FRED Graph

Notes

Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (GFDEGDQ188S)

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, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes:

Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (GFDEGDQ188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in October 2012. It is calculated using Federal Government Debt: Total Public Debt (GFDEBTN) and Gross Domestic Product, 1 Decimal (GDP):
GFDEGDQ188S = ((GFDEBTN/1000)/GDP)*100
GFDEBTN/1000 transforms GFDEBTN from millions of dollars to billions of dollars.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product [GFDEGDQ188S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEGDQ188S, .

Federal Outlays: Interest as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYOIGDA188S)

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

Notes:

Federal Outlays: Interest as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYOIGDA188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in January 2013. It is calculated using Federal Outlays: Interest (FYOINT) and Gross Domestic Product (GDPA):
FYOIGDA188S = ((FYOINT/1000)/GDPA)*100
FYOINT/1000 transforms FYOINT from millions of dollars to billions of dollars.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal Outlays: Interest as Percent of Gross Domestic Product [FYOIGDA188S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYOIGDA188S, .

Inflation, consumer prices for the United States (FPCPITOTLZGUSA)

Source: World Bank

Release: World Development Indicators

Units: Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Annual

Notes:

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

Suggested Citation:

World Bank, Inflation, consumer prices for the United States [FPCPITOTLZGUSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FPCPITOTLZGUSA, .