US Debt to GDP History

End of Fiscal Year	Debt (in billions, rounded)	Debt-to-GDP Ratio	US Unemployment %
1929	$17	16%	3.2%
1930	$16	17%	8.7%
1931	$17	22%	15.9%
1932	$20	34%	23.6%
1933	$23	40%	24.9%
1934	$27	40%	21.7%
1935	$29	39%	20.1%
1936	$34	40%	16.9%
1937	$36	39%	14.3%
1938	$37	42%	19.0%
1939	$40	51%	17.2%
1940	$43	49%	14.6%
1941	$49	44%	9.9%
1942	$72	48%	4.7%
1943	$137	70%	1.9%
1944	$201	91%	1.2%
1945	$259	114%	1.9%
1946	$269	119%	3.9%
1947	$258	103%	3.6%
1948	$252	92%	4.0%
1949	$253	93%	6.6%
1950	$257	86%	4.3%
1951	$255	74%	3.1%
1952	$259	71%	2.7%
1953	$266	68%	4.5%
1954	$271	69%	5.0%
1955	$274	64%	4.2%
1956	$273	61%	4.2%
1957	$271	57%	5.2%
1958	$276	58%	6.2%
1959	$285	55%	5.3%
1960	$286	54%	6.6%
1961	$289	52%	6.0%
1962	$298	50%	5.5%
1963	$306	48%	5.5%
1964	$312	46%	5.0%
1965	$317	43%	4.0%
1966	$320	40%	3.8%
1967	$326	40%	3.8%
1968	$348	39%	3.4%
1969	$354	36%	3.5%
1970	$371	35%	6.1%
1971	$398	35%	6.0%
1972	$427	34%	5.2%
1973	$458	33%	4.9%
1974	$475	31%	7.2%
1975	$533	32%	8.2%
1976	$620	33%	7.8%
1977	$699	34%	6.4%
1978	$772	33%	6.0%
1979	$827	32%	6.0%
1980	$908	32%	7.2%
1981	$998	31%	8.5%
1982	$1,142	34%	10.8%
1983	$1,377	37%	8.3%
1984	$1,572	38%	7.3%
1985	$1,823	41%	7.0%
1986	$2,125	46%	6.6%
1987	$2,350	48%	5.7%
1988	$2,602	50%	5.3%
1989	$2,857	51%	5.4%
1990	$3,233	54%	6.3%
1991	$3,665	58%	7.3%
1992	$4,065	61%	7.4%
1993	$4,411	63%	6.5%
1994	$4,693	64%	5.5%
1995	$4,974	64%	5.6%
1996	$5,225	64%	5.4%
1997	$5,413	63%	4.7%
1998	$5,526	60%	4.4%
1999	$5,656	58%	4.0%
2000	$5,674	55%	3.9%
2001	$5,807	55%	5.7%
2002	$6,228	57%	6.0%
2003	$6,783	59%	5.7%
2004	$7,379	60%	5.4%
2005	$7,933	61%	4.9%
2006	$8,507	61%	4.4%
2007	$9,008	62%	5.0%
2008	$10,025	68%	7.3%
2009	$11,910	82%	9.9%
2010	$13,562	90%	9.3%
2011	$14,790	95%	8.5%
2012	$16,066	99%	7.9%
2013	$16,738	99%	6.7%
2014	$17,824	101%	5.6%
2015	$18,151	100%	5.0%
2016	$19,573	105%	4.7%
2017	$20,245	104%	4.1%
2018	$21,516	105%	3.9%
2019	$22,719	107%	3.5%
2020	$27,748	129%	8.1%
2021	$28,400	125%	5.2%

UPDATED BY 

HILAREY GOULD 10/11/21

https://www.thebalance.com/national-debt-by-year-compared-to-gdp-and-major-events-3306287

https://www.thebalance.com/unemployment-rate-by-year-3305506

https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/countries-by-national-debt

 

Comments

The US Debt to GDP tracks the growth of US federal government overspending from $17 billion in 1929 to $28.4 trillion in 2021.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader