,800,000,000 | 52.6% | $214,145,028,848 | 4.2% | ||
| 12/31/1989 | BUSH | $2,952,994,000,000 | 10% | $5,484,400,000,000 | 53.8% | $240,863,231,536 | 4.4% | ||||
| 12/31/1990 | BUSH | $3,364,820,000,000 | 14% | $5,803,100,000,000 | 58.0% | $264,852,544,616 | 4.6% | ||||
| 12/31/1991 | BUSH | $3,801,800,000,000 | 13% | $5,995,900,000,000 | 63.4% | $286,021,921,181 | 4.8% | ||||
| 12/31/1992 | BUSH | $4,177,009,000,000 | 10% | 55.6% | 13.9% | $6,337,700,000,000 | 65.9% | $292,361,073,071 | 4.6% | ||
| 12/31/1993 | CLINTON | $4,535,687,054,406 | 9% | $6,657,400,000,000 | 68.1% | $292,502,219,484 | 4.4% | ||||
| 12/31/1994 | CLINTON | $4,800,149,946,143 | 6% | $7,072,200,000,000 | 67.9% | $296,277,764,246 | 4.2% | ||||
| 12/31/1995 | CLINTON | $4,988,664,979,014 | 4% | $7,397,700,000,000 | 67.4% | $332,413,555,031 | 4.5% | ||||
| 12/31/1996 | CLINTON | $5,323,171,750,783 | 7% | $7,816,900,000,000 | 68.1% | $343,955,076,695 | 4.4% | ||||
| 12/31/1997 | CLINTON | $5,502,388,012,375 | 3% | $8,304,300,000,000 | 66.3% | $355,795,834,215 | 4.3% | ||||
| 12/31/1998 | CLINTON | $5,614,217,021,195 | 2% | $8,747,000,000,000 | 64.2% | $363,823,722,920 | 4.2% | ||||
| 12/31/1999 | CLINTON | $5,776,091,314,225 | 3% | $9,268,400,000,000 | 62.3% | $353,511,471,723 | 3.8% | ||||
| 12/31/2000 | CLINTON | $5,662,216,013,697 | -2% | 36% | 4.4% | $9,817,000,000,000 | 57.7% | $361,997,734,302 | 3.7% | ||
| 12/31/2001 | BUSH | $5,943,438,563,436 | 5% | $10,286,200,000,000 | 57.8% | $359,507,635,242 | 3.5% | ||||
| 12/31/2002 | BUSH | $6,405,707,456,847 | 8% | $10,642,300,000,000 | 60.2% | $332,536,958,599 | 3.1% | ||||
| 12/31/2003 | BUSH | $7,001,312,247,818 | 9% | $11,142,100,000,000 | 62.8% | $318,148,529,152 | 2.9% | ||||
| 12/31/2004 | BUSH | $7,596,165,867,424 | 8% | $11,867,800,000,000 | 64.0% | $321,566,323,971 | 2.7% | ||||
| 12/30/2005 | BUSH | $8,170,424,541,313 | 8% | $12,638,400,000,000 | 64.6% | $352,350,252,508 | 2.8% | ||||
| 12/29/2006 | BUSH | $8,680,224,380,086 | 6% | $13,398,900,000,000 | 64.8% | $405,872,109,316 | 3.0% | ||||
| 12/28/2007 | BUSH | $9,229,172,659,218 | 6% | $14,077,600,000,000 | 65.6% | $429,977,998,108 | 3.1% | ||||
| 12/31/2008 | BUSH | $10,699,804,864,612 | 16% | 89% | 11.1% | $14,441,400,000,000 | 74.1% | $451,154,049,951 | 3.1% | ||
| 12/31/2009 | OBAMA | $12,311,349,677,512 | 15% | $14,256,300,000,000 | 86.4% | $383,071,060,815 | 2.7% | ||||
| 6/30/2010 | OBAMA | $13,203,473,753,968 | N/A | 23% | 15.6% | $14,592,000,000,000 | 90.5% | N/A | |||
| Red text: Trend is worsening. Green text: Trend is improving | |||||||||||
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| US National Debt by Presidential Term, per Capita | |||||||||||
| National Debt | National Debt, per Capita | ||||||||||
| Year | Total | Est | Debt, | % Change | Personal Disp. Income | per Capita Income | |||||
| Ending | President | Current $ (1) | Population (3) | per Capita | YoY | During Presidency | Avg. Annual | Current $ (4) | Debt as % of | Current $ (5) | Debt as % of |
| 12/31/1976 | FORD | $653,544,000,000 | 218,035,164 | $2,997 | $5,972 | 50% | $5,271 | 57% | |||
| 12/31/1977 | CARTER | $718,943,000,000 | 220,239,425 | $3,264 | 8.9% | $6,517 | 50% | $5,785 | 56% | ||
| 12/31/1978 | CARTER | $789,207,000,000 | 222,584,545 | $3,546 | 8.6% | $7,224 | 49% | $6,455 | 55% | ||
| 12/31/1979 | CARTER | $845,116,000,000 | 225,055,487 | $3,755 | 5.9% | $7,967 | 47% | $7,168 | 52% | ||
| 12/31/1980 | CARTER | $930,210,000,000 | 227,224,681 | $4,094 | 9.0% | 36.6% | 9.1% | $8,822 | 46% | $7,787 | 53% |
| 12/31/1981 | REAGAN | $1,028,729,000,000 | 229,465,714 | $4,483 | 9.5% | $9,765 | 46% | $8,476 | 53% | ||
| 12/31/1982 | REAGAN | $1,197,073,000,000 | 231,664,458 | $5,167 | 15.3% | $10,426 | 50% | $8,980 | 58% | ||
| 12/31/1983 | REAGAN | $1,410,702,000,000 | 233,791,994 | $6,034 | 16.8% | $11,131 | 54% | $9,494 | 64% | ||
| 12/31/1984 | REAGAN | $1,662,966,000,000 | 235,824,902 | $7,052 | 16.9% | $12,319 | 57% | $10,328 | 68% | ||
| 12/31/1985 | REAGAN | $1,945,912,000,000 | 237,923,795 | $8,179 | 16.0% | $13,037 | 63% | $11,013 | 74% | ||
| 12/31/1986 | REAGAN | $2,214,835,000,000 | 240,132,887 | $9,223 | 12.8% | $13,649 | 68% | $11,670 | 79% | ||
| 12/31/1987 | REAGAN | $2,431,715,000,000 | 242,288,918 | $10,036 | 8.8% | $14,241 | 70% | $12,391 | 81% | ||
| 12/31/1988 | REAGAN | $2,684,392,000,000 | 244,498,982 | $10,979 | 9.4% | 168% | 21.0% | $15,297 | 72% | $13,123 | 84% |
| 12/31/1989 | BUSH | $2,952,994,000,000 | 246,819,230 | $11,964 | 9.0% | $16,257 | 74% | $14,056 | 85% | ||
| 12/31/1990 | BUSH | $3,364,820,000,000 | 249,464,396 | $13,488 | 12.7% | $17,131 | 79% | $14,387 | 94% | ||
| 12/31/1991 | BUSH | $3,801,800,000,000 | 252,153,092 | $15,077 | 11.8% | $17,609 | 86% | $14,617 | 103% | ||
| 12/31/1992 | BUSH | $4,177,009,000,000 | 255,029,699 | $16,379 | 8.6% | 49.2% | 12.3% | $18,494 | 89% | $14,847 | 110% |
| 12/31/1993 | CLINTON | $4,535,687,054,406 | 257,782,608 | $17,595 | 7.4% | $18,794 | 94% | $15,777 | 112% | ||
| 12/31/1994 | CLINTON | $4,800,149,946,143 | 260,327,021 | $18,439 | 4.8% | $19,255 | 96% | $16,555 | 111% | ||
| 12/31/1995 | CLINTON | $4,988,664,979,014 | 262,803,276 | $18,983 | 2.9% | $20,114 | 94% | $17,227 | 110% | ||
| 12/31/1996 | CLINTON | $5,323,171,750,783 | 265,228,572 | $20,070 | 5.7% | $20,682 | 97% | $18,136 | 111% | ||
| 12/31/1997 | CLINTON | $5,502,388,012,375 | 267,783,607 | $20,548 | 2.4% | $21,683 | 95% | $19,241 | 107% | ||
| 12/31/1998 | CLINTON | $5,614,217,021,195 | 270,248,003 | $20,774 | 1.1% | $23,870 | 87% | $20,120 | 103% | ||
| 12/31/1999 | CLINTON | $5,776,091,314,225 | 272,690,813 | $21,182 | 2.0% | $24,823 | 85% | $21,239 | 100% | ||
| 12/31/2000 | CLINTON | $5,662,216,013,697 | 282,171,957 | $20,067 | -5.3% | 22.5% | 2.8% | $26,282 | 76% | $22,346 | 90% |
| 12/31/2001 | BUSH | $5,943,438,563,436 | 285,081,556 | $20,848 | 3.9% | $26,827 | 78% | $22,851 | 91% | ||
| 12/31/2002 | BUSH | $6,405,707,456,847 | 287,803,914 | $22,257 | 6.8% | $27,957 | 80% | $22,794 | 98% | ||
| 12/31/2003 | BUSH | $7,001,312,247,818 | 290,326,418 | $24,115 | 8.3% | $29,330 | 82% | $23,276 | 104% | ||
| 12/31/2004 | BUSH | $7,596,165,867,424 | 293,045,739 | $25,921 | 7.5% | $31,001 | 84% | $23,857 | 109% | ||
| 12/30/2005 | BUSH | $8,170,424,541,313 | 295,753,151 | $27,626 | 6.6% | $31,909 | 87% | $25,036 | 110% | ||
| 12/28/2006 | BUSH | $8,680,224,380,086 | 298,593,212 | $29,070 | 5.2% | $33,680 | 86% | $26,352 | 110% | ||
| 12/31/2007 | BUSH | $9,229,172,659,218 | 301,579,895 | $30,603 | 5.3% | $34,893 | 88% | $26,804 | 114% | ||
| 12/31/2008 | BUSH | $10,699,804,864,612 | 304,374,846 | $35,153 | 14.9% | 75.2% | 9.4% | $35,304 | 100% | $26,964 | 130% |
| 12/31/2009 | OBAMA | $12,311,349,677,512 | 307,006,550 | $40,101 | 14.1% | $35,665 | 112% | N/A | |||
| 6/30/2010 | OBAMA | $13,203,473,753,968 | 309,823,457 | $42,616 | 14.2% | 21.2% | 14.2% | $35,920 | 119% | N/A | |
| Red text: Trend is worsening. Green text: Trend is improving | |||||||||||
| (1) | http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np | (4) | http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/SelectTable.asp?Selected=Y#S2 | ||||||||
| (2) | http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/SelectTable.asp?Popular=Y | (5) | http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/people/index.html | ||||||||
| (3) | http://www.census.gov/popest/national/national.html | (6) | http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/ir/ir_expense.htm | ||||||||
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