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Federal Debt - 1940-2015 (As a Percentage of the GDP)
The following chart shows the gross federal debt as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP). Gross domestic product is a measurement of the size of the economy. This indicates the burden of the public debt in the context of the size of the economy.
Source: Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011, Historical Table 7.1
