Table 18.1 Table 18.1 Federal government de cits, 1970-2005 Total Total De cit( De cit(-) Fi ISCa or Surplus or Surplus Year (S billions) Percent of gDP 1970 0.3 1980 73.8 2.9 190 212.3 5.4 221.4 4.0 2000 236.4 2.4 2002 157.8 2005 73.0 0.6 *Projections SOURCE: Congressional Budget Of ce, The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2004--2013, January 2003, pp. xvi, 148Table 18.1