Passage: The U.S. public debt was $909 billion in 1980, an amount equal to 33% of Americas gross domestic product (GDP); by 1990, that number had more than tripled to $3.2 trillion—or 56% of GDP. In 2001 the national debt was $5.7 trillion; however, the debt-to-GDP ratio remained at 1990 levels. Debt levels rose quickly in the following decade, and on January 28, 2010, the U.S. debt ceiling was raised to $14.3 trillion. Based on the 2010 United States federal budget, total national debt will grow to nearly 100% of GDP, versus a level of approximately 80% in early 2009. The White House estimates that the governments tab for servicing the debt will exceed $700 billion a year in 2019, up from $202 billion in 2009.
How many billion dollars higher was the national debt in 1980 than it will cost to service the debt in 2019? How many billion dollars higher was the national debt in 1980 than the cost to service the debt in 2019 and 2009 combined? How many billion dollars was America's GDP in 1980? How many more billion does the White House estimate that the governments tab for servicing the debt in 2019 compared to 2009? How many more billion dollars will the cost of servicing the national debt be in 2019 over 2009? How many more billions of dollars did the White House estimate the governments tab for servicing the debt would increase from 2009? How many more billions of dollars is the bill for servicing the debt in 2019 than it was in 2009? How many more billions of dollars with debt servicing cost in 2019 over 2009? How many more dollars was the debt in 2010 than it was in 2001? How many percent higher is the national debt expected to rise based on the 2010 federal budget over the level in 2009? How many percent increase will the debt grow as a percentage of GDP between 2009 and 2010? How many percent more of GDP will the national debt grow in 2010 than 2009? How many percentage points higher was the GDP in 1990 compared to 1980? How many trillion dollars higher was the US GDP in 1990 than the National Debt in 2001? How many trillion dollars higher was the debt ceiling raised in 2010 than the national debt was in 1990? How many trillion dollars higher was the debt ceiling raised to in 2010 than the national debt was in 2001? How many trillion dollars was America's GDP in 1990? How many trillion dollars was the GDP in 2001? How many trillions of dollars did the U.S. public debt increase from 1990 to 2001? How many years could the national debt be at 1990 levels before exceeding the debt ceiling in 2010? How many years did it take for US debt to more than triple after the year 1980? How many years did it take for the national debt to increase from $909 billion in 1980 to $5.7 trillion? How many years did it take to triple the US public debt from 1980? Was the U.S. public debt higher in 1980 or 1990? Was the US public debt greater in 1980 or 1990? Which year saw a higher debt for the US, 1980 or 1990? Which year saw a higher debt for the US, 1990 or 2001?