Chart Archive: Fiscal Solutions by the Numbers

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation is committed to finding solutions to our nation’s long-term fiscal challenges, thereby helping to secure a strong economic future for all Americans. Below please find an archive of charts prepared by the Foundation that help to visualize many of today's pressing fiscal issues.

Attribution Policy:

If you would like to use any of these charts, please credit the "Peter G. Peterson Foundation" and provide the pgpf.org website URL and hyperlink. If you would like to include one of our charts in a commercial product, please email copyright@pgpf.org.

Peter G. Peterson Foundation Chart Pack:

The PGPF chart pack illustrates that budget-making involves many competing priorities, limited resources, and complex issues. In this set of charts, we aim to frame the financial condition and fiscal outlook of the U.S. government within a broad economic, political, and demographic context.

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Solutions Initiative 2024

Seven think tanks from across the ideological spectrum all agree that we are on an unsustainable fiscal path, and we need to change course.

National Debt Clock

See the latest numbers and learn more about the causes of our high and rising debt.