Budget balance (United States): -5.8 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
26 observations from 2000 to 2025. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.8 % GDP |
| 2024 | -6.2 % GDP |
| 2023 | -6.1 % GDP |
| 2022 | -5.3 % GDP |
| 2021 | -11.7 % GDP |
| 2020 | -14.5 % GDP |
| 2019 | -4.6 % GDP |
| 2018 | -3.8 % GDP |
| 2017 | -3.4 % GDP |
| 2016 | -3.1 % GDP |
| 2015 | -2.4 % GDP |
| 2014 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 2013 | -4 % GDP |
| 2012 | -6.6 % GDP |
| 2011 | -8.3 % GDP |
| 2010 | -8.6 % GDP |
| 2009 | -9.8 % GDP |
| 2008 | -3.1 % GDP |
| 2007 | -1.1 % GDP |
| 2006 | -1.8 % GDP |
| 2005 | -2.4 % GDP |
| 2004 | -3.4 % GDP |
| 2003 | -3.3 % GDP |
| 2002 | -1.4 % GDP |
| 2001 | 1.2 % GDP |
| 2000 | 2.3 % GDP |