| Fiscal Year End | Federal Debt | Surplus (Deficit) |
| 1791 | $75,463,476.52 | |
| 1792 | $77,227,924.66 | ($1,764,448.14) |
| 1793 | $80,358,634.04 | ($3,130,709.38) |
| 1794 | $78,427,404.77 | $1,931,229.27 |
| 1795 | $80,747,587.39 | ($2,320,182.62) |
| 1796 | $83,762,172.07 | ($3,014,584.68) |
| 1797 | $82,064,479.33 | $1,697,692.74 |
| 1798 | $79,228,529.12 | $2,835,950.21 |
| 1799 | $78,408,669.77 | $819,859.35 |
| 1800 | $82,976,294.35 | ($4,567,624.58) |
| 1801 | $83,038,050.80 | ($61,756.45) |
| 1802 | $80,712,632.25 | $2,325,418.55 |
| 1803 | $77,054,686.40 | $3,657,945.85 |
| 1804 | $86,427,120.88 | ($9,372,434.48) |
| 1805 | $82,312,150.50 | $4,114,970.38 |
| 1806 | $75,723,270.66 | $6,588,879.84 |
| 1807 | $69,218,398.64 | $6,504,872.02 |
| 1808 | $65,196,317.97 | $4,022,080.67 |
| 1809 | $57,023,192.09 | $8,173,125.88 |
| 1810 | $53,173,217.52 | $3,849,974.57 |
| 1811 | $48,005,587.76 | $5,167,629.76 |
| 1812 | $45,209,737.90 | $2,795,849.86 |
| 1813 | $55,962,827.57 | ($10,753,089.67) |
| 1814 | $81,487,846.24 | ($25,525,018.67) |
| 1815 | $99,833,660.15 | ($18,345,813.91) |
| 1816 | $127,334,933.74 | ($27,501,273.59) |
| 1817 | $123,491,965.16 | $3,842,968.58 |
| 1818 | $103,466,633.83 | $20,025,331.33 |
| 1819 | $95,529,648.28 | $7,936,985.55 |
| 1820 | $91,015,566.15 | $4,514,082.13 |
| 1821 | $89,987,427.66 | $1,028,138.49 |
| 1822 | $93,546,676.98 | ($3,559,249.32) |
| 1823 | $90,875,877.28 | $2,670,799.70 |
| 1824 | $90,269,777.77 | $606,099.51 |
| 1825 | $83,788,432.71 | $6,481,345.06 |
| 1826 | $81,054,059.99 | $2,734,372.72 |
| 1827 | $73,987,357.20 | $7,066,702.79 |
| 1828 | $67,475,043.87 | $6,512,313.33 |
| 1829 | $58,421,413.67 | $9,053,630.20 |
| 1830 | $48,565,406.50 | $9,856,007.17 |
| 1831 | $39,123,191.68 | $9,442,214.82 |
| 1832 | $24,322,235.18 | $14,800,956.50 |
| 1833 | $7,001,698.83 | $17,320,536.35 |
| 1834 | $4,760,082.08 | $2,241,616.75 |
| 1835 | $33,733.05 | $4,726,349.03 |
| 1836 | $37,513.05 | ($3,780.00) |
| 1837 | $336,957.83 | ($299,444.78) |
| 1838 | $3,308,124.07 | ($2,971,166.24) |
| 1839 | $10,434,221.14 | ($7,126,097.07) |
| 1840 | $3,573,343.82 | $6,860,877.32 |
| 1841 | $5,250,875.54 | ($1,677,531.72) |
| 1842 | $13,594,480.73 | ($8,343,605.19) |
| 1843 | $32,742,922.00 | ($19,148,441.27) |
| 1843 | $20,201,226.27 | $12,541,695.73 |
| 1844 | $23,461,652.50 | ($3,260,426.23) |
| 1845 | $15,925,303.01 | $7,536,349.49 |
| 1846 | $15,550,202.97 | $375,100.04 |
| 1847 | $38,826,534.77 | ($23,276,331.80) |
| 1848 | $47,044,862.23 | ($8,218,327.46) |
| 1849 | $63,061,858.69 | ($16,016,996.46) |
| 1850 | $63,452,773.55 | ($390,914.86) |
| 1851 | $68,304,796.02 | ($4,852,022.47) |
| 1852 | $66,199,341.71 | $2,105,454.31 |
| 1853 | $59,803,117.70 | $6,396,224.01 |
| 1854 | $42,242,222.42 | $17,560,895.28 |
| 1855 | $35,586,956.56 | $6,655,265.86 |
| 1856 | $31,972,537.90 | $3,614,418.66 |
| 1857 | $28,699,831.85 | $3,272,706.05 |
| 1858 | $44,911,881.03 | ($16,212,049.18) |
| 1859 | $58,496,837.88 | ($13,584,956.85) |
| 1860 | $64,842,287.88 | ($6,345,450.00) |
| 1861 | $90,580,873.72 | ($25,738,585.84) |
| 1862 | $524,176,412.13 | ($433,595,538.41) |
| 1863 | $1,119,772,138.63 | ($595,595,726.50) |
| 1864 | $1,815,784,370.57 | ($696,012,231.94) |
| 1865 | $2,680,647,869.74 | ($864,863,499.17) |
| 1866 | $2,773,236,173.69 | ($92,588,303.95) |
| 1867 | $2,678,126,103.87 | $95,110,069.82 |
| 1868 | $2,611,687,851.19 | $66,438,252.68 |
| 1869 | $2,588,452,213.94 | $23,235,637.25 |
| 1870 | $2,480,672,427.81 | $107,779,786.13 |
| 1871 | $2,353,211,332.32 | $127,461,095.49 |
| 1872 | $2,253,251,328.78 | $99,960,003.54 |
| 1873 | $2,234,482,993.20 | $18,768,335.58 |
| 1874 | $2,251,690,468.43 | ($17,207,475.23) |
| 1875 | $2,232,284,531.95 | $19,405,936.48 |
| 1876 | $2,180,395,067.15 | $51,889,464.80 |
| 1877 | $2,205,301,392.10 | ($24,906,324.95) |
| 1878 | $2,256,205,892.53 | ($50,904,500.43) |
| 1879 | $2,349,567,482.04 | ($93,361,589.51) |
| 1880 | $2,120,415,370.63 | $229,152,111.41 |
| 1881 | $2,069,013,569.58 | $51,401,801.05 |
| 1882 | $1,918,312,994.03 | $150,700,575.55 |
| 1883 | $1,884,171,728.07 | $34,141,265.96 |
| 1884 | $1,830,528,923.57 | $53,642,804.50 |
| 1885 | $1,863,964,873.14 | ($33,435,949.57) |
| 1886 | $1,775,063,013.78 | $88,901,859.36 |
| 1887 | $1,657,602,592.63 | $117,460,421.15 |
| 1888 | $1,692,858,984.58 | ($35,256,391.95) |
| 1889 | $1,619,052,922.23 | $73,806,062.35 |
| 1890 | $1,552,140,204.73 | $66,912,717.50 |
| 1891 | $1,545,996,591.61 | $6,143,613.12 |
| 1892 | $1,588,464,144.63 | ($42,467,553.02) |
| 1893 | $1,545,985,686.13 | $42,478,458.50 |
| 1894 | $1,632,253,636.68 | ($86,267,950.55) |
| 1895 | $1,676,120,983.25 | ($43,867,346.57) |
| 1896 | $1,769,840,323.40 | ($93,719,340.15) |
| 1897 | $1,817,672,665.90 | ($47,832,342.50) |
| 1898 | $1,796,531,995.90 | $21,140,670.00 |
| 1899 | $2,136,961,091.67 | ($340,429,095.77) |
| 1899 | $1,991,927,306.92 | $145,033,784.75 |
| 1900 | $2,143,326,933.89 | ($151,399,626.97) |
| 1901 | $2,158,610,445.89 | ($15,283,512.00) |
| 1902 | $2,202,464,781.89 | ($43,854,336.00) |
| 1903 | $2,264,003,585.14 | ($61,538,803.25) |
| 1904 | $2,274,615,063.84 | ($10,611,478.70) |
| 1905 | $2,337,161,839.04 | ($62,546,775.20) |
| 1906 | $2,457,188,061.54 | ($120,026,222.50) |
| 1907 | $2,626,806,271.54 | ($169,618,210.00) |
| 1908 | $2,639,546,241.04 | ($12,739,969.50) |
| 1909 | $2,652,665,838.04 | ($13,119,597.00) |
| 1910 | $2,765,600,606.69 | ($112,934,768.65) |
| 1911 | $2,868,373,874.16 | ($102,773,267.47) |
| 1912 | $2,916,204,913.66 | ($47,831,039.50) |
| 1913 | $2,912,499,269.16 | $3,705,644.50 |
| 1914 | $3,058,136,873.16 | ($145,637,604.00) |
| 1915 | $3,609,244,262.16 | ($551,107,389.00) |
| 1916 | $5,717,770,279.52 | ($2,108,526,017.36) |
| 1917 | $14,592,161,414.00 | ($8,874,391,134.48) |
| 1918 | $27,390,970,113.12 | ($12,798,808,699.12) |
| 1919 | $25,952,456,406.16 | $1,438,513,706.96 |
| 1920 | $23,977,450,552.54 | $1,975,005,853.62 |
| 1921 | $22,963,381,708.31 | $1,014,068,844.23 |
| 1922 | $22,349,707,365.36 | $613,674,342.95 |
| 1923 | $21,250,812,989.49 | $1,098,894,375.87 |
| 1924 | $20,516,193,887.90 | $734,619,101.59 |
| 1925 | $19,643,216,315.19 | $872,977,572.71 |
| 1926 | $18,511,906,931.85 | $1,131,309,383.34 |
| 1927 | $17,604,293,201.43 | $907,613,730.42 |
| 1928 | $16,931,088,484.10 | $673,204,717.33 |
| 1929 | $16,185,309,831.43 | $745,778,652.67 |
| 1930 | $16,801,281,491.71 | ($615,971,660.28) |
| 1931 | $19,487,002,444.13 | ($2,685,720,952.42) |
| 1932 | $22,538,672,560.15 | ($3,051,670,116.02) |
| 1933 | $27,053,141,414.48 | ($4,514,468,854.33) |
| 1934 | $28,700,892,624.53 | ($1,647,751,210.05) |
| 1935 | $33,778,543,493.73 | ($5,077,650,869.20) |
| 1936 | $36,424,613,732.29 | ($2,646,070,238.56) |
| 1937 | $37,164,740,315.45 | ($740,126,583.16) |
| 1938 | $40,439,532,411.11 | ($3,274,792,095.66) |
| 1939 | $42,967,531,037.68 | ($2,527,998,626.57) |
| 1940 | $48,961,443,535.71 | ($5,993,912,498.03) |
| 1941 | $72,422,445,116.22 | ($23,461,001,580.51) |
| 1942 | $136,696,090,329.90 | ($64,273,645,213.68) |
| 1943 | $201,003,387,221.13 | ($64,307,296,891.23) |
| 1944 | $258,682,187,409.93 | ($57,678,800,188.80) |
| 1945 | $269,422,099,173.26 | ($10,739,911,763.33) |
| 1946 | $258,286,383,108.67 | $11,135,716,064.59 |
| 1947 | $252,292,246,512.99 | $5,994,136,595.68 |
| 1948 | $252,770,359,860.33 | ($478,113,347.34) |
| 1949 | $257,357,352,351.04 | ($4,586,992,490.71) |
| 1950 | $255,221,976,814.93 | $2,135,375,536.11 |
| 1951 | $259,105,178,785.43 | ($3,883,201,970.50) |
| 1952 | $266,071,061,638.57 | ($6,965,882,853.14) |
| 1953 | $275,168,120,129.39 | ($9,097,058,490.82) |
| 1954 | $278,749,814,391.33 | ($3,581,694,261.94) |
| 1955 | $280,768,553,188.96 | ($2,018,738,797.63) |
| 1956 | $276,627,527,996.11 | $4,141,025,192.85 |
| 1957 | $274,897,784,290.72 | $1,729,743,705.39 |
| 1958 | $282,922,423,583.87 | ($8,024,639,293.15) |
| 1959 | $290,797,771,717.63 | ($7,875,348,133.76) |
| 1960 | $290,216,815,241.68 | $580,956,475.95 |
| 1961 | $296,168,761,214.92 | ($5,951,945,973.24) |
| 1962 | $303,470,080,489.27 | ($7,301,319,274.35) |
| 1963 | $309,346,845,059.17 | ($5,876,764,569.90) |
| 1964 | $317,940,472,718.38 | ($8,593,627,659.21) |
| 1965 | $320,904,110,042.04 | ($2,963,637,323.66) |
| 1966 | $329,319,249,366.68 | ($8,415,139,324.64) |
| 1967 | $344,663,009,745.18 | ($15,343,760,378.50) |
| 1968 | $358,028,625,002.91 | ($13,365,615,257.73) |
| 1969 | $368,225,581,254.41 | ($10,196,956,251.50) |
| 1970 | $389,158,403,690.26 | ($20,932,822,435.85) |
| 1971 | $424,130,961,959.95 | ($34,972,558,269.69) |
| 1972 | $449,298,066,119.00 | ($25,167,104,159.05) |
| 1973 | $469,898,039,554.70 | ($20,599,973,435.70) |
| 1974 | $492,665,000,000.00 | ($22,766,960,445.30) |
| 1975 | $576,649,000,000.00 | ($83,984,000,000.00) |
| 1976 | $653,544,000,000.00 | ($76,895,000,000.00) |
| 1977 | $718,943,000,000.00 | ($65,399,000,000.00) |
| 1978 | $789,207,000,000.00 | ($70,264,000,000.00) |
| 1979 | $845,116,000,000.00 | ($55,909,000,000.00) |
| 1980 | $930,210,000,000.00 | ($85,094,000,000.00) |
| 1981 | $1,028,729,000,000.00 | ($98,519,000,000.00) |
| 1982 | $1,197,073,000,000.00 | ($168,344,000,000.00) |
| 1983 | $1,410,702,000,000.00 | ($213,629,000,000.00) |
| 1984 | $1,662,966,000,000.00 | ($252,264,000,000.00) |
| 1985 | $1,945,941,616,459.88 | ($282,975,616,459.88) |
| 1986 | $2,125,302,616,658.42 | ($179,361,000,198.54) |
| 1987 | $2,350,276,890,953.00 | ($224,974,274,294.58) |
| 1988 | $2,602,337,712,041.16 | ($252,060,821,088.16) |
| 1989 | $2,857,430,960,187.32 | ($255,093,248,146.16) |
| 1990 | $3,233,313,451,777.25 | ($375,882,491,589.93) |
| 1991 | $3,665,303,351,697.03 | ($431,989,899,919.78) |
| 1992 | $4,064,620,655,521.66 | ($399,317,303,824.63) |
| 1993 | $4,411,488,883,139.38 | ($346,868,227,617.72) |
| 1994 | $4,692,749,910,013.32 | ($281,261,026,873.94) |
| 1995 | $4,973,982,900,709.39 | ($281,232,990,696.07) |
| 1996 | $5,224,810,939,135.73 | ($250,828,038,426.34) |
| 1997 | $5,413,146,011,397.34 | ($188,335,072,261.61) |
| 1998 | $5,526,193,008,897.62 | ($113,046,997,500.28) |
| 1999 | $5,656,270,901,615.43 | ($130,077,892,717.81) |
| 2000 | $5,674,178,209,886.86 | ($17,907,308,271.43) |
| 2001 | $5,807,463,412,200.06 | ($133,285,202,313.20) |
| 2002 | $6,228,235,965,597.16 | ($420,772,553,397.10) |
| 2003 (Fiscal Year to Date-Jan. 30th) | $6,399,305,080,810.20 | ($171,069,115,213.04) |