[Historical Tables]
[Section 7 - Federal Debt]
[Table 7.2 - Debt Subject to Statutory Limit: 1940-2008]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Table 7.2--DEBT SUBJECT TO STATUTORY LIMIT: 1940-2008
(in millions of dollars)
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Debt
End of Fiscal Year Debt Subject End of Fiscal Year Debt Subject End of Fiscal Year Debt Subject End of Fiscal Year Subject to
to Limit to Limit to Limit Limit
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1940............................. 43,219 1958................ 275,395 1976............... 621,556 1992............... 3,972,578
1941............................. 49,494 1959................ 282,419 TQ................. 635,822 1993............... 4,315,571
1942............................. 74,154 1960................ 283,827 1977............... 699,963 1994............... 4,605,338
1943............................. 140,469 1961................ 286,308 1978............... 772,691 1995............... 4,884,605
1944............................. 208,077 1962................ 295,374 1979............... 827,615 1996............... 5,137,195
1945............................. 268,671 1963................ 302,923 1980............... 908,723 1997............... 5,327,624
1946............................. 268,932 1964................ 308,583 1981............... 998,818 1998............... 5,439,447
1947............................. 255,767 1965................ 314,126 1982............... 1,142,913 1999............... 5,567,694
1948............................. 250,381 1966................ 316,293 1983............... 1,377,953 2000............... 5,591,625
1949............................. 250,965 1967................ 323,143 1984............... 1,572,975 2001............... 5,732,802
1950............................. 255,382 1968................ 348,534 1985............... 1,823,775 2002............... 6,161,431
1951............................. 253,284 1969................ 356,107 1986............... 2,110,975 2003 estimate...... 6,730,714
1952............................. 257,233 1970................ 372,600 1987............... 2,336,014 2004 estimate...... 7,299,692
1953............................. 264,220 1971................ 398,650 1988............... 2,586,869 2005 estimate...... 7,816,852
1954............................. 269,379 1972................ 427,751 1989............... 2,829,770 2006 estimate...... 8,332,860
1955............................. 272,348 1973................ 458,264 1990............... 3,161,223 2007 estimate...... 8,837,491
1956............................. 270,619 1974................ 475,181 1991............... 3,569,300 2008 estimate...... 9,368,239
1957............................. 269,120 1975................ 534,207
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