% of gdp year Revenue Spending Debt 1993 17.6 21.4 49.4 1994 18.1 21.0 49.3 1995 18.5 20.7 49.2 1996 18.9 20.3 48.5 1997 19.3 19.6 46.1 1998 20.0 19.2 43.1 1999 20.0 18.7 39.8 2000 20.9 18.4 35.1 2001 19.8 18.5 33.1 2002 17.8 19.4 34.1 2003 16.4 19.9 36.1 2004 16.3 19.8 38.6 2005 (estimates) 16.8 20.3 39.8 averages Bush 17.6 19.4 35.5 Clinton 19.4 19.7 44.4