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This table lists the U.S. federal debt as a percentage of gross domestic product, or GDP, each year since World War II. [57] The gross federal debt shown below reached 102.7% of GDP at the end of 2012, the most recent figure available; it was the highest percentage since 1945 and the first yearly percentage figure to go over 100% since then.
The United States public debt as a percentage of GDP reached its highest level during Harry Truman's first presidential term, during and after World War II. Public debt as a percentage of GDP fell rapidly in the post-World War II period and reached a low in 1974 under Richard Nixon.
It was hard enough sustaining a debt that stood at 106% of GDP during WWII, when the country’s savings rate was 24%, but sustaining a much higher level of indebtedness with today’s 3% savings ...
The average rate rose to 35% in 1816. The public agreed, and by 1820, the average rate in the U.S. had risen to 40%. Between 1816 and the end of World War II, the U.S. had one of the highest average import tariffs on manufactured goods in the world.
In just over one year, that debt burden has grown by 6% per person, an alarming rate for budget experts. The national debt is on track to hit 172% of GDP by 2054, according to the Peterson Foundation.
Debt as a percentage of GDP: Debt held by the public ranged between 23% GDP and 50% GDP during the 1971–2007 period, then rose significantly during the Great Recession, ending FY2014 at about 75% GDP. As of September 30, 2014, debt held by the public was approximately $12.8 trillion.
By 2029, debt as percentage of GDP will exceed the prior record set just after World War II in 1946. CBO projects the federal budget deficit in fiscal year 2025 will be $1.9 trillion. That figure is
The United States transferred $13.3 billion (equivalent to $173.8 billion in 2024) in economic recovery programs to Western European economies after the end of World War II. Replacing an earlier proposal for a Morgenthau Plan , it operated for four years beginning on April 3, 1948, [ 1 ] though in 1951, the Marshall Plan was largely replaced by ...