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Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Release: Debt to Gross Domestic Product Ratios
Units: Percent of GDP, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Annual
Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYFSGDA188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in October 2012. It is calculated using Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] (FYFSD) and Gross Domestic Product (GDPA):
FYFSGDA188S = ((FYFSD/1000)/GDPA)*100
FYFSD/1000 transforms FYFSD from millions of dollars to billions of dollars.
U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product [FYFSGDA188S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSGDA188S, May 8, 2024.
Source: Council of Economic Advisers (US)
Release: Economic Report of the President
Units: Billions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Annual, Fiscal Year
Dates represent the end of the fiscal year.
Council of Economic Advisers (US), Gross Federal Debt [FYGFD], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYGFD, May 8, 2024.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Release: Gross Domestic Product
Units: Billions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Annual
BEA Account Code: A191RC
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Gross Domestic Product [GDPA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPA, May 8, 2024.
Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
Annual, Not Seasonally AdjustedGross Domestic Product
Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted Quarterly, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate Index 2017=100, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Millions of Dollars, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Percent Change from Preceding Period, Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted Percent Change from Preceding Period, Quarterly, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate