[Historical Tables] [Section 7 - Federal Debt] [Table 7.2 - Debt Subject to Statutory Limit: 1940-2009] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] 1944............................. 208,077 1962................ 295,374 1979............... 827,615 1997............... 5,327,624 1945............................. 268,671 1963................ 302,923 1980............... 908,723 1998............... 5,439,447 1946............................. 268,932 1964................ 308,583 1981............... 998,818 1999............... 5,567,694 1947............................. 255,767 1965................ 314,126 1982............... 1,142,913 2000............... 5,591,625 1948............................. 250,381 1966................ 316,293 1983............... 1,377,953 2001............... 5,732,802 1949............................. 250,965 1967................ 323,143 1984............... 1,572,975 2002............... 6,161,431 1950............................. 255,382 1968................ 348,534 1985............... 1,823,775 2003............... 6,737,642 1951............................. 253,284 1969................ 356,107 1986............... 2,110,975 2004 estimate...... 7,464,364 1952............................. 257,233 1970................ 372,600 1987............... 2,336,014 2005 estimate...... 8,111,364 1953............................. 264,220 1971................ 398,650 1988............... 2,586,869 2006 estimate...... 8,704,971 1954............................. 269,379 1972................ 427,751 1989............... 2,829,770 2007 estimate...... 9,297,025 1955............................. 272,348 1973................ 458,264 1990............... 3,161,223 2008 estimate...... 9,910,872 1956............................. 270,619 1974................ 475,181 1991............... 3,569,300 2009 estimate...... 10,544,573 1957............................. 269,120 1975................ 534,207 1992............... 3,972,578 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------