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Headings: US Debt By President
US Debt By President
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Contents:
The Federal Deficit
The National Debt
History of the U.S. Debt by President
Total Debt Change Per President [6]
President Outlay Data hhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/historical-tables/
Average Percentage Debt Change Per Year In Office [6]
President Outlay Data https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/historical-tables/
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Inflation Data https://www.officialdata.org/
The Types of Presidential Decisions That Impact National Debt
Tax Cuts
Wars
Recessions
Working with Congress
Presidents Who Had The Greatest Impact on National Debt
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Van Buren
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Andrew Jackson
Events & The Sitting President That Changed Debt Levels The Most (since 1916) [6]
President Outlay Dat https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/historical-tables/
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US Debt By President
The National Debt, which reached $27.8 trillion at the end of Trump's presidency, is a number that for most of us is too high to even conceive of. Through time, National Debt has continued to climb, from President to President, as a result of decision making and events that have fallen both within and outside of the White House's control. This article will dive into how much each President has contributed to National Debt, the types of decisions they make that impact debt levels the most and the events that have shaped America’s economic reality throughout history. Key Stats: Until the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown (03/16/20), Donald Trump had increased debts by 16.08%. That’s considerably less than Barack Obama (69.98%) and George W. Bush (105.08%)
To tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, national debt was increased by a further 18.01% totaling $4.25 trillion in additional debt from March 2020 to Jan 2021. Daily national debt during Trump’s Presidency has increased from $2.861 billion pre-lockdown (01/02/2017 - 03/16/20) per day to $16.366 billion since. A 472% increase in the rate of daily debt. Abraham Lincoln’s years in the Oval Office saw the largest percentage increase in National Debt under any President, increasing 2859% overall
However, Martin Van Buren is the President who spent the most consistently with average yearly debt increasing 375.32% compared to Lincoln’s 148.36%
Woodrow Wilson, who was President during World War 1, oversaw an increase of 722.21% (averaging 35% increase per year in office)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, in office between 1933 - 1945, increased National Debt by 1047.73% (24% increase per year on average)
Of the 45 Presidents, only 14 of them have overseen a decrease in debt.