US National Debt by Presidential Term, Percentage of GDP,1976-2008 | | | | | | | | | | |
National Debt, Total
| Gross Domestic Product | Year | | | % Change | | Debt | Ending | President | Current $ (1) | YoY | During Presid. | Avg. Annual | Current $ (2) | as % of | 1976-12-31 | FORD |
$
653544000',000 | | | | $1,825,300,000,000 | 35.8% | 1977-12-31 | CARTER |
$
718943000',000 | 10% | | | $2,030,900,000,000 | 35.4% | 1978-12-31 | CARTER |
$
789207000',000 | 10% | | | $2,294,700,000,000 | 34.4% | 1979-12-31 | CARTER |
$
845116000',000 | 7% | | | $2,563,300,000,000 | 33.0% | 1980-12-31 | CARTER |
$
930210000',000 | 10% | 42% | 10.6% | $2,789,500,000,000 | 33.3% | 1981-12-31 | REAGAN |
$
1028729000',000 | 11% | | | $3,128,400,000,000 | 32.9% | 1982-12-31 | REAGAN |
$
1197073000',000 | 16% | | | $3,255,000,000,000 | 36.8% | 1983-12-31 | REAGAN |
$
1410702000',000 | 18% | | | $3,536,700,000,000 | 39.9% | 1984-12-31 | REAGAN |
$
1662966000',000 | 18% | | | $3,933,200,000,000 | 42.3% | 1985-12-31 | REAGAN |
$
1945912000',000 | 17% | | | $4,220,300,000,000 | 46.1% | 1986-12-31 | REAGAN |
$
2214835000',000 | 14% | | | $4,462,800,000,000 | 49.6% | 1987-12-31 | REAGAN |
$
2431715000',000 | 10% | | | $4,739,500,000,000 | 51.3% | 1988-12-31 | REAGAN |
$
2684392000',000 | 10% | 189% | 23.6% | $5,103,800,000,000 | 52.6% | 1989-12-31 | BUSH |
$
2952994000',000 | 10% | | | $5,484,400,000,000 | 53.8% | 1990-12-31 | BUSH |
$
3364820000',000 | 14% | | | $5,803,100,000,000 | 58.0% | 1991-12-31 | BUSH |
$
3801800000',000 | 13% | | | $5,995,900,000,000 | 63.4% | 1992-12-31 | BUSH |
$
4177009000',000 | 10% | 55.6% | 13.9% | $6,337,700,000,000 | 65.9% | 1993-12-31 | CLINTON |
$
4535687054',406 | 9% | | | $6,657,400,000,000 | 68.1% | 1994-12-31 | CLINTON |
$
4800149946',143 | 6% | | | $7,072,200,000,000 | 67.9% | 1995-12-31 | CLINTON |
$
4988664979',014 | 4% | | | $7,397,700,000,000 | 67.4% | 1996-12-31 | CLINTON |
$
5323171750',783 | 7% | | | $7,816,900,000,000 | 68.1% | 1997-12-31 | CLINTON |
$
5502388012',375 | 3% | | | $8,304,300,000,000 | 66.3% | 1998-12-31 | CLINTON |
$
5614217021',195 | 2% | | | $8,747,000,000,000 | 64.2% | 1999-12-31 | CLINTON |
$
5776091314',225 | 3% | | | $9,268,400,000,000 | 62.3% | 2000-12-31 | CLINTON |
$
5662216013',697 | -2% | 36% | 4.4% | $9,817,000,000,000 | 57.7% | 2001-12-31 | BUSH |
$
5943438563',436 | 5% | | | $10,128,000,000,000 | 58.7% | 2002-12-31 | BUSH |
$
6405707456',847 | 8% | | | $10,469,600,000,000 | 61.2% | 2003-12-31 | BUSH |
$
7001312247',818 | 9% | | | $10,960,800,000,000 | 63.9% | 2004-12-31 | BUSH |
$
7596165867',424 | 8% | | | $11,685,900,000,000 | 65.0% | 2005-12-30 | BUSH |
$
8170424541',313 | 8% | | | $12,433,900,000,000 | 65.0% | 2006-12-29 | BUSH |
$
8680224380',086 | 6% | | | $13,194,700,000,000 | 65.7% | 2007-12-28 | BUSH |
$
9229172659',218 | 6% | | | $13,927,000,000,000 | 66.3% | 2008-12-31 | BUSH |
$
10699804864',612 | 16% | 89% | 11.1% | $13,692,160,000,000 | 78.1% | 2009-12-31 | OBAMA |
PENDING
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