United States: Government deficit
Millions of local currency · 1792–2025 · 234 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef
- 2025
- −2.24 trillionlocal currency
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Millions of local currency
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -2,886,761 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -2,815,532 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -2,712,613 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -2,665,781 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -2,605,044 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -2,593,147 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -2,237,213 | |
| 2024 | -2,318,750 | |
| 2023 | -2,182,657 | |
| 2022 | -961,028 | |
| 2021 | -2,825,514 | |
| 2020 | -3,200,972 | |
| 2019 | -1,440,737 | |
| 2018 | -1,270,956 | |
| 2017 | -872,728 | |
| 2016 | -1,020,935 |
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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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