Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 1900 - 1949
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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06/30/1949 | 252,770,359,860.33 |
06/30/1948 | 252,292,246,512.99 |
06/30/1947 | 258,286,383,108.67 |
06/28/1946 | 269,422,099,173.26 |
06/30/1945 | 258,682,187,409.93 |
06/30/1944 | 201,003,387,221.13 |
06/30/1943 | 136,696,090,329.90 |
06/30/1942 | 72,422,445,116.22 |
06/30/1941 | 48,961,443,535.71 |
06/29/1940 | 42,967,531,037.68 |
06/30/1939 | 40,439,532,411.11 |
06/30/1938 | 37,164,740,315.45 |
06/30/1937 | 36,424,613,732.29 |
06/30/1936 | 33,778,543,493.73 |
06/29/1935 | 28,700,892,624.53 |
06/30/1934 | 27,053,141,414.48 |
06/30/1933 | 22,538,672,560.15 |
06/30/1932 | 19,487,002,444.13 |
06/30/1931 | 16,801,281,491.71 |
06/30/1930 | 16,185,309,831.43 |
06/29/1929 | 16,931,088,484.10 |
06/30/1928 | 17,604,293,201.43 |
06/30/1927 | 18,511,906,931.85 |
06/30/1926 | 19,643,216,315.19 |
06/30/1925 | 20,516,193,887.90 |
06/30/1924 | 21,250,812,989.49 |
06/30/1923 | 22,349,707,365.36 |
06/30/1922 | 22,963,381,708.31 |
06/30/1921 | 23,977,450,552.54 |
07/01/1920 | 25,952,456,406.16 |
07/01/1919 | 27,390,970,113.12 |
07/01/1918 | 14,592,161,414.00 |
07/01/1917 | 5,717,770,279.52 |
07/01/1916 | 3,609,244,262.16 |
07/01/1915 | 3,058,136,873.16 |
07/01/1914 | 2,912,499,269.16 |
07/01/1913 | 2,916,204,913.66 |
07/01/1912 | 2,868,373,874.16 |
07/01/1911 | 2,765,600,606.69 |
07/01/1910 | 2,652,665,838.04 |
07/01/1909 | 2,639,546,241.04 |
07/01/1908 | 2,626,806,271.54 |
07/01/1907 | 2,457,188,061.54 |
07/01/1906 | 2,337,161,839.04 |
07/01/1905 | 2,274,615,063.84 |
07/01/1904 | 2,264,003,585.14 |
07/01/1903 | 2,202,464,781.89 |
07/01/1902 | 2,158,610,445.89 |
07/01/1901 | 2,143,326,933.89 |
07/01/1900 | 2,136,961,091.67 |