[Historical Tables]
[Section 1 - Overview of Federal Government Finances]
[Table 1.2 - Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits (-) as Percentages of GDP: 1930-2005]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                         Table 1.2--SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND SURPLUSES OR DEFICITS(-) AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1930-2005
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                                     GDP                 Total                          On-Budget                        Off-Budget
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              Year                billions                                                                                                      Medicare
                                     of     Receipts   Outlays   Surplus or  Receipts   Outlays   Surplus or  Receipts   Outlays   Surplus or   Solvency
                                  dollars)                      Deficit (-)                      Deficit (-)                      Deficit (-)
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1930...........................       97.4       4.2       3.4         0.8        4.2       3.4         0.8   ........  ........  ...........  .........
1931...........................       83.7       3.7       4.3        -0.6        3.7       4.3        -0.6   ........  ........  ...........  .........
1932...........................       67.5       2.9       6.9        -4.1        2.9       6.9        -4.1   ........  ........  ...........  .........
1933...........................       57.4       3.5       8.0        -4.5        3.5       8.0        -4.5   ........  ........  ...........  .........
1934...........................       61.1       4.8      10.7        -5.9        4.8      10.7        -5.9   ........  ........  ...........  .........

1935...........................       69.5       5.2       9.2        -4.0        5.2       9.2        -4.0   ........  ........  ...........  .........
1936...........................       78.4       5.0      10.5        -5.5        5.0      10.5        -5.5   ........  ........  ...........  .........
1937...........................       87.7       6.1       8.6        -2.5        5.8       8.6        -2.8        0.3        -*         0.3   .........
1938...........................       88.8       7.6       7.7        -0.1        7.2       7.7        -0.5        0.4        -*         0.4   .........
1939...........................       88.9       7.1      10.3        -3.2        6.5      10.3        -3.8        0.6        -*         0.6   .........

1940...........................       96.5       6.8       9.8        -3.0        6.2       9.8        -3.6        0.6        -*         0.6   .........
1941...........................      113.9       7.6      12.0        -4.3        7.0      12.0        -4.9        0.6         *         0.6   .........
1942...........................      144.2      10.1      24.4       -14.2        9.5      24.3       -14.8        0.6         *         0.6   .........
1943...........................      180.0      13.3      43.6       -30.3       12.7      43.6       -30.9        0.6         *         0.6   .........
1944...........................      209.0      20.9      43.7       -22.8       20.3      43.6       -23.3        0.6       0.1         0.6   .........

1945...........................      221.4      20.4      41.9       -21.5       19.8      41.8       -22.0        0.6       0.1         0.5   .........
1946...........................      222.9      17.6      24.8        -7.1       17.1      24.7        -7.6        0.6       0.1         0.5   .........
1947...........................      234.9      16.4      14.7         1.7       15.8      14.6         1.2        0.6       0.1         0.5   .........
1948...........................      256.6      16.2      11.6         4.6       15.6      11.5         4.1        0.6       0.1         0.5   .........
1949...........................      271.7      14.5      14.3         0.2       13.9      14.1        -0.3        0.6       0.2         0.5   .........

1950...........................      273.6      14.4      15.6        -1.1       13.6      15.4        -1.7        0.8       0.2         0.6   .........
1951...........................      321.3      16.1      14.2         1.9       15.1      13.8         1.3        1.0       0.4         0.6   .........
1952...........................      348.9      19.0      19.4        -0.4       17.9      18.9        -1.0        1.0       0.5         0.5   .........
1953...........................      373.1      18.7      20.4        -1.7       17.6      19.8        -2.2        1.1       0.6         0.5   .........
1954...........................      378.0      18.4      18.7        -0.3       17.2      18.0        -0.7        1.2       0.8         0.4   .........

1955...........................      395.3      16.6      17.3        -0.8       15.3      16.3        -1.0        1.3       1.0         0.3   .........
1956...........................      427.6      17.4      16.5         0.9       15.9      15.4         0.6        1.5       1.2         0.3   .........
1957...........................      450.5      17.8      17.0         0.8       16.2      15.7         0.6        1.5       1.3         0.2   .........
1958...........................      460.6      17.3      17.9        -0.6       15.5      16.3        -0.7        1.7       1.6         0.1   .........
1959...........................      491.8      16.1      18.7        -2.6       14.4      16.9        -2.5        1.7       1.8        -0.1   .........

1960...........................      519.8      17.8      17.7         0.1       15.7      15.6         0.1        2.0       2.1          -*   .........
1961...........................      530.9      17.8      18.4        -0.6       15.5      16.2        -0.7        2.3       2.2         0.1   .........
1962...........................      568.6      17.5      18.8        -1.3       15.4      16.4        -1.0        2.2       2.4        -0.2   .........
1963...........................      600.2      17.8      18.5        -0.8       15.4      16.1        -0.7        2.4       2.5        -0.1   .........
1964...........................      642.3      17.5      18.5        -0.9       15.0      16.0        -1.0        2.5       2.4         0.1   .........

1965...........................      688.2      17.0      17.2        -0.2       14.5      14.8        -0.2        2.4       2.4           *   .........
1966...........................      757.2      17.3      17.8        -0.5       14.8      15.2        -0.4        2.5       2.6        -0.1   .........
1967...........................      811.7      18.3      19.4        -1.1       15.3      16.9        -1.6        3.0       2.5         0.5   .........
1968...........................      870.0      17.6      20.5        -2.9       14.7      17.9        -3.2        2.9       2.6         0.3   .........
1969...........................      949.4      19.7      19.3         0.3       16.6      16.7        -0.1        3.0       2.7         0.4   .........

1970...........................    1,013.7      19.0      19.3        -0.3       15.7      16.6        -0.9        3.3       2.7         0.6   .........
1971...........................    1,081.7      17.3      19.4        -2.1       14.0      16.4        -2.4        3.3       3.0         0.3   .........
1972...........................    1,178.5      17.6      19.6        -2.0       14.2      16.4        -2.2        3.4       3.1         0.3   .........
1973...........................    1,313.6      17.6      18.7        -1.1       14.1      15.2        -1.2        3.5       3.5           *   .........
1974...........................    1,441.7      18.3      18.7        -0.4       14.5      15.1        -0.6        3.7       3.6         0.1   .........

1975...........................    1,559.2      17.9      21.3        -3.4       13.9      17.4        -3.5        4.0       3.9         0.1   .........
1976...........................    1,735.9      17.2      21.4        -4.2       13.3      17.4        -4.1        3.8       4.0        -0.2   .........
TQ.............................      459.2      17.7      20.9        -3.2       13.8      16.7        -2.9        3.9       4.2        -0.3   .........
1977...........................    1,974.6      18.0      20.7        -2.7       14.1      16.6        -2.5        3.9       4.1        -0.2   .........
1978...........................    2,219.5      18.0      20.7        -2.7       14.2      16.6        -2.5        3.8       4.0        -0.2   .........
1979...........................    2,504.9      18.5      20.1        -1.6       14.6      16.1        -1.5        3.9       4.0        -0.1   .........

1980...........................    2,731.8      18.9      21.6        -2.7       14.8      17.4        -2.7        4.1       4.2          -*   .........
1981...........................    3,060.3      19.6      22.2        -2.6       15.3      17.7        -2.4        4.3       4.4        -0.2   .........
1982...........................    3,231.1      19.1      23.1        -4.0       14.7      18.4        -3.7        4.4       4.7        -0.2   .........
1983...........................    3,441.7      17.4      23.5        -6.0       13.2      19.2        -6.0        4.3       4.3           *   .........
1984...........................    3,846.5      17.3      22.1        -4.8       13.0      17.8        -4.8        4.3       4.3           *   .........
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See footnote at end of table.


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                    Table 1.2--SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND SURPLUSES OR DEFICITS(-) AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1930-2005--Continued
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                                     GDP                 Total                          On-Budget                        Off-Budget
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              Year                billions                                                                                                      Medicare
                                     of     Receipts   Outlays   Surplus or  Receipts   Outlays   Surplus or  Receipts   Outlays   Surplus or   Solvency
                                  dollars)                      Deficit (-)                      Deficit (-)                      Deficit (-)
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1985...........................    4,141.6      17.7      22.9        -5.1       13.2      18.6        -5.4        4.5       4.3         0.2   .........
1986...........................    4,398.3      17.5      22.5        -5.0       12.9      18.3        -5.4        4.6       4.2         0.4   .........
1987...........................    4,653.9      18.4      21.6        -3.2       13.8      17.4        -3.6        4.6       4.2         0.4   .........
1988...........................    5,016.6      18.1      21.2        -3.1       13.3      17.2        -3.9        4.8       4.0         0.8   .........
1989...........................    5,406.6      18.3      21.2        -2.8       13.5      17.3        -3.8        4.9       3.9         1.0   .........

1990...........................    5,738.4      18.0      21.8        -3.9       13.1      17.9        -4.8        4.9       3.9         1.0   .........
1991...........................    5,927.9      17.8      22.3        -4.5       12.8      18.3        -5.4        5.0       4.1         0.9   .........
1992...........................    6,221.7      17.5      22.2        -4.7       12.7      18.2        -5.5        4.9       4.1         0.8   .........
1993...........................    6,560.9      17.6      21.5        -3.9       12.8      17.4        -4.6        4.8       4.1         0.7   .........
1994...........................    6,948.8      18.1      21.0        -2.9       13.3      17.0        -3.7        4.8       4.0         0.8   .........

1995...........................    7,322.6      18.5      20.7        -2.2       13.7      16.8        -3.1        4.8       3.9         0.9   .........
1996...........................    7,700.1      18.9      20.3        -1.4       14.1      16.4        -2.3        4.8       3.9         0.9   .........
1997...........................    8,182.8      19.3      19.6        -0.3       14.5      15.8        -1.3        4.8       3.8         1.0   .........
1998...........................    8,636.3      19.9      19.1         0.8       15.1      15.5        -0.3        4.8       3.7         1.1   .........
1999...........................    9,115.4      20.0      18.7         1.4       15.2      15.2           *        4.9       3.5         1.4   .........

2000 estimate..................    9,571.9      20.4      18.7         1.7       15.5      15.3         0.2        5.0       3.4         1.5   .........
2001 estimate..................   10,041.3      20.1      18.3         1.8       15.1      14.9         0.1        5.0       3.4         1.6         0.2
2002 estimate..................   10,502.4      19.8      18.0         1.8       14.8      14.7           *        5.0       3.3         1.6         0.1
2003 estimate..................   10,982.8      19.6      17.9         1.7       14.6      14.6           *        5.0       3.3         1.7   .........
2004 estimate..................   11,502.0      19.4      17.7         1.7       14.5      14.5           *        4.9       3.2         1.7   .........

2005 estimate..................   12,084.5      19.4      17.6         1.8       14.4      14.4           *        5.0       3.2         1.8   .........
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* 0.05 percent or less.
Note: Budget figures prior to 1933 are based on the ``Administrative Budget'' concepts rather than the ``Unified Budget'' concepts.
Note: GDP, percentages of GDP, deflators and constant dollar amounts for years prior to 1960 are OMB estimates based on detailed historical GDP series
  for which revised data are not yet available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. For additional details, see the Special Note on GDP and Constant
  Dollar Amounts in the Introduction to the FY2001 Historical Tables.