This series has no golden-value checks assigned yet, so it is labelled unverified. The values are ingested from the official source with full provenance, but nothing here has been confirmed against a hand-checked reference point.
Coverage 1997-09-30 to 2026-10-15 · series id fiscaldata/debt_to_penny:debt_held_public_amt
Recent values
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 32,538,236,547,452.08 | 1 |
| 2026-10-14 | 32,483,712,019,721.84 | 1 |
| 2026-10-13 | 32,483,641,012,611.98 | 1 |
| 2026-10-09 | 32,447,832,644,923.87 | 1 |
| 2026-10-08 | 32,454,086,117,711.32 | 1 |
| 2026-10-07 | 32,439,260,138,550.17 | 1 |
| 2026-10-06 | 32,440,264,284,905.73 | 1 |
| 2026-10-05 | 32,426,124,989,617.49 | 1 |
| 2026-10-02 | 32,428,913,787,327.44 | 1 |
| 2026-10-01 | 32,433,790,394,253.86 | 1 |
| 2026-09-30 | 32,425,012,546,390.57 | 1 |
| 2026-09-29 | 32,367,872,193,303.63 | 1 |
Verification history
| Check | Result | Expected | Actual | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| freshness | pass | 16h ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 40h ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 2d ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 3d ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 4d ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 5d ago |
License and citation
License public-domain (terms). Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data.
Official table: Debt to the Penny · U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
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