Balanced budget amendment Deficit Spending Deficit Spending

| End_of_Fiscal_Year | Gross_Debt_in_Billions_undeflated_Treas_ | as_of_GDP_Low_High | Debt_Held_By_Public_Billions | as_of_GDP_Treas_MW_OMB_or_OMB_MW | GDP_Billions_OMB_BEA_est_is_MW_com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 2.653 | 8.0 | 2.653 | 8.0 | est. 32.8 |
| 1920 | 25.95 | 29.2 | 25.95 | 29.2 | est. 88.6 |
| 1927 | 18.51 | 19.2 | 18.51 | 19.2 | est. 96.5 |
| 1930 | 16.19 | 16.6 | 16.19 | 16.6 | est. 97.4 |
| 1940 | 42.97 | 44.4-52.4 | 42.97 | 42.1 | 96.8/ |
| 1950 | 257.3 | 91.2-94.2 | 219.0 | 80.2 | 273.1/281.7 |
| 1960 | 286.3 | 54.6-56.0 | 236.8 | 45.6 | 518.9/523.9 |
| 1970 | 370.9 | 36.2-37.6 | 283.2 | 28.0 | 1,013/1,026 |
| 1980 | 907.7 | 33.4 | 711.9 | 26.1 | 2724 |
| 1990 | 3233 | 56.0-56.4 | 2412 | 42.1 | 5735 |
| 2000 | 5674 | 57.4-57.8 | 3410 | 34.7 | 9821 |
| 2001 | 5807 | 56.4-56.8 | 3320 | 32.5 | 10225 |
| 2002 | 6228 | 58.8-59.0 | 3540 | 33.6 | 10544 |
| 2003 | 6783 | 61.6-61.8 | 3913 | 35.6 | 10980 |
| 2004 | 7379 | 63.0-63.2 | 4296 | 36.8 | 11686 |
| 2005 | 7933 | 63.6-63.8 | 4592 | 36.9 | 12446 |