HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021069 Gross Debt Level = Approaching 100% of GDP USA Gross Federal Debt as % of GDP, 1940 — 2010 FIT wm — ee a = es me nn = i me Hs Ss 100% 80% 60% Debt Held By the Public Gross Debt As % of GDP 40% 20% 0% [ T T T T T T T 1940 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000