| FY | DEFICIT (IN BILLIONS) | DEBT INCREASE (IN BILLIONS) | DEFICIT-TO-GDP RATIO | ||
| 1929 | ($1) | ($1) | -0.70% | ||
| 1930 | ($1) | ($1) | -0.80% | ||
| 1931 | $0 | $1 | 0.60% | ||
| 1932 | $3 | $2 | 4.60% | ||
| 1933 | $3 | $3 | 4.60% | ||
| 1934 | $4 | $5 | 5.40% | ||
| 1935 | $3 | $2 | 3.80% | ||
| 1936 | $4 | $5 | 5.10% | ||
| 1937 | $2 | $3 | 2.40% | ||
| 1938 | $0 | $1 | 0.10% | ||
| 1939 | $3 | $3 | 3.00% | ||
| 1940 | $3 | $3 | 2.80% | ||
| 1941 | $5 | $6 | 3.80% | ||
| 1942 | $21 | $23 | 12.40% | ||
| 1943 | $55 | $64 | 26.90% | ||
| 1944 | $48 | $64 | 21.20% | ||
| 1945 | $48 | $58 | 20.90% | ||
| 1946 | $16 | $10 | 7.00% | ||
| 1947 | ($4) | ($11) | -1.60% | ||
| 1948 | ($12) | ($6) | -4.30% | ||
| 1949 | ($1) | $0 | -0.20% | ||
| 1950 | $3 | $5 | 1.00% | ||
| 1951 | ($6) | ($2) | -1.80% | ||
| 1952 | $2 | $4 | 0.40% | ||
| 1953 | $6 | $7 | 1.70% | ||
| 1954 | $1 | $5 | 0.30% | ||
| 1955 | $3 | $3 | 0.70% | ||
| 1956 | ($4) | ($2) | -0.90% | ||
| 1957 | ($3) | ($2) | -0.70% | ||
| 1958 | $3 | $6 | 0.60% | ||
| 1959 | $13 | $8 | 2.50% | ||
| 1960 | $0 | $2 | -0.10% | ||
| 1961 | $3 | $3 | 0.60% | ||
| 1962 | $7 | $9 | 1.20% | ||
| 1963 | $5 | $8 | 0.70% | ||
| 1964 | $6 | $6 | 0.90% | ||
| 1965 | $1 | $6 | 0.20% | ||
| 1966 | $4 | $3 | 0.50% | ||
| 1967 | $9 | $6 | 1.00% | ||
| 1968 | $25 | $21 | 2.70% | ||
| 1969 | ($3) | $6 | -0.30% | ||
| 1970 | $3 | $17 | 0.30% | ||
| 1971 | $23 | $27 | 2.00% | ||
| 1972 | $23 | $29 | 1.80% | ||
| 1973 | $15 | $31 | 1.00% | ||
| 1974 | $6 | $17 | 0.40% | ||
| 1975 | $53 | $58 | 3.20% | ||
| 1976 | $74 | $87 | 3.90% | ||
| 1977 | $54 | $78 | 2.60% | ||
| 1978 | $59 | $73 | 2.50% | ||
| 1979 | $41 | $55 | 1.60% | ||
| 1980 | $74 | $81 | 2.60% | ||
| 1981 | $79 | $90 | 2.50% | ||
| 1982 | $128 | $144 | 3.80% | ||
| 1983 | $208 | $235 | 5.70% | ||
| 1984 | $185 | $195 | 4.60% | ||
| 1985 | $212 | $251 | 4.90% | ||
| 1986 | $221 | $302 | 4.80% | ||
| 1987 | $150 | $225 | 3.10% | ||
| 1988 | $155 | $252 | 3.00% | ||
| 1989 | $153 | $255 | 2.70% | ||
| 1990 | $221 | $376 | 3.70% | ||
| 1991 | $269 | $432 | 4.40% | ||
| 1992 | $290 | $399 | 4.50% | ||
| 1993 | $255 | $347 | 3.70% | ||
| 1994 | $203 | $281 | 2.80% | ||
| 1995 | $164 | $281 | 2.10% | ||
| 1996 | $107 | $251 | 1.30% | ||
| 1997 | $22 | $188 | 0.30% | ||
| 1998 | ($69) | $113 | -0.80% | ||
| 1999 | ($126) | $130 | -1.30% | ||
| 2000 | ($236) | $18 | -2.30% | ||
| 2001 | ($128) | $133 | -1.20% | ||
| 2002 | $158 | $421 | 1.40% | ||
| 2003 | $378 | $555 | 3.30% | ||
| 2004 | $413 | $596 | 3.40% | ||
| 2005 | $318 | $554 | 2.40% | ||
| 2006 | $248 | $574 | 1.80% | ||
| 2007 | $161 | $501 | 1.10% | ||
| 2008 | $459 | $1,017 | 3.10% | ||
| 2009 | $1,413 | $1,885 | 9.80% | ||
| 2010 | $1,294 | $1,652 | 8.60% | ||
| 2011 | $1,300 | $1,229 | 8.30% | ||
| 2012 | $1,077 | $1,276 | 6.60% | ||
| 2013 | $680 | $672 | 4.00% | ||
| 2014 | $485 | $1,086 | 2.80% | ||
| 2015 | $442 | $327 | 2.40% | ||
| 2016 | $585 | $1,423 | 3.10% | ||
| 2017 | $665 | $671 | 3.40% | ||
| 2018 | $779 | $1,271 | 3.80% | ||
| 2019 | $984 | $1,203 | 4.60% | ||
| 2020 | $3,132 | $4,226 | 14.70% | ||
| 2021 | $2,772 | $1,484 | 11.80% | ||
| 2022 | $1,376 | $1,402 | 5.30% | ||
| 2023 | $1,684 | $2,238 | 6.20% | ||