The U.S. budget deficit amounted to roughly 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, which was around 6.3 percent of the U.S. GDP. The forecast predicts a state deficit of about 2.58 trillion U.S. dollars in 2034, which would be about 6.2 percent of the U.S. GDP.
Budget balance and forecast of the United States government from 2000 to 2034 (as a percentage of GDP)
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US Congressional Budget Office. (February 7, 2024). Budget balance and forecast of the United States government from 2000 to 2034 (as a percentage of GDP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217428/us-budget-balance-and-forecast-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Budget balance and forecast of the United States government from 2000 to 2034 (as a percentage of GDP)." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217428/us-budget-balance-and-forecast-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2024). Budget balance and forecast of the United States government from 2000 to 2034 (as a percentage of GDP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217428/us-budget-balance-and-forecast-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Budget Balance and Forecast of The United States Government from 2000 to 2034 (as a Percentage of Gdp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217428/us-budget-balance-and-forecast-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office, Budget balance and forecast of the United States government from 2000 to 2034 (as a percentage of GDP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217428/us-budget-balance-and-forecast-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Budget balance and forecast of the United States government from 2000 to 2034 (as a percentage of GDP) [Graph], US Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217428/us-budget-balance-and-forecast-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/