As a share of GDP public debt has grown sharply in recent years—from 70 percent in 2000 to close to 100 percent in 2009. That sounds large. But how does it compare with debt levels over time? A new ...

The U.S. national debt surpassed $36 trillion for the first time in the nation's history on Friday as the ... prioritize putting forward plans to get us on a more sustainable fiscal path." ...

and budget deficit (7.5% of GDP) were both the largest in American history outside of wars and recessions. The US debt is ...

United States public debt is fast approaching $14 trillion. It is now equal to roughly 75 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and in a decade will reach between 80 and 90 percent of GDP.

The US's debt load is nearly as large as its GDP output and is at its highest ... in the US is really quite unprecedented relative to history, especially when you think about the US being at ...