United States: Government deficit
Millions of local currency · 1792–2025 · 234 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef
- 2025
- −2.09 trillionlocal currency
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Millions of local currency
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -2,838,390 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -2,768,354 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -2,667,160 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -2,621,113 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -2,452,226 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -2,527,760 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -2,090,405 | |
| 2024 | -2,226,365 | |
| 2023 | -2,113,107 | |
| 2022 | -959,716 | |
| 2021 | -2,803,751 | |
| 2020 | -3,198,235 | |
| 2019 | -1,452,877 | |
| 2018 | -1,275,548 | |
| 2017 | -876,981 | |
| 2016 | -1,023,089 |
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This series is derived from other GMD variables.
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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