The Timeline of America's Debt
| US's Debt to GDP Ratio | |
| 1929 | 16 |
| 1930 | 18 |
| 1931 | 22 |
| 1932 | 33 |
| 1933 | 39 |
| 1934 | 40 |
| 1935 | 39 |
| 1936 | 40 |
| 1937 | 39 |
| 1938 | 43 |
| 1939 | 43 |
| 1940 | 42 |
| 1941 | 38 |
| 1942 | 44 |
| 1943 | 67 |
| 1944 | 89 |
| 1945 | 116 |
| 1946 | 113 |
| 1947 | 103 |
| 1948 | 90 |
| 1949 | 92 |
| 1950 | 83 |
| 1951 | 73 |
| 1952 | 70 |
| 1953 | 68 |
| 1954 | 69 |
| 1955 | 64 |
| 1956 | 60 |
| 1957 | 56 |
| 1958 | 57 |
| 1959 | 54 |
| 1960 | 52 |
| 1961 | 51 |
| 1962 | 49 |
| 1963 | 47 |
| 1964 | 45 |
| 1965 | 42 |
| 1966 | 39 |
| 1967 | 38 |
| 1968 | 36 |
| 1969 | 34 |
| 1970 | 34 |
| 1971 | 34 |
| 1972 | 33 |
| 1973 | 32 |
| 1974 | 30 |
| 1975 | 31 |
| 1976 | 33 |
| 1977 | 33 |
| 1978 | 32 |
| 1979 | 31 |
| 1980 | 32 |
| 1981 | 31 |
| 1982 | 34 |
| 1983 | 37 |
| 1984 | 38 |
| 1985 | 42 |
| 1986 | 46 |
| 1987 | 48 |
| 1988 | 49 |
| 1989 | 50 |
| 1990 | 54 |
| 1991 | 59 |
| 1992 | 62 |
| 1993 | 64 |
| 1994 | 64 |
| 1995 | 65 |
| 1996 | 64 |
| 1997 | 62 |
| 1998 | 60 |
| 1999 | 58 |
| 2000 | 55 |
| 2001 | 55 |
| 2002 | 56 |
| 2003 | 58 |
| 2004 | 60 |
| 2005 | 60 |
| 2006 | 61 |
| 2007 | 62 |
| 2008 | 68 |
| 2009 | 83 |
| 2010 | 90 |
| 2011 | 95 |
| 2012 | 99 |
| 2013 | 99 |
| 2014 | 101 |
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Sources:
useconomy.about.com