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Table 7.1—FEDERAL DEBT AT THE END OF YEAR: 1940–estimated 2017
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End of Fiscal YearIn Millions of DollarsAs Percentages of GDP
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Equals: Held by the PublicLess: Held by Federal Government AccountsEquals: Held by the Public
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Gross Federal DebtGross Federal Debt billionsLess: Held by Federal Government Accounts (millions)Total Held by the Public (millions)Debt held by the public billionsFederal Reserve SystemPublic excl Fed ReservePublic excl Fed Reserve (billions)Public excl Fed Reserve (billions 2011$)Real change in public excl Fed Reserve %Real change in public excl Fed Reserve % by pres termGross federal debt percent GDPTotalFederal Reserve SystemOther2011$ CFGross debt billions 2011$Change gross debt billions 2011$Change gross debt percentPercent change gross debt by presidential termPublic debt billions 2011$Change public debt billions 2011$Change public debt percentPercent change public debt by presidential term
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194050,696517,92442,772432,45840,31440.3650.252.48.244.22.541.70.062817.68689.87
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194157,531589,30848,223482,18046,04346.0708.48.950.58.242.31.940.40.065885.0967.418.2741.8952.027.5
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194279,2007911,44767,753682,64065,11365.1904.327.754.97.947.01.845.20.0721,100.00214.9124.3941.01199.1226.8
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1943142,64814314,882127,7661287,149120,617120.61,566.573.279.28.370.94.067.00.0771,852.57752.5768.41,659.30718.2876.3
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1944204,07920419,283184,79618514,899169,897169.92,178.239.1235.097.69.288.47.181.30.0782,616.40763.8341.2220.02,369.18709.8842.8243.4
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1945260,12326024,941235,18223521,792213,390213.42,667.422.5117.511.3106.39.896.40.0803,251.54635.1424.32,939.78570.6024.1
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1946270,99127129,130241,86124223,783218,078218.12,506.6-6.0121.713.1108.610.797.90.0873,114.84(136.70)-4.22,780.01(159.76)-5.4
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1947257,14925732,810224,33922421,872202,467202.52,045.1-18.4109.614.095.69.386.30.0992,597.46(517.37)-16.62,266.05(513.96)-18.5
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1948252,03125235,761216,27021621,366194,904194.91,821.5-10.9-16.498.313.984.38.376.00.1072,355.43(242.03)-9.3-10.02,021.21(244.84)-10.8-14.7
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1949252,61025338,288214,32221419,343194,979195.01,839.41.093.014.178.97.171.80.1062,383.1127.681.22,021.910.690.0
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1950256,85325737,830219,02321918,331200,692200.71,875.62.093.913.880.16.773.40.1072,400.5017.380.72,046.9425.041.2
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1951255,28825540,962214,32621422,982191,344191.31,649.5-12.179.512.866.87.259.60.1162,200.76(199.74)-8.31,847.64(199.31)-9.7
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1952259,09725944,339214,75821522,906191,852191.91,625.9-1.4-10.774.312.761.66.655.00.1182,195.74(5.02)-0.2-6.81,819.98(27.65)-1.5-10.0
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1953265,96326647,580218,38321824,746193,637193.61,627.20.171.212.758.56.651.90.1192,234.9839.251.81,835.1515.170.8
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1954270,81227146,313224,49922425,037199,462199.51,662.22.171.612.359.46.652.80.1202,256.7721.781.01,870.8335.671.9
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1955274,36627447,751226,61622723,607203,009203.01,706.02.669.412.157.36.051.40.1192,305.6048.832.21,904.3433.511.8
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1956272,69327350,537222,15622223,758198,398198.41,639.7-3.90.863.811.851.95.646.40.1212,253.66(51.94)-2.32.61,836.00(68.34)-3.60.9
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1957272,25227252,931219,32021923,035196,285196.31,570.3-4.260.411.748.75.143.60.1252,178.02(75.65)-3.41,754.56(81.44)-4.4
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1958279,66628053,329226,33622625,438200,898200.91,569.50.060.711.649.15.543.60.1282,184.896.870.31,768.2513.690.8
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1959287,46528752,764234,70123526,044208,657208.71,617.53.158.410.747.75.342.40.1292,228.4143.522.01,819.3951.142.9
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1960290,52529153,686236,84023726,523210,317210.31,593.3-1.5-2.856.010.345.65.140.50.1322,200.95(27.46)-1.2-2.31,794.24(25.15)-1.4-2.3
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1961292,64829354,291238,35723827,253211,104211.11,587.2-0.455.010.244.85.139.70.1332,200.36(0.59)0.01,792.16(2.08)-0.1
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1962302,92830354,918248,01024829,663218,347218.31,629.52.753.39.743.65.238.40.1342,260.6660.302.71,850.8258.663.3
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1963310,32431056,345253,97825432,027221,951222.01,632.00.251.79.442.45.337.00.1362,281.7921.140.91,867.4916.660.9
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1964316,05931659,210256,84925734,794222,055222.11,609.1-1.41.049.39.240.15.434.60.1382,290.288.490.44.11,861.22(6.26)-0.33.7
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1965322,31832261,540260,77826139,100221,678221.71,583.4-1.646.98.937.95.732.20.1402,302.2711.990.51,862.701.480.1
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1966328,49832864,784263,71426442,169221,545221.51,538.5-2.843.68.635.05.629.40.1442,281.24(21.04)-0.91,831.35(31.35)-1.7
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1967340,44534073,819266,62626746,719219,907219.91,485.9-3.441.89.132.85.727.00.1482,300.3019.070.81,801.53(29.82)-1.6
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1968368,68536979,140289,54529052,230237,315237.31,531.13.0-4.842.59.133.36.027.30.1552,378.6178.313.43.91,868.0366.513.70.4
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1969365,76936687,661278,10827854,095224,013224.01,374.3-10.238.59.229.35.723.60.1632,243.98(134.63)-5.71,706.18(161.85)-8.7
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1970380,92138197,723283,19828357,714225,484225.51,311.0-4.637.69.628.05.722.30.1722,214.66(29.32)-1.31,646.50(59.68)-3.5
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1971408,176408105,140303,03730365,518237,519237.51,319.60.737.79.728.06.122.00.1802,267.6452.992.41,683.5437.042.2
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1972435,936436113,559322,37732271,426250,951251.01,349.22.2-11.936.99.627.36.021.20.1862,343.7476.103.4-1.51,733.2149.673.0-7.2
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1973466,291466125,381340,91034175,181265,729265.71,348.90.035.69.626.15.720.30.1972,366.9623.221.01,730.51(2.70)-0.2
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1974483,893484140,194343,69934480,648263,051263.11,201.1-11.033.69.723.85.618.20.2192,209.56(157.40)-6.61,569.40(161.11)-9.3
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1975541,925542147,225394,70039584,993309,707309.71,295.87.934.79.425.35.419.90.2392,267.4757.912.61,651.4682.065.2
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1976628,970629151,566477,40447794,714382,690382.71,512.616.712.136.28.727.55.522.00.2532,486.05218.589.66.11,886.97235.5114.38.9
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1977706,398706157,294549,104549105,004444,100444.11,650.99.135.88.027.95.322.50.2692,626.01139.975.62,041.28154.318.2
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1978776,602777169,476607,126607115,480491,646491.61,695.32.735.07.627.45.222.20.2902,677.9451.922.02,093.5452.262.6
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1979829,467829189,161640,306640115,594524,712524.71,624.5-4.233.17.625.64.621.00.3232,568.01(109.93)-4.11,982.37(111.17)-5.3
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1980909,041909197,118711,923712120,846591,077591.11,615.0-0.66.833.37.226.14.421.60.3662,483.72(84.29)-3.3-0.11,945.14(37.23)-1.93.1
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1981994,828995205,418789,410789124,466664,944664.91,645.91.932.56.725.84.121.70.4042,462.45(21.27)-0.91,953.998.840.5
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19821,137,3151,137212,740924,575925134,497790,078790.11,841.711.935.26.628.64.224.50.4292,651.08188.647.72,155.19201.2010.3
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19831,371,6601,372234,3921,137,2681,137155,527981,741981.72,216.120.339.96.833.14.528.50.4433,096.30445.2116.82,567.20412.0119.1
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19841,564,5861,565257,6111,306,9751,307155,1221,151,8531,151.92,493.212.554.440.86.734.04.030.00.4623,386.55290.259.436.32,828.95261.7510.245.4
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19851,817,4231,817310,1631,507,2601,507169,8061,337,4541,337.52,798.012.243.97.536.44.132.30.4783,802.14415.5912.33,153.26324.3111.5
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19862,120,5012,121379,8781,740,6231,741190,8551,549,7671,549.83,182.313.748.28.639.54.335.20.4874,354.21552.0714.53,574.17420.9113.3
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19872,345,9562,346456,2031,889,7531,890212,0401,677,7131,677.73,322.24.450.59.840.74.636.10.5054,645.46291.256.73,742.09167.914.7
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19882,601,1042,601549,4872,051,6162,052229,2181,822,3981,822.43,464.64.339.051.911.040.94.636.30.5264,945.06299.616.446.03,900.41158.334.237.9
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19892,867,8002,868677,0842,190,7162,191220,0881,970,6281,970.63,576.53.253.112.540.54.136.50.5515,204.72259.655.33,975.8975.481.9
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19903,206,2903,206794,7332,411,5582,412234,4102,177,1472,177.13,747.24.855.913.942.04.137.90.5815,518.57313.856.04,150.70174.814.4
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19913,598,1783,598909,1792,688,9992,689258,5912,430,4082,430.44,017.27.260.615.345.34.441.00.6055,947.40428.837.84,444.63293.927.1
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19924,001,7874,0021,002,0502,999,7373,000296,3972,703,3412,703.34,332.37.825.064.116.148.14.843.30.6246,413.12465.727.829.74,807.27362.648.223.3
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19934,351,0444,3511,102,6473,248,3963,248325,6532,922,7442,922.74,552.65.166.116.849.45.044.40.6426,777.33364.215.75,059.81252.545.3
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19944,643,3074,6431,210,2423,433,0653,433355,1503,077,9153,077.94,670.62.666.717.449.35.144.20.6597,045.99268.664.05,209.51149.703.0
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19954,920,5864,9211,316,2083,604,3783,604374,1143,230,2643,230.34,764.42.067.218.049.25.144.10.6787,257.50211.513.05,316.19106.682.0
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19965,181,4655,1811,447,3923,734,0733,734390,9243,343,1493,343.14,789.60.510.667.318.848.55.143.40.6987,423.30165.802.315.85,349.6733.480.611.3
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19975,369,2065,3691,596,8623,772,3443,772424,5183,347,8263,347.84,688.8-2.165.619.546.15.240.90.7147,519.9096.591.35,283.39(66.28)-1.2
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19985,478,1895,4781,757,0903,721,0993,721458,1823,262,9173,262.94,500.6-4.063.520.443.15.337.80.7257,556.1236.230.55,132.55(150.84)-2.9
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19995,605,5235,6061,973,1603,632,3633,632496,6443,135,7193,135.74,231.7-6.061.421.639.85.434.40.7417,564.818.690.14,901.97(230.58)-4.5
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20005,628,7005,6292,218,8963,409,8043,410511,4132,898,3912,898.43,783.8-10.6-21.057.322.634.75.229.50.7667,348.17(216.64)-2.9-1.04,451.44(450.53)-9.2-16.8
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20015,769,8815,7702,450,2663,319,6153,320534,1352,785,4802,785.53,539.4-6.556.424.032.55.227.20.7877,331.49(16.68)-0.24,218.06(233.38)-5.2
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20026,198,4016,1982,657,9743,540,4273,540604,1912,936,2352,936.23,670.33.758.825.233.65.727.80.8007,748.00416.515.74,425.53207.474.9
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20036,760,0146,7602,846,5703,913,4433,913656,1163,257,3273,257.33,982.18.561.625.935.66.029.70.8188,264.08516.076.74,784.16358.638.1
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20047,354,6577,3553,059,1134,295,5444,296700,3413,595,2033,595.24,280.07.513.162.926.236.86.030.80.8408,755.54491.475.919.25,113.74329.586.914.9
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20057,905,3007,9053,313,0884,592,2124,592736,3603,855,8523,855.94,442.23.863.526.636.95.931.00.8689,107.49351.944.05,290.57176.823.5
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20068,451,3508,4513,622,3784,828,9724,829768,9244,060,0484,060.04,531.32.063.927.436.55.830.70.8969,432.31324.823.65,389.4898.911.9
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20078,950,7448,9513,915,6155,035,1295,035779,6324,255,4974,255.54,615.51.964.428.236.25.630.60.9229,707.97275.662.95,461.0971.621.3
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20089,986,0829,9864,183,0325,803,0505,803491,1275,311,9235,311.95,550.620.329.769.229.040.23.436.80.95710,434.78726.817.519.26,063.79602.7011.018.6
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200911,875,85111,8764,331,1447,544,7077,545769,1606,775,5476,775.57,102.328.084.230.753.55.548.10.95412,448.482,013.7019.37,908.501,844.7030.4
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201013,528,80713,5294,509,8679,018,9419,019811,6698,207,2728,207.38,469.819.393.231.162.25.656.60.96913,961.621,513.1412.29,307.471,398.9717.7
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201114,764,22214,7644,636,01610,128,20610,1281,664,6608,463,5468,463.58,463.5-0.198.731.067.711.156.61.00014,764.22802.605.710,128.21820.738.8
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2012 est.16,350,88516,3514,772,80211,578,08311,578N/AN/A104.830.674.2N/AN/A1.01916,046.011,281.798.753.811,362.201,234.0012.287.4
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2013 est17,547,93617,5484,911,24712,636,68912,637N/AN/A107.430.177.4N/AN/A1.03716,921.83875.825.512,185.81823.617.2
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2014 est18,499,90918,5005,054,69113,445,21913,445N/AN/A107.829.578.4N/AN/A1.05517,535.46613.633.612,744.28558.474.6
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2015 est.19,426,50319,4275,229,13914,197,36514,197N/AN/A106.928.878.1N/AN/A1.07518,071.17535.713.113,206.85462.573.6
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2016 est.20,391,19820,3915,411,44114,979,75714,980N/AN/A105.928.177.8N/AN/A1.09718,588.15516.982.915.813,655.20448.353.420.2
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2017 est.21,325,49321,3255,612,83615,712,65715,713104.727.677.1N/AN/A1.12019,040.62452.472.414,029.16373.962.7
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2010 and following from Budget 2013 Historical Tables, Table 7-1
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N/A: Not available.
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Change Percent change in gross debt by presidential termPercent change in debt owned by the public by presidential term
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TQ643,561148,052495,50996,702398,80735.48.127.25.321.9FDR220.0FDR243.4
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FDR-Truman-10.0FDR-Truman-14.7
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Real change in public excl Fed Reserve % by pres termTruman-6.8Truman-10.0
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FDR235.0Ike I2.6Ike I0.9
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FDR-Truman-16.4Ike II-2.3Ike II-2.3
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Truman-10.7JFK-Johnson4.1JFK-Johnson3.7
93
Ike I0.8Johnson3.9Johnson0.4
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Ike II-2.8Nixon-1.5Nixon-7.2
95
JFK-LBJ1.0Nixon-Ford6.1Nixon-Ford8.9
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Johnson-4.8Carter-0.1Carter3.1
97
Nixon I-11.9Reagan I36.3Reagan I45.4
98
Nixon-Ford12.1Reagan II46.0Reagan II37.9
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Carter6.8GHW Bush29.7GHW Bush23.3
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Reagan I54.4Clinton I15.8Clinton I11.3