Net interest as a share of total federal outlays	
	
 	Percentage
1941	6.9
1942	3.0
1943	1.9
1944	2.4
1945	3.4
1946	7.4
1947	12.2
1948	14.6
1949	11.6
1950	11.3
1951	10.2
1952	6.9
1953	6.8
1954	6.8
1955	7.1
1956	7.2
1957	7.0
1958	6.8
1959	6.3
1960	7.5
1961	6.9
1962	6.4
1963	7.0
1964	6.9
1965	7.3
1966	7.0
1967	6.5
1968	6.2
1969	6.9
1970	7.3
1971	7.1
1972	6.7
1973	7.1
1974	8.0
1975	7.0
1976	7.2
1977	7.3
1978	7.7
1979	8.5
1980	8.9
1981	10.1
1982	11.4
1983	11.1
1984	13.0
1985	13.7
1986	13.7
1987	13.8
1988	14.3
1989	14.8
1990	14.7
1991	14.7
1992	14.4
1993	14.1
1994	13.9
1995	15.3
1996	15.4
1997	15.2
1998	14.6
1999	13.5
2000	12.5
2001	11.1
2002	8.5
2003	7.1
2004	7.0
2005	7.4
2006	8.5
2007	8.7
2008	8.5
2009	5.3
2010	5.7
2011	6.4
	
Sources : Office of Management and Budget.	
Note: Data from Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2013–Historical Tables.