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ELI5: What is the difference between the National Debt and the Federal Deficit?
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Deficit is an annual number.  Every year the amount we spend minus revenue is the deficit, unless revenue is MORE than spending, then we have a surplus.

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The debt is the current cumulative sum of the past deficits, plus interest.