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Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYGFGDQ188S)

Observation:

Q2 2021: 98.33782 (+ more)
Updated: Aug 26, 2021

Units:

Percent of GDP,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

1Y | 5Y | 10Y | Max

NOTES

Title	Release Dates

Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product	2012-10-26	2021-08-26

Source

U.S. Office of Management and Budget	2013-03-20	2021-08-26
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis	2012-10-26	2021-08-26

Release

Debt to Gross Domestic Product Ratios	2012-10-26	2021-08-26

Units

Percent of GDP	2012-10-26	2021-08-26

Frequency

Quarterly	2012-10-26	2021-08-26

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	2012-10-26	2021-08-26

Notes

Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYGFGDQ188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in October 2012. It is calculated using Federal Debt Held by the Public (FYGFDPUN) and Gross Domestic Product, 1 Decimal (GDP): FYGFGDQ188S = ((FYGFDPUN/1000)/GDP)*100 FYGFDPUN/1000 transforms FYGFDPUN from millions of dollars to billions of dollars.	2012-10-26	2021-08-26

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