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United States Average Budget Deficit 2001-2025

-6.20% 25 data points
General government net lending/borrowing as % of GDP · IMF WEO

United States's average budget deficit from 2001 to 2025 was -6.20%, based on 25 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)
YearValueChangeRank
2025 -7.37% +0.67% 166th
2024 -8.03% −0.23% 17th
2023 -7.80% −4.08% 12th
2022 -3.72% +7.71% 80th
2021 -11.43% +2.69% 11th
2020 -14.12% −8.32% 12th
2019 -5.81% −0.47% 26th
2018 -5.34% −0.54% 27th
2017 -4.79% −0.44% 41st
2016 -4.36% −0.83% 57th
2015 -3.53% +0.50% 75th
2014 -4.03% +0.54% 57th
2013 -4.56% +3.55% 47th
2012 -8.11% +1.60% 13th
2011 -9.72% +1.28% 8th
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