Years	Interest on Public Debt (in millions of dollars)
1940	899
1942	1052
1944	2219
1946	4111
1948	4341
1950	4812
1952	4701
1954	4811
1956	5079
1958	5604
1960	6947
1962	6889
1964	8199
1966	9386
1968	11090
1970	14380
1972	15478
1974	21449
1976	26727
1978	35458
1980	52538
1982	85044
1984	111123
1986	136047
1988	151838
1990	184221
1992	199421
1994	202957
1996	257001
1998	282896
2000	309860