How much debt did each president leave for the country?

Published February 16, 2015 1:30pm ET



As we observe President’s Day, let’s take a look at how much debt each President left the country.

President Franklin Roosevelt, who presided over most of World War II, left the country with more debt than every other president to date. Public debt as a share of GDP was at 95.7 percent in 1944, his last full calendar year in office.

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