Average Amount Added to the National Debt Per Term

By party of the president since 1913.

Data is inflation-adjusted via CPI-U. Debt for each administration was assigned for fiscal years that occurred entirely or mostly in each administration. Totals reflect values through the end of the federal fiscal year ended 09/30/24.
Source: U.S. Treasury Department Bureau of the Fiscal Service & U.S. Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics
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