[Historical Tables]
[Section 7 - Federal Debt]
[Table 7.2 - Debt Subject to Statutory Limit: 1940-2011]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
                                                  Table 7.2--DEBT SUBJECT TO STATUTORY LIMIT: 1940-2011
                                                                (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   1959................      282,419   TQ.................      635,822   1994...............    4,605,338
1941.............................       49,494   1960................      283,827   1977...............      699,963   1995...............    4,884,605
1942.............................       74,154   1961................      286,308   1978...............      772,691   1996...............    5,137,195
1943.............................      140,469   1962................      295,374   1979...............      827,615   1997...............    5,327,624
 
1944.............................      208,077   1963................      302,923   1980...............      908,723   1998...............    5,439,447
1945.............................      268,671   1964................      308,583   1981...............      998,818   1999...............    5,567,694
1946.............................      268,932   1965................      314,126   1982...............    1,142,913   2000...............    5,591,625
1947.............................      255,767   1966................      316,293   1983...............    1,377,953   2001...............    5,732,802
 
1948.............................      250,381   1967................      323,143   1984...............    1,572,975   2002...............    6,161,431
1949.............................      250,965   1968................      348,534   1985...............    1,823,775   2003...............    6,737,642
1950.............................      255,382   1969................      356,107   1986...............    2,110,975   2004...............    7,333,350
1951.............................      253,284   1970................      372,600   1987...............    2,336,014   2005...............    7,871,040
 
1952.............................      257,233   1971................      398,650   1988...............    2,586,869   2006 estimate......    8,577,557
1953.............................      264,220   1972................      427,751   1989...............    2,829,770   2007 estimate......    9,262,074
1954.............................      269,379   1973................      458,264   1990...............    3,161,223   2008 estimate......    9,832,534
1955.............................      272,348   1974................      475,181   1991...............    3,569,300   2009 estimate......   10,406,929
 
1956.............................      270,619   1975................      534,207   1992...............    3,972,578   2010 estimate......   10,955,052
1957.............................      269,120   1976................      621,556   1993...............    4,315,571   2011 estimate......   11,511,594
1958.............................      275,395
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