Table Data - Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-)
| Title | Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-) |
|---|---|
| Series ID | M318501Q027NBEA |
| Source | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| Release | Gross Domestic Product |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Units | Billions of Dollars |
| Date Range | 1959-07-01 to 2024-10-01 |
| Last Updated | 2025-12-30 7:39 PM CST |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1959-07-01 | -3.011 |
| 1959-10-01 | -4.498 |
| 1960-01-01 | 3.819 |
| 1960-04-01 | 4.439 |
| 1960-07-01 | -0.804 |
| 1960-10-01 | -3.898 |
| 1961-01-01 | 1.356 |
| 1961-04-01 | 1.046 |
| 1961-07-01 | -3.334 |
| 1961-10-01 | -5.884 |
| 1962-01-01 | 0.291 |
| 1962-04-01 | 3.130 |
| 1962-07-01 | -2.473 |
| 1962-10-01 | -6.617 |
| 1963-01-01 | 1.658 |
| 1963-04-01 | 3.420 |
| 1963-07-01 | -3.648 |
| 1963-10-01 | -6.078 |
| 1964-01-01 | 1.615 |
| 1964-04-01 | 3.309 |
| 1964-07-01 | -3.878 |
| 1964-10-01 | -6.286 |
| 1965-01-01 | 2.399 |
| 1965-04-01 | 5.069 |
| 1965-07-01 | -3.910 |
| 1965-10-01 | -8.101 |
| 1966-01-01 | -1.288 |
| 1966-04-01 | 9.962 |
| 1966-07-01 | -6.668 |
| 1966-10-01 | -7.737 |
| 1967-01-01 | 1.389 |
| 1967-04-01 | 11.470 |
| 1967-07-01 | -9.184 |
| 1967-10-01 | -10.946 |
| 1968-01-01 | -8.725 |
| 1968-04-01 | 2.910 |
| 1968-07-01 | -3.185 |
| 1968-10-01 | -7.120 |
| 1969-01-01 | -1.969 |
| 1969-04-01 | 15.518 |
| 1969-07-01 | -2.461 |
| 1969-10-01 | -5.624 |
| 1970-01-01 | -3.466 |
| 1970-04-01 | 8.706 |
| 1970-07-01 | -7.759 |
| 1970-10-01 | -8.862 |
| 1971-01-01 | -8.200 |
| 1971-04-01 | 1.788 |
| 1971-07-01 | -7.775 |
| 1971-10-01 | -10.602 |
| 1972-01-01 | -10.488 |
| 1972-04-01 | 5.638 |
| 1972-07-01 | -2.041 |
| 1972-10-01 | -10.484 |
| 1973-01-01 | -9.481 |
| 1973-04-01 | 7.705 |
| 1973-07-01 | -1.062 |
| 1973-10-01 | -5.045 |
| 1974-01-01 | -7.086 |
| 1974-04-01 | 9.733 |
| 1974-07-01 | -1.592 |
| 1974-10-01 | -11.993 |
| 1975-01-01 | -17.994 |
| 1975-04-01 | -12.025 |
| 1975-07-01 | -18.529 |
| 1975-10-01 | -26.563 |
| 1976-01-01 | -22.702 |
| 1976-04-01 | 2.189 |
| 1976-07-01 | -12.701 |
| 1976-10-01 | -22.785 |
| 1977-01-01 | -18.693 |
| 1977-04-01 | 8.618 |
| 1977-07-01 | -12.175 |
| 1977-10-01 | -28.784 |
| 1978-01-01 | -25.833 |
| 1978-04-01 | 13.963 |
| 1978-07-01 | -8.108 |
| 1978-10-01 | -23.768 |
| 1979-01-01 | -20.410 |
| 1979-04-01 | 21.379 |
| 1979-07-01 | -4.482 |
| 1979-10-01 | -24.484 |
| 1980-01-01 | -26.894 |
| 1980-04-01 | 8.073 |
| 1980-07-01 | -15.656 |
| 1980-10-01 | -33.555 |
| 1981-01-01 | -32.053 |
| 1981-04-01 | 16.243 |
| 1981-07-01 | -8.569 |
| 1981-10-01 | -48.215 |
| 1982-01-01 | -23.696 |
| 1982-04-01 | -2.499 |
| 1982-07-01 | -36.244 |
| 1982-10-01 | -68.265 |
| 1983-01-01 | -60.961 |
| 1983-04-01 | -29.197 |
| 1983-07-01 | -36.950 |
| 1983-10-01 | -63.337 |
| 1984-01-01 | -55.299 |
| 1984-04-01 | -25.619 |
| 1984-07-01 | -33.969 |
| 1984-10-01 | -73.268 |
| 1985-01-01 | -54.833 |
| 1985-04-01 | -27.796 |
| 1985-07-01 | -47.258 |
| 1985-10-01 | -76.018 |
| 1986-01-01 | -60.375 |
| 1986-04-01 | -30.811 |
| 1986-07-01 | -53.895 |
| 1986-10-01 | -64.372 |
| 1987-01-01 | -57.601 |
| 1987-04-01 | 2.144 |
| 1987-07-01 | -28.595 |
| 1987-10-01 | -80.409 |
| 1988-01-01 | -37.596 |
| 1988-04-01 | 0.674 |
| 1988-07-01 | -36.930 |
| 1988-10-01 | -67.448 |
| 1989-01-01 | -61.058 |
| 1989-04-01 | 22.712 |
| 1989-07-01 | -47.523 |
| 1989-10-01 | -69.815 |
| 1990-01-01 | -80.910 |
| 1990-04-01 | -12.518 |
| 1990-07-01 | -57.223 |
| 1990-10-01 | -83.214 |
| 1991-01-01 | -65.015 |
| 1991-04-01 | -26.144 |
| 1991-07-01 | -95.121 |
| 1991-10-01 | -83.575 |
| 1992-01-01 | -114.114 |
| 1992-04-01 | -30.013 |
| 1992-07-01 | -62.638 |
| 1992-10-01 | -120.334 |
| 1993-01-01 | -63.127 |
| 1993-04-01 | -17.571 |
| 1993-07-01 | -53.582 |
| 1993-10-01 | -90.767 |
| 1994-01-01 | -61.508 |
| 1994-04-01 | 1.037 |
| 1994-07-01 | -51.944 |
| 1994-10-01 | -75.414 |
| 1995-01-01 | -70.599 |
| 1995-04-01 | 23.930 |
| 1995-07-01 | -41.867 |
| 1995-10-01 | -55.733 |
| 1996-01-01 | -72.928 |
| 1996-04-01 | 53.427 |
| 1996-07-01 | -32.199 |
| 1996-10-01 | -58.840 |
| 1997-01-01 | -52.325 |
| 1997-04-01 | 100.529 |
| 1997-07-01 | -11.252 |
| 1997-10-01 | -39.665 |
| 1998-01-01 | -29.874 |
| 1998-04-01 | 137.105 |
| 1998-07-01 | 1.703 |
| 1998-10-01 | -54.842 |
| 1999-01-01 | 5.397 |
| 1999-04-01 | 144.664 |
| 1999-07-01 | 30.392 |
| 1999-10-01 | -20.409 |
| 2000-01-01 | -14.912 |
| 2000-04-01 | 211.241 |
| 2000-07-01 | 60.319 |
| 2000-10-01 | -3.040 |
| 2001-01-01 | -21.859 |
| 2001-04-01 | 194.256 |
| 2001-07-01 | -41.121 |
| 2001-10-01 | -35.334 |
| 2002-01-01 | -96.295 |
| 2002-04-01 | 15.806 |
| 2002-07-01 | -41.558 |
| 2002-10-01 | -108.473 |
| 2003-01-01 | -144.741 |
| 2003-04-01 | -15.838 |
| 2003-07-01 | -108.289 |
| 2003-10-01 | -129.201 |
| 2004-01-01 | -172.244 |
| 2004-04-01 | -25.287 |
| 2004-07-01 | -85.783 |
| 2004-10-01 | -115.789 |
| 2005-01-01 | -177.713 |
| 2005-04-01 | 45.739 |
| 2005-07-01 | -70.106 |
| 2005-10-01 | -119.225 |
| 2006-01-01 | -183.665 |
| 2006-04-01 | 96.191 |
| 2006-07-01 | -41.440 |
| 2006-10-01 | -80.362 |
| 2007-01-01 | -177.944 |
| 2007-04-01 | 136.808 |
| 2007-07-01 | -39.123 |
| 2007-10-01 | -108.142 |
| 2008-01-01 | -205.941 |
| 2008-04-01 | 25.484 |
| 2008-07-01 | -169.929 |
| 2008-10-01 | -481.715 |
| 2009-01-01 | -471.463 |
| 2009-04-01 | -130.242 |
| 2009-07-01 | -328.619 |
| 2009-10-01 | -389.217 |
| 2010-01-01 | -327.929 |
| 2010-04-01 | -288.540 |
| 2010-07-01 | -288.519 |
| 2010-10-01 | -369.438 |
| 2011-01-01 | -461.847 |
| 2011-04-01 | -141.807 |
| 2011-07-01 | -326.541 |
| 2011-10-01 | -320.102 |
| 2012-01-01 | -456.969 |
| 2012-04-01 | -124.762 |
| 2012-07-01 | -185.142 |
| 2012-10-01 | -292.605 |
| 2013-01-01 | -307.178 |
| 2013-04-01 | 89.780 |
| 2013-07-01 | -169.051 |
| 2013-10-01 | -174.776 |
| 2014-01-01 | -241.029 |
| 2014-04-01 | 47.628 |
| 2014-07-01 | -116.224 |
| 2014-10-01 | -176.299 |
| 2015-01-01 | -262.681 |
| 2015-04-01 | 124.229 |
| 2015-07-01 | -124.006 |
| 2015-10-01 | -215.326 |
| 2016-01-01 | -244.097 |
| 2016-04-01 | 59.146 |
| 2016-07-01 | -186.352 |
| 2016-10-01 | -209.634 |
| 2017-01-01 | -317.088 |
| 2017-04-01 | 3.654 |
| 2017-07-01 | -142.435 |
| 2017-10-01 | -224.454 |
| 2018-01-01 | -375.485 |
| 2018-04-01 | -7.691 |
| 2018-07-01 | -171.798 |
| 2018-10-01 | -317.948 |
| 2019-01-01 | -373.088 |
| 2019-04-01 | -55.063 |
| 2019-07-01 | -237.903 |
| 2019-10-01 | -356.334 |
| 2020-01-01 | -389.834 |
| 2020-04-01 | -1997.878 |
| 2020-07-01 | -388.587 |
| 2020-10-01 | -571.573 |
| 2021-01-01 | -1133.466 |
| 2021-04-01 | -532.227 |
| 2021-07-01 | -538.564 |
| 2021-10-01 | -376.341 |
| 2022-01-01 | -290.919 |
| 2022-04-01 | 151.471 |
| 2022-07-01 | -859.889 |
| 2022-10-01 | -420.344 |
| 2023-01-01 | -678.854 |
| 2023-04-01 | -291.442 |
| 2023-07-01 | -303.685 |
| 2023-10-01 | -508.443 |
| 2024-01-01 | -555.088 |
| 2024-04-01 | -208.843 |
| 2024-07-01 | -558.377 |
| 2024-10-01 | -711.708 |