YEAR
 
PRESIDENT
 
 
 
HOUSE
 
 
 
SENATE
 
 
 
OUTLAYS 
IN
MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
CHANGE 
FROM
PREVIOUS
YEAR
RECEIPTS
IN
MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
CHANGE
FROM 
PREVIOUS
YEAR
DEFICIT 
OR
SURPLUS
 
CHANGE
FROM
PREVIOUS
YEAR
NATIONAL
DEBT IN
MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
CHANGE
FROM
PREVIOUS
YEAR
1980
CARTER
D
D
 590,920 
 
517,112
 
-73,808
 
908,000 
1981
REAGAN
D
R
 678,209 
14.77%
599,272
15.89%
-78,937
6.95%
998,000 
9.91%
1982
REAGAN
D
R
 745,706 
9.95%
617,766
3.09%
-127,940
62.08%
1,142,000 
14.43%
1983
REAGAN
D
R
 808,327 
8.40%
600,562
-2.78%
-207,765
62.39%
1,377,000 
20.58%
1984
REAGAN
D
R
 851,781 
5.38%
666,457
10.97%
-185,324
-10.80%
1,572,000 
14.16%
1985
REAGAN
D
R
 946,316 
11.10%
734,057
10.14%
-212,259
14.53%
1,823,000 
15.97%
1986
REAGAN
D
R
 990,231 
4.64%
769,091
4.77%
-221,140
4.18%
2,125,000 
16.57%
1987
REAGAN
D
D
 1,003,804 
1.37%
854,143
11.06%
-149,661
-32.32%
2,350,000 
10.59%
1988
REAGAN
D
D
 1,063,318 
5.93%
908,166
6.32%
-155,152
3.67%
2,602,000 
10.72%
1989
BUSH
D
D
 1,144,020 
7.59%
990,701
9.09%
-153,319
-1.18%
2,857,000 
9.80%
1990
BUSH
D
D
 1,251,776 
9.42%
1,031,308
4.10%
-220,468
43.80%
3,233,000 
13.16%
1991
BUSH
D
D
 1,323,757 
5.75%
1,054,265
2.23%
-269,492
22.24%
3,665,000 
13.36%
1992
BUSH
D
D
 1,380,794 
4.31%
1,090,453
3.43%
-290,341
7.74%
4,064,000 
10.89%
1993
CLINTON
D
D
 1,408,632 
2.02%
1,153,226
5.76%
-255,406
-12.03%
4,411,000 
8.54%
1994
CLINTON
D
D
 1,460,557 
3.69%
1,257,187
9.01%
-203,370
-20.37%
4,692,000 
6.37%
1995
CLINTON
R
R
 1,514,434 
3.69%
1,350,578
7.43%
-163,856
-19.43%
4,974,000 
6.01%
1996
CLINTON
R
R
 1,560,512 
3.04%
1,407,393
4.21%
-153,119
-6.55%
5,225,000 
5.05%
1997
CLINTON
R
R
 1,601,235 
2.61%
1,579,292
12.21%
-21,943
-85.67%
5,530,000 
5.84%
1998
CLINTON
R
R
 1,652,552 
3.20%
1,721,798
9.02%
69,246
-415.57%
5,639,000 
1.97%
1999
CLINTON
R
R
 1,727,071 
4.51%
1,806,334
4.91%
79,263
14.47%