# Government balance in United States

Government balance in United States was -8% of GDP in 2024. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13) (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/oecd
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: OECD data reuse terms: commercial reuse with attribution; dataset-specific restrictions apply
- Citation: OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_deficit&place=us

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | -8 |
| 2023 | -8 |
| 2022 | -3.7 |
| 2021 | -12 |
| 2020 | -15 |
| 2019 | -6.7 |
| 2018 | -6.1 |
| 2017 | -4.4 |
| 2016 | -5.4 |
| 2015 | -4.6 |
| 2014 | -5.2 |
| 2013 | -5.8 |
| 2012 | -9.2 |
| 2011 | -11 |
| 2010 | -12.4 |
| 2009 | -13.1 |
| 2008 | -7.4 |
| 2007 | -4 |
| 2006 | -3.3 |
| 2005 | -4.5 |
| 2004 | -5.8 |
| 2003 | -6.4 |
| 2002 | -5.3 |
| 2001 | -1.9 |
| 2000 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | -0.9 |
| 1997 | -2.1 |
| 1996 | -3.5 |
| 1995 | -4.6 |
| 1994 | -5 |
| 1993 | -6.3 |
| 1992 | -7.1 |
| 1991 | -6.1 |
| 1990 | -5.2 |
| 1989 | -4.3 |
| 1988 | -4.5 |
| 1987 | -5.2 |
| 1986 | -6.2 |
| 1985 | -6 |
| 1984 | -5.8 |
| 1983 | -6.9 |
| 1982 | -6.2 |
| 1981 | -3.6 |
| 1980 | -4 |
| 1979 | -2.6 |
| 1978 | -3.1 |
| 1977 | -4 |
| 1976 | -5.2 |
| 1975 | -7.3 |
| 1974 | -3.3 |
| 1973 | -2.7 |
| 1972 | -4 |
| 1971 | -5.3 |
| 1970 | -4.4 |