Let's Do The Numbers

Budget Deficit (Surplus in parentheses)

Jimmy Carter

1977: $54B

1981: $79B

Change: +46.2963%

Ronald Reagan

1981: $79B

1989: $153B

Change: +93.6709%


George HW Bush

1989: $153B

1993: $255B

Change: +66.6667%


Bill Clinton

1993: $255B

2001: ($128B)

Change: -150.196%


George W Bush

2001: ($128B)

2009: $1.413T

Change: +1,203.91%


Barack Obama

2009: $1.413T

2017: $665B

Change: -52.937%


Donald Trump

2017: $665B

2021: $3.132T

Change: +370.977%


Joe Biden (to date)

2021: $3.132T

2023: $1.70T

Change: -45.7216%

Average Change

4 Democratic Presidents: - 50.639575%

4 Republican Presidents: +433.80615%