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| US National Debt by Presidential Term, Percentage of GDP | ||||||||||||||||
| National Debt, Total | Gross Domestic Product | |||||||||||||||
| Year | % Change | Debt | ||||||||||||||
| Ending | President | Current $ (1) | YoY | During Presid. | Avg. Annual | Current $ (2) | as % of | |||||||||
| 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% | |||||||||
| 12/31/1989 | BUSH | $2,952,994,000,000 | 10% | $5,484,400,000,000 | 53.8% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1990 | BUSH | $3,364,820,000,000 | 14% | $5,803,100,000,000 | 58.0% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1991 | BUSH | $3,801,800,000,000 | 13% | $5,995,900,000,000 | 63.4% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1992 | BUSH | $4,177,009,000,000 | 10% | 55.6% | 13.9% | $6,337,700,000,000 | 65.9% | |||||||||
| 12/31/1993 | CLINTON | $4,535,687,054,406 | 9% | $6,657,400,000,000 | 68.1% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1994 | CLINTON | $4,800,149,946,143 | 6% | $7,072,200,000,000 | 67.9% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1995 | CLINTON | $4,988,664,979,014 | 4% | $7,397,700,000,000 | 67.4% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1996 | CLINTON | $5,323,171,750,783 | 7% | $7,816,900,000,000 | 68.1% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1997 | CLINTON | $5,502,388,012,375 | 3% | $8,304,300,000,000 | 66.3% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1998 | CLINTON | $5,614,217,021,195 | 2% | $8,747,000,000,000 | 64.2% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/1999 | CLINTON | $5,776,091,314,225 | 3% | $9,268,400,000,000 | 62.3% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/2000 | CLINTON | $5,662,216,013,697 | -2% | 36% | 4.4% | $9,817,000,000,000 | 57.7% | |||||||||
| 12/31/2001 | BUSH | $5,943,438,563,436 | 5% | $10,286,200,000,000 | 57.8% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/2002 | BUSH | $6,405,707,456,847 | 8% | $10,642,300,000,000 | 60.2% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/2003 | BUSH | $7,001,312,247,818 | 9% | $11,142,100,000,000 | 62.8% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/2004 | BUSH | $7,596,165,867,424 | 8% | $11,867,800,000,000 | 64.0% | |||||||||||
| 12/30/2005 | BUSH | $8,170,424,541,313 | 8% | $12,638,400,000,000 | 64.6% | |||||||||||
| 12/29/2006 | BUSH | $8,680,224,380,086 | 6% | $13,398,900,000,000 | 64.8% | |||||||||||
| 12/28/2007 | BUSH | $9,229,172,659,218 | 6% | $14,077,600,000,000 | 65.6% | |||||||||||
| 12/31/2008 | BUSH | $10,699,804,864,612 | 16% | 89% | 11.1% | $14,441,400,000,000 | 74.1% | |||||||||
| 12/31/2009 | OBAMA | $12,311,349,677,512 | 15% | $14,258,700,000,000 | 86.3% | |||||||||||
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| US National Debt by Presidential Term, per Capita | ||||||||||||||||
| National Debt | National Debt, per Capita | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Total | Est | Debt, | % Change | Personal 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% | $18,872 | 93% | $15,777 | 112% | |||||||
| 12/31/1994 | CLINTON | $4,800,149,946,143 | 260,327,021 | $18,439 | 4.8% | $19,555 | 94% | $16,555 | 111% | |||||||
| 12/31/1995 | CLINTON | $4,988,664,979,014 | 262,803,276 | $18,983 | 2.9% | $23,076 | 82% | $17,227 | 110% | |||||||
| 12/31/1996 | CLINTON | $5,323,171,750,783 | 265,228,572 | $20,070 | 5.7% | $21,091 | 95% | $18,136 | 111% | |||||||
| 12/31/1997 | CLINTON | $5,502,388,012,375 | 267,783,607 | $20,548 | 2.4% | $21,940 | 94% | $19,241 | 107% | |||||||
| 12/31/1998 | CLINTON | $5,614,217,021,195 | 270,248,003 | $20,774 | 1.1% | $23,161 | 90% | $20,120 | 103% | |||||||
| 12/31/1999 | CLINTON | $5,776,091,314,225 | 272,690,813 | $21,182 | 2.0% | $23,968 | 88% | $21,239 | 100% | |||||||
| 12/31/2000 | CLINTON | $5,662,216,013,697 | 282,171,957 | $20,067 | -5.3% | 22.5% | 2.8% | $25,472 | 79% | $22,346 | 90% | |||||
| 12/31/2001 | BUSH | $5,943,438,563,436 | 285,081,556 | $20,848 | 3.9% | $26,805 | 78% | $22,851 | 91% | |||||||
| 12/31/2002 | BUSH | $6,405,707,456,847 | 287,803,914 | $22,257 | 6.8% | $27,799 | 80% | $22,794 | 98% | |||||||
| 12/31/2003 | BUSH | $7,001,312,247,818 | 290,326,418 | $24,115 | 8.3% | $28,805 | 84% | $23,276 | 104% | |||||||
| 12/31/2004 | BUSH | $7,596,165,867,424 | 293,045,739 | $25,921 | 7.5% | $30,287 | 86% | $23,857 | 109% | |||||||
| 12/30/2005 | BUSH | $8,170,424,541,313 | 295,753,151 | $27,626 | 6.6% | $31,318 | 88% | $25,036 | 110% | |||||||
| 12/28/2006 | BUSH | $8,680,224,380,086 | 298,593,212 | $29,070 | 5.2% | $33,157 | 88% | $26,352 | 110% | |||||||
| 12/31/2007 | BUSH | $9,229,172,659,218 | 301,579,895 | $30,603 | 5.3% | $34,445 | 89% | $26,804 | 114% | |||||||
| 12/31/2008 | BUSH | $10,699,804,864,612 | 304,374,846 | $35,153 | 14.9% | 75.2% | 9.4% | $35,450 | 99% | $26,964 | 130% | |||||
| 12/31/2009 | OBAMA | $12,311,349,677,512 | 307,006,550 | $40,101 | 14.1% | $35,659 | 112% | $27,000 | 149% | |||||||
| ^^^PROJECTED | ||||||||||||||||
| (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/histinc/incpertoc.html | |||||||||||||
| (3) | http://www.census.gov/popest/national/national.html | Table, formatting, page © 2010 PresidentialDebt.org. Rights reserved. | ||||||||||||||
| Red text: Trend is worsening. Green text: Trend is improving | Request permission before using/linking: info@presidentialdebt.org | |||||||||||||||