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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⁾	Growth Rate, YoY	During Presidency	Avg. Annual	Current $ ⁽²⁾	as % of	(As of Sept. 30)	As % of GDP
12/31/1976	FORD	$653,544,000,000				$1,825,300,000,000	35.8%
12/31/1977	CARTER	$718,943,000,000	10.0%			$2,030,900,000,000	35.4%
12/31/1978	CARTER	$789,207,000,000	9.8%			$2,294,700,000,000	34.4%
12/31/1979	CARTER	$845,116,000,000	7.1%			$2,563,300,000,000	33.0%
12/31/1980	CARTER	$930,210,000,000	10.1%	42.3%	9.2%	$2,789,500,000,000	33.3%
12/31/1981	REAGAN	$1,028,729,000,000	10.6%			$3,128,400,000,000	32.9%
12/31/1982	REAGAN	$1,197,073,000,000	16.4%			$3,255,000,000,000	36.8%
12/31/1983	REAGAN	$1,410,702,000,000	17.8%			$3,536,700,000,000	39.9%
12/31/1984	REAGAN	$1,662,966,000,000	17.9%			$3,933,200,000,000	42.3%
12/31/1985	REAGAN	$1,945,912,000,000	17.0%			$4,220,300,000,000	46.1%
12/31/1986	REAGAN	$2,214,835,000,000	13.8%			$4,462,800,000,000	49.6%
12/31/1987	REAGAN	$2,431,715,000,000	9.8%			$4,739,500,000,000	51.3%
12/31/1988	REAGAN	$2,684,392,000,000	10.4%	188.6%	14.2%	$5,103,800,000,000	52.6%	$214,145,028,848	4.2%
12/31/1989	BUSH	$2,952,994,000,000	10.0%			$5,484,400,000,000	53.8%	$240,863,231,536	4.4%
12/31/1990	BUSH	$3,364,820,000,000	13.9%			$5,803,100,000,000	58.0%	$264,852,544,616	4.6%
12/31/1991	BUSH	$3,801,800,000,000	13.0%			$5,995,900,000,000	63.4%	$286,021,921,181	4.8%
12/31/1992	BUSH	$4,177,009,000,000	9.9%	55.6%	11.7%	$6,337,700,000,000	65.9%	$292,361,073,071	4.6%
12/31/1993	CLINTON	$4,535,687,054,406	8.6%			$6,657,400,000,000	68.1%	$292,502,219,484	4.4%
12/31/1994	CLINTON	$4,800,149,946,143	5.8%			$7,072,200,000,000	67.9%	$296,277,764,246	4.2%
12/31/1995	CLINTON	$4,988,664,979,014	3.9%			$7,397,700,000,000	67.4%	$332,413,555,031	4.5%
12/31/1996	CLINTON	$5,323,171,750,783	6.7%			$7,816,900,000,000	68.1%	$343,955,076,695	4.4%
12/31/1997	CLINTON	$5,502,388,012,375	3.4%			$8,304,300,000,000	66.3%	$355,795,834,215	4.3%
12/31/1998	CLINTON	$5,614,217,021,195	2.0%			$8,747,000,000,000	64.2%	$363,823,722,920	4.2%
12/31/1999	CLINTON	$5,776,091,314,225	2.9%			$9,268,400,000,000	62.3%	$353,511,471,723	3.8%
12/31/2000	CLINTON	$5,662,216,013,697	-2.0%	35.6%	3.9%	$9,817,000,000,000	57.7%	$361,997,734,302	3.7%
12/31/2001	BUSH	$5,943,438,563,436	5.0%			$10,286,200,000,000	57.8%	$359,507,635,242	3.5%
12/31/2002	BUSH	$6,405,707,456,847	7.8%			$10,642,300,000,000	60.2%	$332,536,958,599	3.1%
12/31/2003	BUSH	$7,001,312,247,818	9.3%			$11,142,100,000,000	62.8%	$318,148,529,152	2.9%
12/31/2004	BUSH	$7,596,165,867,424	8.5%			$11,867,800,000,000	64.0%	$321,566,323,971	2.7%
12/30/2005	BUSH	$8,170,424,541,313	7.6%			$12,638,400,000,000	64.6%	$352,350,252,508	2.8%
12/29/2006	BUSH	$8,680,224,380,086	6.2%			$13,398,900,000,000	64.8%	$405,872,109,316	3.0%
12/28/2007	BUSH	$9,229,172,659,218	6.3%			$14,077,600,000,000	65.6%	$429,977,998,108	3.1%
12/31/2008	BUSH	$10,699,804,864,612	15.9%	89.0%	8.3%	$14,441,400,000,000	74.1%	$451,154,049,951	3.1%
12/31/2009	OBAMA	$12,311,349,677,512	15.1%			$14,256,300,000,000	86.4%	$383,071,060,815	2.7%
12/31/2010	OBAMA	$14,025,215,218,709	13.9%			$14,745,100,000,000	95.1%	$413,954,825,362	2.8%
12/31/2011	OBAMA	$15,125,898,976,397	7.8%			$15,321,000,000,000	98.7%	$454,393,280,417	3.0%
12/31/2012	OBAMA	$16,432,730,050,569	8.6%	53.6%	11.3%	$15,811,000,000,000	103.9%	<1st time: Exceeds 100% of GDP
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%	8.1%	$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%	168.2%	13.1%	$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%	10.5%	$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%	2.6%	$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%	7.3%	$35,304	100%	$26,964	130%
12/31/2009	OBAMA	$12,311,349,677,512	307,006,550	$40,101	14.1%			$35,044	114%	$26,530	151%
12/31/2010	OBAMA	$14,025,215,218,709	310,516,821	$45,167	12.6%			$36,436	124%	$26,487	171%
12/31/2011	OBAMA	$15,125,898,976,397	312,788,655	$48,358	7.1%			$36,983	131%	$26,487	183%
12/31/2012	OBAMA	$16,432,730,050,569	315,090,185	$52,152	7.8%	48.4%	10.4%	$37,905	138%	$27,554	189%
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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/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm				(5)	http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/people/index.html
(3)	http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html				(6)	http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/ir/ir_expense.htm
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