Table Data - Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
| Title | Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product |
|---|---|
| Series ID | FYFSGDA188S |
| Source | U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| Release | Debt to Gross Domestic Product Ratios (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Units | Percent of GDP |
| Date Range | 1929-01-01 to 2023-01-01 |
| Last Updated | 2024-10-18 4:11 PM CDT |
| Notes | Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYFSGDA188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in October 2012. It is calculated using Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] (FYFSD) and Gross Domestic Product (GDPA): FYFSGDA188S = ((FYFSD/1000)/GDPA)*100 FYFSD/1000 transforms FYFSD from millions of dollars to billions of dollars. |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1929-01-01 | 0.70202 |
| 1930-01-01 | 0.80078 |
| 1931-01-01 | -0.59697 |
| 1932-01-01 | -4.59494 |
| 1933-01-01 | -4.55261 |
| 1934-01-01 | -5.36826 |
| 1935-01-01 | -3.77554 |
| 1936-01-01 | -5.07368 |
| 1937-01-01 | -2.35799 |
| 1938-01-01 | -0.10189 |
| 1939-01-01 | -3.04590 |
| 1940-01-01 | -2.83773 |
| 1941-01-01 | -3.82108 |
| 1942-01-01 | -12.35478 |
| 1943-01-01 | -26.86278 |
| 1944-01-01 | -21.18852 |
| 1945-01-01 | -20.85594 |
| 1946-01-01 | -7.00376 |
| 1947-01-01 | 1.60967 |
| 1948-01-01 | 4.29777 |
| 1949-01-01 | 0.21286 |
| 1950-01-01 | -1.04027 |
| 1951-01-01 | 1.75894 |
| 1952-01-01 | -0.41351 |
| 1953-01-01 | -1.66822 |
| 1954-01-01 | -0.29548 |
| 1955-01-01 | -0.70344 |
| 1956-01-01 | 0.87837 |
| 1957-01-01 | 0.71977 |
| 1958-01-01 | -0.57540 |
| 1959-01-01 | -2.46313 |
| 1960-01-01 | 0.05550 |
| 1961-01-01 | -0.59320 |
| 1962-01-01 | -1.18327 |
| 1963-01-01 | -0.74610 |
| 1964-01-01 | -0.86418 |
| 1965-01-01 | -0.19009 |
| 1966-01-01 | -0.45463 |
| 1967-01-01 | -1.00505 |
| 1968-01-01 | -2.67485 |
| 1969-01-01 | 0.31859 |
| 1970-01-01 | -0.26479 |
| 1971-01-01 | -1.97734 |
| 1972-01-01 | -1.82729 |
| 1973-01-01 | -1.04590 |
| 1974-01-01 | -0.39702 |
| 1975-01-01 | -3.15994 |
| 1976-01-01 | -3.93571 |
| 1977-01-01 | -2.57750 |
| 1978-01-01 | -2.51680 |
| 1979-01-01 | -1.55009 |
| 1980-01-01 | -2.58390 |
| 1981-01-01 | -2.46233 |
| 1982-01-01 | -3.82730 |
| 1983-01-01 | -5.71821 |
| 1984-01-01 | -4.59100 |
| 1985-01-01 | -4.89304 |
| 1986-01-01 | -4.83067 |
| 1987-01-01 | -3.08390 |
| 1988-01-01 | -2.96343 |
| 1989-01-01 | -2.70561 |
| 1990-01-01 | -3.70670 |
| 1991-01-01 | -4.37207 |
| 1992-01-01 | -4.45255 |
| 1993-01-01 | -3.71873 |
| 1994-01-01 | -2.78825 |
| 1995-01-01 | -2.14604 |
| 1996-01-01 | -1.33072 |
| 1997-01-01 | -0.25513 |
| 1998-01-01 | 0.76433 |
| 1999-01-01 | 1.30420 |
| 2000-01-01 | 2.30458 |
| 2001-01-01 | 1.21184 |
| 2002-01-01 | -1.44347 |
| 2003-01-01 | -3.29583 |
| 2004-01-01 | -3.37825 |
| 2005-01-01 | -2.44145 |
| 2006-01-01 | -1.79638 |
| 2007-01-01 | -1.11026 |
| 2008-01-01 | -3.10465 |
| 2009-01-01 | -9.75744 |
| 2010-01-01 | -8.60107 |
| 2011-01-01 | -8.33091 |
| 2012-01-01 | -6.62345 |
| 2013-01-01 | -4.02694 |
| 2014-01-01 | -2.75323 |
| 2015-01-01 | -2.41574 |
| 2016-01-01 | -3.10903 |
| 2017-01-01 | -3.39306 |
| 2018-01-01 | -3.77157 |
| 2019-01-01 | -4.56634 |
| 2020-01-01 | -14.66910 |
| 2021-01-01 | -11.71965 |
| 2022-01-01 | -5.29060 |
| 2023-01-01 | -6.11543 |
