Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 1850 - 1899
The first fiscal year for the U.S. Government started Jan. 1, 1789. Congress changed the beginning of the fiscal year from Jan. 1 to Jul. 1 in 1842, and finally from Jul. 1 to Oct. 1 in 1977 where it remains today.
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Date | Dollar Amount |
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07/01/1899 | 1,991,927,306.92 |
07/01/1898 | 1,796,531,995.90 |
07/01/1897 | 1,817,672,665.90 |
07/01/1896 | 1,769,840,323.40 |
07/01/1895 | 1,676,120,983.25 |
07/01/1894 | 1,632,253,636.68 |
07/01/1893 | 1,545,985,686.13 |
07/01/1892 | 1,588,464,144.63 |
07/01/1891 | 1,545,996,591.61 |
07/01/1890 | 1,552,140,204.73 |
07/01/1889 | 1,619,052,922.23 |
07/01/1888 | 1,692,858,984.58 |
07/01/1887 | 1,657,602,592.63 |
07/01/1886 | 1,775,063,013.78 |
07/01/1885 | 1,863,964,873.14 |
07/01/1884 | 1,830,528,923.57 |
07/01/1883 | 1,884,171,728.07 |
07/01/1882 | 1,918,312,994.03 |
07/01/1881 | 2,069,013,569.58 |
07/01/1880 | 2,120,415,370.63 |
07/01/1879 | 2,349,567,482.04 |
07/01/1878 | 2,256,205,892.53 |
07/01/1877 | 2,205,301,392.10 |
07/01/1876 | 2,180,395,067.15 |
07/01/1875 | 2,232,284,531.95 |
07/01/1874 | 2,251,690,468.43 |
07/01/1873 | 2,234,482,993.20 |
07/01/1872 | 2,253,251,328.78 |
07/01/1871 | 2,353,211,332.32 |
07/01/1870 | 2,480,672,427.81 |
07/01/1869 | 2,588,452,213.94 |
07/01/1868 | 2,611,687,851.19 |
07/01/1867 | 2,678,126,103.87 |
07/01/1866 | 2,773,236,173.69 |
07/01/1865 | 2,680,647,869.74 |
07/01/1864 | 1,815,784,370.57 |
07/01/1863 | 1,119,772,138.63 |
07/01/1862 | 524,176,412.13 |
07/01/1861 | 90,580,873.72 |
07/01/1860 | 64,842,287.88 |
07/01/1859 | 58,496,837.88 |
07/01/1858 | 44,911,881.03 |
07/01/1857 | 28,699,831.85 |
07/01/1856 | 31,972,537.90 |
07/01/1855 | 35,586,956.56 |
07/01/1854 | 42,242,222.42 |
07/01/1853 | 59,803,117.70 |
07/01/1852 | 66,199,341.71 |
07/01/1851 | 68,304,796.02 |
07/01/1850 | 63,452,773.55 |