GOP = Debt

The legacy of GOP administrations is written in the federal deficit history ...


Title: Federal Government Debt: Total Public Debt
Series ID: GFDEBTN
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/GFDEBTN/downloaddata
Release: Treasury Bulletin
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Mar Jun Sep Dec
Units: Billions of Dollars
Date Range: 1966-03-31 to 2005-09-30
Last Updated: 2005-12-06 2:36 PM CT
Notes: Monthly data reported for March, June, September and December.
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DATE VALUE % of GDP Change % of GDP GDP
1966-03-31 317 41.2% 771
1966-06-30 316 40.6% 780
1966-09-30 321 40.4% 793
1966-12-31 326 40.4% 807
1967-03-31 328 40.1% 10.6 1.3% 818
1967-06-30 323 39.3% 6.7 0.8% 823
1967-09-30 333 39.8% 12.2 1.5% 837
1967-12-31 342 40.1% 16.3 1.9% 853
1968-03-31 347 39.4% 19.0 2.2% 880
1968-06-30 345 38.2% 22.0 2.4% 904
1968-09-30 353 38.4% 20.0 2.2% 919
1968-12-31 356 38.0% 14.0 1.5% 936
1969-03-31 359 37.4% 12.0 1.2% 961
1969-06-30 353 36.2% 8.0 0.8% 976
1969-09-30 360 36.1% 7.0 0.7% 997
1969-12-31 367 36.5% 11.0 1.1% 1,005
1970-03-31 371 36.5% 12.0 1.2% 1,017
1970-06-30 370 35.8% 17.0 1.6% 1,033
1970-09-30 378 36.0% 18.0 1.7% 1,051
1970-12-31 388 36.9% 21.0 2.0% 1,053
1971-03-31 391 35.6% 20.0 1.8% 1,098
1971-06-30 397 35.5% 27.0 2.4% 1,119
1971-09-30 412 36.2% 34.0 3.0% 1,139
1971-12-31 423 36.7% 35.0 3.0% 1,152
1972-03-31 427 35.9% 36.0 3.0% 1,191
1972-06-30 426 34.7% 29.0 2.4% 1,226
1972-09-30 433 34.6% 21.0 1.7% 1,250
1972-12-31 448 34.8% 25.0 1.9% 1,287
1973-03-31 458 34.3% 31.0 2.3% 1,336
1973-06-30 457 33.3% 31.0 2.3% 1,372
1973-09-30 461 33.1% 28.0 2.0% 1,391
1973-12-31 469 32.7% 21.0 1.5% 1,432
1974-03-31 474 32.8% 16.0 1.1% 1,447
1974-06-30 474 31.9% 17.0 1.1% 1,485
1974-09-30 481 31.8% 20.0 1.3% 1,514
1974-12-31 493 31.7% 24.0 1.5% 1,553
1975-03-31 510 32.5% 36.0 2.3% 1,570
1975-06-30 533 33.2% 59.0 3.7% 1,606
1975-09-30 554 33.3% 73.0 4.4% 1,663
1975-12-31 577 33.7% 84.0 4.9% 1,715
1976-03-31 600 33.8% 90.0 5.1% 1,773
1976-06-30 620 34.4% 87.0 4.8% 1,805
1976-09-30 635 34.5% 81.0 4.4% 1,838
1976-12-31 654 34.7% 76.5 4.1% 1,885
1977-03-31 669 34.5% 69.0 3.6% 1,939
1977-06-30 674 33.6% 54.0 2.7% 2,006
1977-09-30 699 33.8% 64.0 3.1% 2,067
1977-12-31 719 34.0% 65.4 3.1% 2,112
1978-03-31 738 34.3% 69.0 3.2% 2,150
1978-06-30 749 32.9% 75.0 3.3% 2,276
1978-09-30 772 33.0% 73.0 3.1% 2,336
1978-12-31 789 32.7% 70.3 2.9% 2,417
1979-03-31 797 32.3% 59.0 2.4% 2,464
1979-06-30 805 31.8% 56.0 2.2% 2,528
1979-09-30 827 31.8% 55.0 2.1% 2,601
1979-12-31 845 31.8% 55.9 2.1% 2,661
1980-03-31 864 31.7% 66.5 2.4% 2,725
1980-06-30 878 32.2% 72.6 2.7% 2,729
1980-09-30 908 32.6% 80.7 2.9% 2,787
1980-12-31 930 31.9% 85.1 2.9% 2,917
1981-03-31 965 31.6% 101.0 3.3% 3,053
1981-06-30 971 31.5% 93.6 3.0% 3,086
1981-09-30 998 31.4% 90.2 2.8% 3,179
1981-12-31 1,029 32.2% 98.5 3.1% 3,196
1982-03-31 1,061 33.3% 96.8 3.0% 3,187
1982-06-30 1,080 33.3% 108.4 3.3% 3,243
1982-09-30 1,142 34.9% 144.1 4.4% 3,276
1982-12-31 1,197 36.1% 168.4 5.1% 3,314
1983-03-31 1,245 36.8% 183.2 5.4% 3,383
1983-06-30 1,320 37.9% 240.0 6.9% 3,484
1983-09-30 1,377 38.4% 235.2 6.6% 3,589
1983-12-31 1,411 38.2% 213.6 5.8% 3,690
1984-03-31 1,464 38.4% 219.2 5.8% 3,810
1984-06-30 1,513 38.7% 193.1 4.9% 3,909
1984-09-30 1,572 39.5% 195.1 4.9% 3,978
1984-12-31 1,663 41.2% 252.3 6.3% 4,036
1985-03-31 1,711 41.5% 247.0 6.0% 4,120
1985-06-30 1,775 42.5% 261.9 6.3% 4,178
1985-09-30 1,823 42.8% 250.8 5.9% 4,261
1985-12-31 1,946 45.0% 282.9 6.5% 4,322
1986-03-31 1,987 45.3% 276.1 6.3% 4,386
1986-06-30 2,059 46.5% 284.8 6.4% 4,426
1986-09-30 2,125 47.3% 302.2 6.7% 4,494
1986-12-31 2,215 48.7% 268.9 5.9% 4,546
1987-03-31 2,247 48.7% 259.9 5.6% 4,614
1987-06-30 2,309 49.2% 249.9 5.3% 4,690
1987-09-30 2,350 49.3% 225.0 4.7% 4,768
1987-12-31 2,432 49.8% 216.9 4.4% 4,886
1988-03-31 2,488 50.2% 240.9 4.9% 4,952
1988-06-30 2,548 50.3% 238.4 4.7% 5,063
1988-09-30 2,602 50.6% 252.0 4.9% 5,147
1988-12-31 2,684 51.1% 252.7 4.8% 5,254
1989-03-31 2,741 51.1% 253.3 4.7% 5,367
1989-06-30 2,800 51.3% 252.2 4.6% 5,454
1989-09-30 2,857 51.7% 255.1 4.6% 5,532
1989-12-31 2,953 52.9% 268.6 4.8% 5,584
1990-03-31 3,052 53.4% 311.1 5.4% 5,716
1990-06-30 3,144 54.2% 343.9 5.9% 5,798
1990-09-30 3,233 55.3% 375.9 6.4% 5,849
1990-12-31 3,365 57.5% 411.8 7.0% 5,849
1991-03-31 3,465 58.9% 413.2 7.0% 5,888
1991-06-30 3,538 59.3% 394.2 6.6% 5,964
1991-09-30 3,665 60.7% 432.0 7.2% 6,036
1991-12-31 3,802 62.4% 436.9 7.2% 6,096
1992-03-31 3,881 62.6% 416.1 6.7% 6,196
1992-06-30 3,985 63.3% 446.7 7.1% 6,290
1992-09-30 4,065 63.7% 399.3 6.3% 6,381
1992-12-31 4,177 64.4% 375.3 5.8% 6,484
1993-03-31 4,231 64.7% 349.3 5.3% 6,543
1993-06-30 4,352 65.8% 367.3 5.6% 6,612
1993-09-30 4,412 66.1% 346.9 5.2% 6,675
1993-12-31 4,536 66.7% 358.7 5.3% 6,800
1994-03-31 4,576 66.2% 345.3 5.0% 6,911
1994-06-30 4,646 66.1% 293.8 4.2% 7,031
1994-09-30 4,693 66.0% 281.3 4.0% 7,115
1994-12-31 4,800 66.4% 264.5 3.7% 7,232
1995-03-31 4,864 66.6% 288.2 3.9% 7,298
1995-06-30 4,951 67.5% 305.6 4.2% 7,338
1995-09-30 4,974 66.9% 281.2 3.8% 7,432
1995-12-31 4,989 66.3% 188.5 2.5% 7,523
1996-03-31 5,118 67.1% 253.7 3.3% 7,624
1996-06-30 5,161 66.4% 209.7 2.7% 7,777
1996-09-30 5,225 66.4% 250.8 3.2% 7,866
1996-12-31 5,323 66.5% 334.5 4.2% 8,000
1997-03-31 5,381 66.3% 263.1 3.2% 8,114
1997-06-30 5,376 65.2% 215.1 2.6% 8,250
1997-09-30 5,413 64.6% 188.4 2.2% 8,382
1997-12-31 5,502 65.0% 179.2 2.1% 8,471
1998-03-31 5,542 64.5% 161.5 1.9% 8,587
1998-06-30 5,548 64.1% 171.7 2.0% 8,658
1998-09-30 5,526 62.9% 113.0 1.3% 8,790
1998-12-31 5,614 62.7% 111.8 1.2% 8,954
1999-03-31 5,652 62.3% 109.2 1.2% 9,067
1999-06-30 5,639 61.5% 90.9 1.0% 9,174
1999-09-30 5,656 60.7% 130.1 1.4% 9,314
1999-12-31 5,776 60.7% 161.9 1.7% 9,520
2000-03-31 5,773 60.0% 121.8 1.3% 9,629
2000-06-30 5,686 57.9% 47.1 0.5% 9,823
2000-09-30 5,674 57.5% 17.9 0.2% 9,862
2000-12-31 5,662 56.9% -113.9 -1.1% 9,954
2001-03-31 5,774 57.6% 0.3 0.0% 10,022
2001-06-30 5,727 56.5% 40.9 0.4% 10,129
2001-09-30 5,808 57.3% 133.3 1.3% 10,135
2001-12-31 5,943 58.1% 281.2 2.7% 10,226
2002-03-31 6,006 58.1% 232.3 2.2% 10,333
2002-06-30 6,127 58.8% 399.7 3.8% 10,427
2002-09-30 6,228 59.2% 420.7 4.0% 10,527
2002-12-31 6,406 60.5% 462.3 4.4% 10,591
2003-03-31 6,461 60.3% 454.8 4.2% 10,717
2003-06-30 6,670 61.5% 543.6 5.0% 10,845
2003-09-30 6,783 61.2% 555.0 5.0% 11,087
2003-12-31 6,998 62.3% 592.3 5.3% 11,236
2004-03-31 7,131 62.2% 670.3 5.9% 11,457
2004-06-30 7,274 62.4% 604.2 5.2% 11,666
2004-09-30 7,379 62.4% 595.9 5.0% 11,819
2004-12-31 7,596 63.3% 598.1 5.0% 11,995
2005-03-31 7,777 63.8% 645.8 5.3% 12,199
2005-06-30 7,837 63.3% 562.2 4.5% 12,378
2005-09-30 7,933 62.9% 553.6 4.4% 12,606