What was the deficit in 2013?
$680 billion
2013 United States federal budget
| Submitted | February 13, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total expenditures | $3.803 trillion (requested) $3.45 trillion (actual) 20.8% of GDP (actual) |
| Deficit | $901 billion (requested) 5.5% of GDP $680 billion (actual) 4.1% of GDP (actual) |
| Debt | $16.72 trillion (at fiscal end) 100.8% of GDP |
| GDP | $16.582 trillion |
What was the federal deficit in 2014?
2014 United States federal budget
| Submitted | April 10, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Total expenditures | $3.77 trillion (requested) $3.506 trillion (actual) 20.3% of GDP (actual) |
| Deficit | $744 billion (requested) 4.4% of GDP (requested) $484.6 billion (actual) 2.8% of GDP (actual) |
| Debt | $17.79 trillion (at fiscal end) 103.2% of GDP |
| GDP | $17.244 trillion |
What was the national deficit in 2012?
2012 United States federal budget
| Submitted | February 14, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Deficit | $1.101 trillion (requested) 7.0% of GDP $1.087 trillion (actual) 6.8% of GDP (actual) |
| Debt | $16.65 Trillion (requested) 105.3% of GDP $16.05 Trillion (actual) 100.2% of GDP |
| GDP | $16.026 trillion |
| Website | US Government Publishing Office |
What is a deficit reduction policy?
Deficit reduction in the United States refers to taxation, spending, and economic policy debates and proposals designed to reduce the Federal budget deficit. These risks can be addressed by higher taxes, reduced spending, or combination of both.
What was the deficit in 2018?
$779 billion
In fiscal year 2018, which ended on September 30, the federal budget deficit totaled $779 billion—$113 billion more than the shortfall recorded in 2017. The deficit increased to 3.8 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, up from 3.5 percent in 2017 and 3.2 percent in 2016.
How much revenue did the US government take in 2014?
U.S. Tax Revenue by Year
| Fiscal Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $3.25 trillion |
| FY 2014 | $3.02 trillion |
| FY 2013 | $2.77 trillion |
| FY 2012 | $2.45 trillion |
What was the United States deficit in 2016?
$587 billion
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget deficit totaled $587 billion, according to the final data from the Treasury Department. Although this is nearly 60 percent below the 2009 peak, it is 34 percent larger than last year’s $438 billion level.
How important is deficit reduction policy?
Higher growth from deficit reduction is a result of less crowding out of private investment. That factor becomes more significant after the economy reaches its potential, which is projected to happen in 2017. The effects on growth would most likely get much larger beyond 2023.
How many years has us run a deficit?
Since 1970, the federal government has run deficits during every fiscal year for all but four years, from 1998 to 2001. The effect of these cumulative budget shortfalls is debated by political analysts and economists, but their origins are much less controversial.