National debt by U.S. presidential terms
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This table lists the change in the United States public debt divided by Gross Domestic Product listed by Presidential term. For net jobs changes see Jobs created during U.S. presidential terms. It is currently the highest since 1955.
| U.S. president | Party | Term years | Start debt/GDP* | End debt/GDP* | Increase debt/GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt/Truman | D | 1945-1949 | 117.5% | 93.2% | -24.3% |
| Harry Truman | D | 1949-1953 | 93.2% | 71.3% | -21.9% |
| Dwight Eisenhower | R | 1953-1957 | 71.3% | 60.5% | -10.8% |
| Dwight Eisenhower | R | 1957-1961 | 60.5% | 55.1% | -5.4% |
| Kennedy/Johnson | D | 1961-1965 | 55.1% | 46.9% | -8.2% |
| Lyndon Johnson | D | 1965-1969 | 46.9% | 38.6% | -8.3% |
| Richard Nixon | R | 1969-1973 | 38.6% | 35.7% | -2.9% |
| Nixon/Ford | R | 1973-1977 | 35.7% | 35.8% | +0.1% |
| Jimmy Carter | D | 1977-1981 | 35.8% | 32.6% | -3.2% |
| Ronald Reagan | R | 1981-1985 | 32.6% | 43.9% | +11.3% |
| Ronald Reagan | R | 1985-1989 | 43.9% | 53.1% | +9.2% |
| George H. W. Bush | R | 1989-1993 | 53.1% | 66.2% | +13.1% |
| Bill Clinton | D | 1993-1997 | 66.2% | 65.6% | -0.6% |
| Bill Clinton | D | 1997-2001 | 65.6% | 57.4% | -8.2% |
| George W. Bush | R | 2001-2005 | 57.4% | 65.7% | +8.3% |
| George W. Bush | R | 2005-2009 projection | 67.5% | 69.8% projection | +2.3% projection |
