Economy · Government debt and deficits

National Debt by President (since 1969)

The growth in total public debt from each inauguration through the term (quarterly data from 1966).

• Donald Trump (2025): 7.88% so far over 14 months from the start of the term.

Source: FRED GFDEBTN (Federal Debt: Total Public Debt). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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