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At the end of September 2008, the overall U.S. public debt was more than ten trillion dollars. The first yearly reported value was $75,463,476.52 on January 1, 1791. The debt was briefly reduced to zero on January 8, 1835.[1]
[edit] Prior fiscal years
| Date |
Public Debt[2] |
Interest Payment[3] |
| 09/30/2008 |
$10,024,724,896,912.49 |
$451,154,049,950.63 |
| 09/30/2007 |
$9,007,653,372,262.48 |
$429,977,998,108.20 |
| 09/30/2006 |
$8,506,973,899,215.23 |
$405,872,109,315.83 |
| 09/30/2005 |
$7,932,709,661,723.50 |
$352,350,252,507.90 |
| 09/30/2004 |
$7,379,052,696,330.32 |
$321,566,323,971.29 |
| 09/30/2003 |
$6,783,231,062,743.62 |
$318,148,529,151.51 |
| 09/30/2002 |
$6,228,235,965,597.16 |
$332,536,958,599.42 |
| 09/28/2001 |
$5,807,463,412,200.06 |
$359,507,635,242.41 |
| 09/29/2000 |
$5,674,178,209,886.86 |
$361,997,734,302.36 |
| 09/30/1999 |
$5,656,270,901,615.43 |
$353,511,471,722.87 |
| 09/30/1998 |
$5,526,193,008,897.62 |
$363,823,722,920.26 |
| 09/30/1997 |
$5,413,146,011,397.34 |
$355,795,834,214.66 |
| 09/30/1996 |
$5,224,810,939,135.73 |
$343,955,076,695.15 |
| 09/29/1995 |
$4,973,982,900,709.39 |
$332,413,555,030.62 |
| 09/30/1994 |
$4,692,749,910,013.32 |
$296,277,764,246.26 |
| 09/30/1993 |
$4,411,488,883,139.38 |
$292,502,219,484.25 |
| 09/30/1992 |
$4,064,620,655,521.66 |
$292,361,073,070.74 |
| 09/30/1991 |
$3,665,303,351,697.03 |
$286,021,921,181.04 |
| 09/28/1990 |
$3,233,313,451,777.25 |
$264,852,544,615.90 |
| 09/29/1989 |
$2,857,430,960,187.32 |
$240,863,231,535.71 |
| 09/30/1988 |
$2,602,337,712,041.16 |
$214,145,028,847.73 |
| 09/30/1987 |
$2,350,276,890,953.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1986 |
$2,125,300,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1985 |
$1,823,100,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1984 |
$1,572,300,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1983 |
$1,377,200,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1982 |
$1,142,000,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1981 |
$997,900,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1980 |
$907,700,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1979 |
$826,500,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1978 |
$771,500,000,000.00 |
? |
| 09/30/1977 |
$698,800,000,000.00 |
? |
[edit] By decade
| Date |
Debt |
| 09/30/2000 |
$5,674,178,209,886.86 |
| 09/28/1990 |
$3,233,313,451,777.25 |
| 12/31/1980 |
$930,210,000,000.00 |
| 12/31/1970 |
$389,158,403,690.26 |
| 12/30/1960 |
$290,216,815,241.68 |
| 06/30/1950 |
$257,357,352,351.04 |
| 06/29/1940 |
$42,967,531,037.68 |
| 06/30/1930 |
$16,185,309,831.43 |
| 07/01/1920 |
$25,952,456,406.16 |
| 07/01/1910 |
$2,652,665,838.04 |
| 07/01/1900 |
$2,136,961,091.67 |
| 07/01/1890 |
$1,552,140,204.73 |
| 07/01/1880 |
$2,120,415,370.63 |
| 07/01/1870 |
$2,480,672,427.81 |
| 07/01/1860 |
$64,842,287.88 |
| 07/01/1850 |
$63,452,773.55 |
| 01/01/1840 |
$3,573,343.82 |
| 01/01/1830 |
$48,565,406.50 |
| 01/01/1820 |
$91,015,566.15 |
| 01/01/1810 |
$53,173,217.52 |
| 01/01/1800 |
$82,976,294.35 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ History of the U.S. Public Debt, accessed October 9, 2008
- ^ Historical Debt Outstanding – Annual , accessed October 9, 2008
- ^ Interest Expense on the Debt Outstanding, accessed October 9, 2008
[edit] External links
