UNIFIED AND PRIMARY SURPLUS/DEFICIT(-) AND AVERAGE OUTLAYS
(percent of GDP)
Average
Non- Unified Primary Outlays
Net Interest Surplus/ Surplus/ GDP through
Year Receipts Outlays Interest Outlays Deficit Deficit ($bil) 2009
---- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1940 6.8 9.8 0.9 8.9 -3.0 -2.1 96.8 20.45
1941 7.6 12.0 0.8 11.1 -4.3 -3.5 114.1 20.60
1942 10.1 24.3 0.7 23.6 -14.2 -13.5 144.3 20.73
1943 13.3 43.6 0.8 42.7 -30.3 -29.4 180.3 20.68
1944 20.9 43.6 1.1 42.6 -22.7 -21.7 209.2 20.33
1945 20.4 41.9 1.4 40.5 -21.5 -20.1 221.4 19.97
1946 17.7 24.8 1.8 23.0 -7.2 -5.3 222.6 19.63
1947 16.5 14.8 1.8 13.0 1.7 3.5 233.2 19.55
1948 16.2 11.6 1.7 9.9 4.6 6.3 256.6 19.62
1949 14.5 14.3 1.7 12.6 0.2 1.9 271.3 19.76
1950 14.4 15.6 1.8 13.8 -1.1 0.6 273.1 19.85
1951 16.1 14.2 1.5 12.8 1.9 3.4 320.2 19.92
1952 19.0 19.4 1.3 18.1 -0.4 0.9 348.7 20.02
1953 18.7 20.4 1.4 19.0 -1.7 -0.4 372.5 20.03
1954 18.5 18.8 1.3 17.5 -0.3 1.0 377.0 20.02
1955 16.5 17.3 1.2 16.1 -0.8 0.5 395.9 20.04
1956 17.5 16.5 1.2 15.4 0.9 2.1 427.0 20.09
1957 17.7 17.0 1.2 15.8 0.8 1.9 450.9 20.16
1958 17.3 17.9 1.2 16.7 -0.6 0.6 460.0 20.22
1959 16.2 18.8 1.2 17.6 -2.6 -1.4 490.2 20.27
1960 17.8 17.8 1.3 16.4 0.1 1.4 518.9 20.30
1961 17.8 18.4 1.3 17.2 -0.6 0.6 529.9 20.35
1962 17.6 18.8 1.2 17.6 -1.3 0.0 567.8 20.39
1963 17.8 18.6 1.3 17.3 -0.8 0.5 599.2 20.42
1964 17.6 18.5 1.3 17.2 -0.9 0.4 641.5 20.46
1965 17.0 17.2 1.2 15.9 -0.2 1.0 687.5 20.51
1966 17.3 17.8 1.2 16.6 -0.5 0.8 755.8 20.58
1967 18.4 19.4 1.3 18.2 -1.1 0.2 810.0 20.65
1968 17.6 20.5 1.3 19.2 -2.9 -1.6 868.4 20.67
1969 19.7 19.4 1.3 18.0 0.3 1.7 948.1 20.68
1970 19.0 19.3 1.4 17.9 -0.3 1.1 1012.7 20.71
1971 17.3 19.5 1.4 18.1 -2.1 -0.8 1080.0 20.75
1972 17.6 19.6 1.3 18.3 -2.0 -0.7 1176.5 20.78
1973 17.6 18.7 1.3 17.4 -1.1 0.2 1310.6 20.81
1974 18.3 18.7 1.5 17.2 -0.4 1.1 1438.5 20.87
1975 17.9 21.3 1.5 19.8 -3.4 -1.9 1560.2 20.93
1976 17.1 21.4 1.5 19.9 -4.2 -2.7 1738.1 20.92
1977 18.0 20.7 1.5 19.2 -2.7 -1.2 1973.5 20.91
1978 18.0 20.7 1.6 19.1 -2.7 -1.1 2217.5 20.91
1979 18.5 20.1 1.7 18.4 -1.6 0.1 2501.4 20.92
1980 19.0 21.7 1.9 19.8 -2.7 -0.8 2724.2 20.94
1981 19.6 22.2 2.2 19.9 -2.6 -0.3 3057.0 20.92
1982 19.2 23.1 2.6 20.5 -4.0 -1.3 3223.7 20.87
1983 17.5 23.5 2.6 20.9 -6.0 -3.4 3440.7 20.79
1984 17.3 22.2 2.9 19.3 -4.8 -1.9 3844.4 20.68
1985 17.7 22.8 3.1 19.7 -5.1 -2.0 4146.3 20.63
1986 17.5 22.5 3.1 19.4 -5.0 -1.9 4403.9 20.53
1987 18.4 21.6 3.0 18.6 -3.2 -0.2 4651.4 20.45
1988 18.2 21.3 3.0 18.2 -3.1 -0.1 5008.5 20.40
1989 18.4 21.2 3.1 18.1 -2.8 0.3 5399.5 20.36
1990 18.0 21.9 3.2 18.6 -3.9 -0.6 5734.5 20.32
1991 17.8 22.3 3.3 19.1 -4.5 -1.3 5930.5 20.24
1992 17.5 22.1 3.2 18.9 -4.7 -1.5 6242.0 20.12
1993 17.5 21.4 3.0 18.4 -3.9 -0.9 6587.3 20.00
1994 18.0 21.0 2.9 18.0 -2.9 0.0 6976.6 19.91
1995 18.4 20.6 3.2 17.5 -2.2 0.9 7341.1 19.84
1996 18.8 20.2 3.1 17.1 -1.4 1.7 7718.3 19.79
1997 19.2 19.5 3.0 16.5 -0.3 2.7 8211.7 19.75
1998 19.9 19.1 2.8 16.3 0.8 3.6 8663.0 19.77
1999 19.8 18.5 2.5 16.0 1.4 3.9 9208.4 19.84
2000 20.6 18.2 2.3 15.9 2.4 4.7 9821.0 19.97
2001 19.5 18.2 2.0 16.2 1.3 3.3 10225.3 20.17
2002 17.6 19.1 1.6 17.5 -1.5 0.1 10543.9 20.41
2003 16.2 19.7 1.4 18.3 -3.4 -2.0 10979.8 20.60
2004 16.1 19.6 1.4 18.2 -3.5 -2.2 11685.6 20.76
2005 17.3 19.9 1.5 18.4 -2.6 -1.1 12445.7 20.99
2006 18.2 20.1 1.7 18.4 -1.9 -0.2 13224.9 21.27
2007 18.5 19.6 1.7 17.9 -1.2 0.5 13896.0 21.67
2008 17.5 20.7 1.8 18.9 -3.2 -1.4 14439.0 22.68
2009 14.8 24.7 1.3 23.4 -9.9 -8.6 14237.2 24.71
2010* 14.8 25.4 1.3 24.2 -10.6 -9.4 14623.9
2011* 16.8 25.1 1.6 23.4 -8.3 -6.6 15299.0
2012* 18.1 23.2 2.1 21.1 -5.1 -3.0 16203.3
2013* 18.6 22.8 2.5 20.3 -4.2 -1.7 17182.2
2014* 19.0 22.9 2.8 20.1 -3.9 -1.1 18192.6
2015* 18.9 22.9 3.0 19.9 -3.9 -0.9 19190.4
* estimated
Note: Net Interest equals the Gross Interest on Treasury Debt Securities
minus the interest received by the trust funds and minus two items
labelled "Other interest" and "Other investment income";
Unified Surplus/Deficit equals Receipts minus Outlays;
Primary Surplus/Deficit equals Receipts minus Non-interest Outlays;
Non-interest Outlays equal Outlays minus Net Interest
Source: Budget of the United States Government, FY 2011, Historical Tables,
tables 1.1, 3.1, and 10.1
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