United States — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1800–2030 · 231 observations
About this series
The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The United States' combined government deficit reading was −7.91% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −7.63% of GDP in 2024 was −0.28 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −7.65% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -7.65 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -7.76 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -8.18 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -8.04 % of GDP |
| 2026 | -7.93 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | -7.91 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -7.63 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -7.62 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -3.69 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -11.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -15 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -6.75 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.18 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -4.47 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -5.44 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.68 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -5.33 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -5.95 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -9.33 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -11.1 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.