U.S. Debt to GDP Ratio 1989-2023
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
- U.S. debt to gdp ratio for 2021 was 120.37%, a 5.86% decline from 2020.
- U.S. debt to gdp ratio for 2020 was 126.23%, a 25.43% increase from 2019.
- U.S. debt to gdp ratio for 2019 was 100.81%, a 1.74% increase from 2018.
- U.S. debt to gdp ratio for 2018 was 99.06%, a 1.37% increase from 2017.
| U.S. Debt to GDP Ratio - Historical Data |
| Year |
Government Debt as % of GDP |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
120.37% |
-5.86% |
| 2020 |
126.23% |
25.43% |
| 2019 |
100.81% |
1.74% |
| 2018 |
99.06% |
1.37% |
| 2017 |
97.69% |
-0.81% |
| 2016 |
98.50% |
2.08% |
| 2015 |
96.43% |
0.66% |
| 2014 |
95.77% |
0.23% |
| 2013 |
95.53% |
1.89% |
| 2012 |
93.65% |
4.10% |
| 2011 |
89.55% |
4.58% |
| 2010 |
84.96% |
9.12% |
| 2009 |
75.84% |
12.03% |
| 2008 |
63.82% |
8.16% |
| 2007 |
55.66% |
0.19% |
| 2006 |
55.47% |
-1.07% |
| 2005 |
56.54% |
-0.12% |
| 2004 |
56.66% |
0.41% |
| 2003 |
56.25% |
2.39% |
| 2002 |
53.86% |
1.42% |
| 2001 |
52.44% |
19.18% |
| 2000 |
33.27% |
-4.46% |
| 1999 |
37.73% |
-3.40% |
| 1998 |
41.13% |
-2.99% |
| 1997 |
44.12% |
-2.62% |
| 1996 |
46.74% |
-0.47% |
| 1995 |
47.21% |
-0.14% |
| 1994 |
47.35% |
-0.89% |
| 1993 |
48.25% |
2.20% |
| 1992 |
46.05% |
1.99% |
| 1991 |
44.06% |
3.13% |
| 1990 |
40.93% |
1.81% |
| 1989 |
39.13% |
1.81% |
