In the first quarter of 2020, the U.S. government's budget balance amounted to a net borrowing of about 1.73 trillion U.S. dollars. This is compared to the first quarter of 2009, when the U.S. government borrowed about 1.71 trillion U.S. dollars.
Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2009 to 2020, by quarter
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
Surplus in trillion U.S. dollars
Q1 '20
-1.73
Q4 '19
-1.61
Q3 '19
-1.58
Q2 '19
-1.52
Q1 '19
-1.46
Q4 '18
-1.44
Q3 '18
-1.35
Q2 '18
-1.36
Q1 '18
-1.3
Q4 '17
-0.12
Q3 '17
-1.1
Q2 '17
-1.08
Q1 '17
-1.05
Q4 '16
-1.04
Q3 '16
-1.02
Q2 '16
-0.99
Q1 '16
-1.01
Q4 '15
-0.8
Q3 '15
-0.97
Q2 '15
-0.79
Q1 '15
-0.85
Q4 '14
-0.94
Q3 '14
-0.94
Q2 '14
-0.9
Q1 '14
-0.9
Q4 '13
-0.89
Q3 '13
-1.07
Q2 '13
-0.88
Q1 '13
-1.14
Q4 '12
-1.46
Q3 '12
-1.48
Q2 '12
-1.53
Q1 '12
-1.56
Q4 '11
-1.64
Q3 '11
-1.66
Q2 '11
-1.73
Q1 '11
-1.64
Q4 '10
-1.73
Q3 '10
-1.77
Q2 '10
-1.9
Q1 '10
-1.88
Q4 '09
-1.84
Q3 '09
-1.89
Q2 '09
-1.95
Q1 '09
-1.71
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The data are in seasonally adjusted U.S. dollars at annual rates. Budget surplus=total receipts (current receipts + capital transfer receipts) - total expenditures (current expenditures + gross government investment + capital transfer payments + net purchases of non-produced assets - consumption of fixed capital).
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BEA. (June 25, 2020). Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2009 to 2020, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 10, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. "Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2009 to 2020, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. (2020). Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2009 to 2020, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. "Budget Surplus of The U.S. Government from 2009 to 2020, by Quarter (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA, Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2009 to 2020, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/ (last visited July 10, 2020)
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