Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product | FRED

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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

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, May 21, 2024.

Gross Federal Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (GFDGDPA188S)

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

Gross Federal Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (GFDGDPA188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in January 2013. It is calculated using Gross Federal Debt (FYGFD) and Gross Domestic Product (GDPA):
GFDGDPA188S = (FYGFD/GDPA)*100

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Gross Federal Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product [GFDGDPA188S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDGDPA188S, May 21, 2024.