However, Martin Van Buren is the President who spent the most consistently with average yearly debt increasing 375.32% compared to Lincoln’s 148.36%.Abraham Lincoln’s years in the Oval Office saw the largest percentage increase in National Debt under any President, increasing 2859% overall.To tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, national debt was increased by a further 18.01% totaling $4.25 trillion in additional debt from March 2020 to Jan 2021.However, Donald Trump was in office for only 4 years compared to 8 years for both Barack Obama and George W. This is less than Barack Obama (69.98%) and George W. national debt increased by $8.18 trillion, a percentage increase of 40.43%. During Donald Trump’s whole presidency, the U.S.National debt during Joe Biden’s presidency has increased by $2.5 trillion since he took office, an increase of 8.79% as of September 2022.This article will dive into how much each President has contributed to National Debt, the types of decisions they make that impact debt levels the most and the events that have shaped America’s economic reality throughout history. Through time, National Debt has continued to climb, from President to President, as a result of decision making and events that have fallen both within and outside of the White House's control. The National Debt, standing at $30.9 trillion as of September 2022, is a number that for most of us is too high to even conceive of.

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