Federal Surplus or Deficit

Measurement
Millions of Dollars
Indicator Type or Source
Nation Indicator
Period End Date
April 1, 2025
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Federal Surplus or Deficit is an economic indicator measured in Millions of Dollars. It covers the period from Friday, June 7, 1985, to Tuesday, April 1, 2025, and is updated monthly. Please note, the Monthly Treasury Statement (https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/monthly-treasury-statement/summary-of-receipts-outlays-and-the-deficit-surplus-of-the-u-s-government) can be found on FiscalData and is available for download in multiple machine-readable formats with complete metadata. Please view all Nation indicators for more information or continue to All Top Economic Indicators.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

40-Year History of Federal Surplus or Deficit

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 40-year history of federal surplus or deficit going back to Friday, June 7, 1985. The current value is 258,400 which was updated on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Historical data enables economists and other stakeholders to identify patterns and trends over time. This can provide insights into how different sectors of the economy are likely to perform under similar conditions in the future.
Apr 1, 2025258,400  
Mar 1, 2025-160,530  
Feb 1, 2025-307,017  
Jan 1, 2025-128,640  
Dec 1, 2024-86,732  
Nov 1, 2024-366,763  
Oct 1, 2024-257,450  
Sep 1, 202464,263  
Aug 1, 2024-380,080  
Jul 1, 2024-243,741  
Jun 1, 2024-65,965  
May 1, 2024-347,131  
Apr 1, 2024209,529  
Mar 1, 2024-236,457  
Feb 1, 2024-296,275  
Jan 1, 2024-21,930  
Dec 1, 2023-129,365  
Nov 1, 2023-314,012  
Oct 1, 2023-66,564  
Sep 1, 2023-170,982  
Aug 1, 202389,256  
Jul 1, 2023-220,782  
Jun 1, 2023-227,768  
May 1, 2023-240,348  
Apr 1, 2023176,181  
Mar 1, 2023-378,076  
Feb 1, 2023-262,434  
Jan 1, 2023-38,784  
Dec 1, 2022-85,001  
Nov 1, 2022-248,535  
Oct 1, 2022-87,798  
Sep 1, 2022-429,673  
Aug 1, 2022-219,596  
Jul 1, 2022-211,052  
Jun 1, 2022-88,842  
May 1, 2022-66,223  
Apr 1, 2022308,215  
Mar 1, 2022-192,682  
Feb 1, 2022-216,590  
Jan 1, 2022118,699  
Dec 1, 2021-21,303  
Nov 1, 2021-191,335  
Oct 1, 2021-165,055  
Sep 1, 2021-61,544  
Aug 1, 2021-170,635  
Jul 1, 2021-302,050  
Jun 1, 2021-174,161  
May 1, 2021-131,953  
Apr 1, 2021-225,579  
Mar 1, 2021-659,592  
Feb 1, 2021-310,922  
Jan 1, 2021-162,832  
Dec 1, 2020-143,562  
Nov 1, 2020-145,266  
Oct 1, 2020-284,071  
Sep 1, 2020-124,611  
Aug 1, 2020-200,095  
Jul 1, 2020-62,992  
Jun 1, 2020-864,074  
May 1, 2020-398,821  
Apr 1, 2020-737,851  
Mar 1, 2020-119,125  
Feb 1, 2020-235,335  
Jan 1, 2020-32,593  
Dec 1, 2019-13,273  
Nov 1, 2019-208,838  
Oct 1, 2019-134,468  
Sep 1, 201982,768  
Aug 1, 2019-200,344  
Jul 1, 2019-119,696  
Jun 1, 2019-8,476  
May 1, 2019-207,768  
Apr 1, 2019160,305  
Mar 1, 2019-146,945  
Feb 1, 2019-233,977  
Jan 1, 20198,683  
Dec 1, 2018-13,539  
Nov 1, 2018-204,903  
Oct 1, 2018-100,491  
Sep 1, 2018119,116  
Aug 1, 2018-214,148  
Jul 1, 2018-76,865  
Jun 1, 2018-74,858  
May 1, 2018-146,796  
Apr 1, 2018214,255  
Mar 1, 2018-208,743  
Feb 1, 2018-215,248  
Jan 1, 201849,236  
Dec 1, 2017-23,194  
Nov 1, 2017-138,547  
Oct 1, 2017-63,214  
Sep 1, 20178,000  
Aug 1, 2017-107,689  
Jul 1, 2017-42,939  
Jun 1, 2017-90,233  
May 1, 2017-88,426  
Apr 1, 2017182,428  
Mar 1, 2017-176,232  
Feb 1, 2017-192,044  
Jan 1, 201751,257  
Dec 1, 2016-27,516  
Nov 1, 2016-136,651  
Oct 1, 2016-44,192  
Sep 1, 201633,359  
Aug 1, 2016-107,112  
Jul 1, 2016-112,815  
Jun 1, 20166,252  
May 1, 2016-52,507  
Apr 1, 2016106,452  
Mar 1, 2016-108,043  
Feb 1, 2016-192,614  
Jan 1, 201655,163  
Dec 1, 2015-14,444  
Nov 1, 2015-64,553  
Oct 1, 2015-136,532  
Sep 1, 201591,061  
Aug 1, 2015-64,421  
Jul 1, 2015-149,187  
Jun 1, 201551,776  
May 1, 2015-82,385  
Apr 1, 2015156,714  
Mar 1, 2015-52,910  
Feb 1, 2015-192,359  
Jan 1, 2015-14,996  
Dec 1, 20141,864  
Nov 1, 2014-56,818  
Oct 1, 2014-121,713  
Sep 1, 2014105,803  
Aug 1, 2014-128,677  
Jul 1, 2014-94,621  
Jun 1, 201470,519  
May 1, 2014-129,971  
Apr 1, 2014106,853  
Mar 1, 2014-36,895  
Feb 1, 2014-193,532  
Jan 1, 2014-10,250  
Dec 1, 201353,220  
Nov 1, 2013-135,226  
Oct 1, 2013-90,586  
Sep 1, 201375,114  
Aug 1, 2013-147,905  
Jul 1, 2013-97,597  
Jun 1, 2013116,501  
May 1, 2013-138,732  
Apr 1, 2013112,889  
Mar 1, 2013-106,530  
Feb 1, 2013-203,539  
Jan 1, 20132,886  
Dec 1, 2012-1,191  
Nov 1, 2012-172,112  
Oct 1, 2012-119,995  
Sep 1, 201275,180  
Aug 1, 2012-190,533  
Jul 1, 2012-69,604  
Jun 1, 2012-59,741  
May 1, 2012-124,636  
Apr 1, 201259,117  
Mar 1, 2012-198,157  
Feb 1, 2012-231,677  
Jan 1, 2012-27,407  
Dec 1, 2011-85,967  
Nov 1, 2011-137,302  
Oct 1, 2011-98,466  
Sep 1, 2011-62,750  
Aug 1, 2011-134,143  
Jul 1, 2011-129,376  
Jun 1, 2011-43,080  
May 1, 2011-57,641  
Apr 1, 2011-40,387  
Mar 1, 2011-188,154  
Feb 1, 2011-222,507  
Jan 1, 2011-49,796  
Dec 1, 2010-78,134  
Nov 1, 2010-150,394  
Oct 1, 2010-140,432  
Sep 1, 2010-34,607  
Aug 1, 2010-90,526  
Jul 1, 2010-165,043  
Jun 1, 2010-68,422  
May 1, 2010-135,927  
Apr 1, 2010-82,689  
Mar 1, 2010-65,387  
Feb 1, 2010-220,909  
Jan 1, 2010-42,634  
Dec 1, 2009-91,410  
Nov 1, 2009-120,287  
Oct 1, 2009-176,363  
Sep 1, 2009-45,207  
Aug 1, 2009-103,555  
Jul 1, 2009-180,680  
Jun 1, 2009-94,332  
May 1, 2009-189,651  
Apr 1, 2009-20,907  
Mar 1, 2009-191,589  
Feb 1, 2009-193,859  
Jan 1, 2009-63,457  
Dec 1, 2008-51,754  
Nov 1, 2008-125,201  
Oct 1, 2008-155,533  
Sep 1, 200845,734  
Aug 1, 2008-111,914  
Jul 1, 2008-102,767  
Jun 1, 200833,547  
May 1, 2008-165,927  
Apr 1, 2008159,282  
Mar 1, 2008-48,212  
Feb 1, 2008-175,563  
Jan 1, 200817,839  
Dec 1, 200748,261  
Nov 1, 2007-98,238  
Oct 1, 2007-56,838  
Sep 1, 2007112,866  
Aug 1, 2007-116,973  
Jul 1, 2007-36,447  
Jun 1, 200727,481  
May 1, 2007-67,699  
Apr 1, 2007177,674  
Mar 1, 2007-96,270  
Feb 1, 2007-119,993  
Jan 1, 200738,236  
Dec 1, 200641,961  
Nov 1, 2006-73,042  
Oct 1, 2006-49,321  
Sep 1, 200656,167  
Aug 1, 2006-64,717  
Jul 1, 2006-33,164  
Jun 1, 200620,517  
May 1, 2006-42,907  
Apr 1, 2006118,841  
Mar 1, 2006-85,281  
Feb 1, 2006-119,237  
Jan 1, 200620,964  
Dec 1, 200510,967  
Nov 1, 2005-83,072  
Oct 1, 2005-47,277  
Sep 1, 200535,234  
Aug 1, 2005-51,036  
Jul 1, 2005-53,395  
Jun 1, 200522,473  
May 1, 2005-36,190  
Apr 1, 200557,924  
Mar 1, 2005-71,724  
Feb 1, 2005-113,789  
Jan 1, 20058,106  
Dec 1, 2004-2,561  
Nov 1, 2004-57,170  
Oct 1, 2004-56,618  
Sep 1, 200424,611  
Aug 1, 2004-41,132  
Jul 1, 2004-69,160  
Jun 1, 200419,124  
May 1, 2004-62,463  
Apr 1, 200417,578  
Mar 1, 2004-72,913  
Feb 1, 2004-96,701  
Jan 1, 2004-1,633  
Dec 1, 2003-17,640  
Nov 1, 2003-42,971  
Oct 1, 2003-69,545  
Sep 1, 200323,402  
Aug 1, 2003-76,587  
Jul 1, 2003-54,240  
Jun 1, 200321,230  
May 1, 2003-88,867  
Apr 1, 200351,066  
Mar 1, 2003-58,877  
Feb 1, 2003-96,663  
Jan 1, 200310,633  
Dec 1, 20024,719  
Nov 1, 2002-58,883  
Oct 1, 2002-54,072  
Sep 1, 200242,388  
Aug 1, 2002-54,709  
Jul 1, 2002-29,159  
Jun 1, 200229,071  
May 1, 2002-80,631  
Apr 1, 200267,170  
Mar 1, 2002-64,238  
Feb 1, 2002-76,056  
Jan 1, 200243,729  
Dec 1, 200126,567  
Nov 1, 2001-54,267  
Oct 1, 2001-7,656  
Sep 1, 200135,501  
Aug 1, 2001-79,990  
Jul 1, 20012,820  
Jun 1, 200131,862  
May 1, 2001-27,919  
Apr 1, 2001189,796  
Mar 1, 2001-50,662  
Feb 1, 2001-48,168  
Jan 1, 200176,379  
Dec 1, 200032,666  
Nov 1, 2000-23,690  
Oct 1, 2000-11,321  
Sep 1, 200065,747  
Aug 1, 2000-10,427  
Jul 1, 20005,061  
Jun 1, 200055,888  
May 1, 2000-3,611  
Apr 1, 2000159,497  
Mar 1, 2000-35,380  
Feb 1, 2000-41,734  
Jan 1, 200062,152  
Dec 1, 199933,081  
Nov 1, 1999-27,031  
Oct 1, 1999-26,326  
Sep 1, 199958,042  
Aug 1, 1999-2,803  
Jul 1, 1999-25,164  
Jun 1, 199953,568  
May 1, 1999-23,969  
Apr 1, 1999113,459  
Mar 1, 1999-22,409  
Feb 1, 1999-42,337  
Jan 1, 199970,505  
Dec 1, 1998-5,156  
Nov 1, 1998-16,937  
Oct 1, 1998-32,440  
Sep 1, 199837,425  
Aug 1, 1998-11,166  
Jul 1, 1998-24,084  
Jun 1, 199851,106  
May 1, 1998-38,779  
Apr 1, 1998124,603  
Mar 1, 1998-13,813  
Feb 1, 1998-41,750  
Jan 1, 199825,379  
Dec 1, 199713,639  
Nov 1, 1997-17,349  
Oct 1, 1997-35,968  
Sep 1, 199749,940  
Aug 1, 1997-35,189  
Jul 1, 1997-25,624  
Jun 1, 199754,635  
May 1, 1997-48,494  
Apr 1, 199793,939  
Mar 1, 1997-21,323  
Feb 1, 1997-44,010  
Jan 1, 199713,364  
Dec 1, 199618,490  
Nov 1, 1996-37,878  
Oct 1, 1996-39,805  
Sep 1, 199635,257  
Aug 1, 1996-41,831  
Jul 1, 1996-26,856  
Jun 1, 199634,340  
May 1, 1996-53,051  
Apr 1, 199672,404  
Mar 1, 1996-47,071  
Feb 1, 1996-44,346  
Jan 1, 199619,456  
Dec 1, 19955,283  
Nov 1, 1995-38,452  
Oct 1, 1995-22,758  
Sep 1, 19957,191  
Aug 1, 1995-33,849  
Jul 1, 1995-13,582  
Jun 1, 199512,813  
May 1, 1995-39,555  
Apr 1, 199549,722  
Mar 1, 1995-50,544  
Feb 1, 1995-38,357  
Jan 1, 199515,634  
Dec 1, 1994-4,803  
Nov 1, 1994-37,243  
Oct 1, 1994-31,343  
Sep 1, 19944,266  
Aug 1, 1994-24,275  
Jul 1, 1994-33,198  
Jun 1, 199414,850  
May 1, 1994-32,057  
Apr 1, 199417,454  
Mar 1, 1994-32,315  
Feb 1, 1994-41,566  
Jan 1, 199415,248  
Dec 1, 1993-7,705  
Nov 1, 1993-38,381  
Oct 1, 1993-45,422  
Sep 1, 19938,517  
Aug 1, 1993-23,078  
Jul 1, 1993-39,577  
Jun 1, 199311,099  
May 1, 1993-36,963  
Apr 1, 19937,817  
Mar 1, 1993-43,974  
Feb 1, 1993-48,498  
Jan 1, 199329,817  
Dec 1, 1992-38,947  
Nov 1, 1992-32,726  
Oct 1, 1992-48,792  
Sep 1, 19925,310  
Aug 1, 1992-24,742  
Jul 1, 1992-43,147  
Jun 1, 19923,782  
May 1, 1992-46,773  
Apr 1, 199214,603  
Mar 1, 1992-50,712  
Feb 1, 1992-49,180  
Jan 1, 1992-15,668  
Dec 1, 1991-2,534  
Nov 1, 1991-44,684  
Oct 1, 1991-36,594  
Sep 1, 1991-6,887  
Aug 1, 1991-43,649  
Jul 1, 1991-40,831  
Jun 1, 1991-2,579  
May 1, 1991-53,367  
Apr 1, 199130,009  
Mar 1, 1991-41,173  
Feb 1, 1991-26,191  
Jan 1, 19911,650  
Dec 1, 1990-7,387  
Nov 1, 1990-47,723  
Oct 1, 1990-31,364  
Sep 1, 199020,768  
Aug 1, 1990-52,719  
Jul 1, 1990-25,924  
Jun 1, 1990-11,105  
May 1, 1990-42,482  
Apr 1, 199041,829  
Mar 1, 1990-53,324  
Feb 1, 1990-35,207  
Jan 1, 19908,282  
Dec 1, 1989-14,772  
Nov 1, 1989-29,732  
Oct 1, 1989-26,084  
Sep 1, 1989-6,146  
Aug 1, 1989-22,150  
Jul 1, 1989-18,237  
Jun 1, 19897,785  
May 1, 1989-25,433  
Apr 1, 198940,654  
Mar 1, 1989-35,784  
Feb 1, 1989-27,871  
Jan 1, 19892,797  
Dec 1, 1988-12,790  
Nov 1, 1988-29,140  
Oct 1, 1988-27,005  
Sep 1, 198810,173  
Aug 1, 1988-23,079  
Jul 1, 1988-22,918  
Jun 1, 19889,134  
May 1, 1988-22,583  
Apr 1, 198813,769  
Mar 1, 1988-29,283  
Feb 1, 1988-24,065  
Jan 1, 198815,896  
Dec 1, 1987-24,363  
Nov 1, 1987-27,022  
Oct 1, 1987-30,810  
Sep 1, 198715,204  
Aug 1, 1987-21,796  
Jul 1, 1987-22,339  
Jun 1, 1987-623.0  
May 1, 1987-35,637  
Apr 1, 198738,742  
Mar 1, 1987-27,931  
Feb 1, 1987-28,379  
Jan 1, 1987-2,157  
Dec 1, 1986-12,369  
Nov 1, 1986-27,087  
Oct 1, 1986-25,290  
Sep 1, 1986-3,926  
Aug 1, 1986-28,056  
Jul 1, 1986-22,304  
Jun 1, 1986-1,044  
May 1, 1986-39,396  
Apr 1, 19869,928  
Mar 1, 1986-30,142  
Feb 1, 1986-24,580  
Jan 1, 1986-6,492  
Dec 1, 1985-14,656  
Nov 1, 1985-33,386  
Oct 1, 1985-27,087  
Sep 1, 1985-764.0  
Aug 1, 1985-27,597  
Jul 1, 1985-21,533  
Jun 1, 1985-1,408  
May 1, 1985-41,997  
Apr 1, 198511,386  
Mar 1, 1985-29,502  
Feb 1, 1985-21,053  
Jan 1, 1985-7,992  
Dec 1, 1984-14,568  
Nov 1, 1984-28,896  
Oct 1, 1984-28,009  
Sep 1, 198416,785  
Aug 1, 1984-33,498  
Jul 1, 1984-16,416  
Jun 1, 1984-2,000  
May 1, 1984-33,932  
Apr 1, 198411,493  
Mar 1, 1984-28,555  
Feb 1, 1984-20,381  
Jan 1, 1984-5,515  
Dec 1, 1983-16,661  
Nov 1, 1983-21,591  
Oct 1, 1983-25,069  
Sep 1, 19831,946  
Aug 1, 1983-17,477  
Jul 1, 1983-21,412  
Jun 1, 19833,401  
May 1, 1983-29,285  
Apr 1, 1983-3,308  
Mar 1, 1983-26,036  
Feb 1, 1983-25,336  
Jan 1, 1983-9,582  
Dec 1, 1982-17,938  
Nov 1, 1982-24,158  
Oct 1, 1982-26,169  
Sep 1, 1982-1,708  
Aug 1, 1982-14,704  
Jul 1, 1982-19,831  
Jun 1, 19826,724  
May 1, 1982-18,930  
Apr 1, 19829,704  
Mar 1, 1982-18,255  
Feb 1, 1982-14,780  
Jan 1, 19829,339  
Dec 1, 1981-19,468  
Nov 1, 1981-10,642  
Oct 1, 1981-18,105  
Sep 1, 19816,335  
Aug 1, 1981-5,119  
Jul 1, 1981-10,343  
Jun 1, 198115,363  
May 1, 1981-16,171  
Apr 1, 198117,190  
Mar 1, 1981-9,582  
Feb 1, 1981-15,620  
Jan 1, 1981-12,192  
Dec 1, 1980-1,965  
Nov 1, 1980-8,907  

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