U.S. Federal Budget Deficit or Surplus observation history

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Historical observations

Showing 100 of 552 retained observations, from June 2018 through September 2026.
Budget Deficit or Surplus historical observations, page 1
PeriodValue
September 2026$26.900B
August 2026$166.779B
July 2026$432.286B
June 2026$120.305B
May 2026$292.648B
April 2026$-215.024B
March 2026$164.100B
February 2026$307.501B
January 2026$94.615B
December 2025$144.752B
November 2025$173.277B
October 2025$284.333B
September 2025$-197.938B
August 2025$344.792B
July 2025$291.143B
June 2025$-27.010B
May 2025$315.652B
April 2025$-258.400B
March 2025$160.530B
February 2025$307.017B
January 2025$128.640B
December 2024$86.732B
November 2024$366.763B
October 2024$257.450B
September 2024$-80.289B
August 2024$380.080B
July 2024$243.741B
June 2024$70.965B
May 2024$347.131B
April 2024$-209.529B
March 2024$236.556B
February 2024$296.275B
January 2024$21.930B
December 2023$129.354B
November 2023$314.012B
October 2023$66.564B
September 2023$170.715B
August 2023$-89.256B
July 2023$220.782B
June 2023$227.768B
May 2023$240.348B
April 2023$-176.181B
March 2023$378.435B
February 2023$262.434B
January 2023$38.784B
December 2022$85.001B
November 2022$248.535B
October 2022$87.874B
September 2022$429.776B
August 2022$219.596B
July 2022$211.052B
June 2022$88.842B
May 2022$66.223B
April 2022$-308.215B
March 2022$192.634B
February 2022$216.590B
January 2022$-118.699B
December 2021$21.303B
November 2021$191.335B
October 2021$165.055B
September 2021$64.940B
August 2021$170.635B
July 2021$302.050B
June 2021$174.161B
May 2021$131.953B
April 2021$225.579B
March 2021$659.603B
February 2021$310.922B
January 2021$162.832B
December 2020$143.562B
November 2020$145.266B
October 2020$284.071B
September 2020$124.611B
August 2020$200.012B
July 2020$62.992B
June 2020$864.074B
May 2020$398.754B
April 2020$738.022B
March 2020$118.988B
February 2020$235.278B
January 2020$32.595B
December 2019$13.286B
November 2019$208.838B
October 2019$134.467B
September 2019$-82.768B
August 2019$200.344B
July 2019$119.696B
June 2019$8.477B
May 2019$207.768B
April 2019$-160.305B
March 2019$146.945B
February 2019$233.977B
January 2019$-8.681B
December 2018$13.539B
November 2018$204.903B
October 2018$100.491B
September 2018$-119.116B
August 2018$214.148B
July 2018$76.865B
June 2018$74.858B
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury. Unit: Billions of U.S. dollars. Frequency: Monthly. The canonical chart page remains U.S. Federal Budget Deficit or Surplus.