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 1993-04-01 to 2026-09-03 · series id fiscaldata/debt_to_penny:tot_pub_debt_out_amt
Recent values
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | 40,102,964,278,586.1 | 1 |
| 2026-09-02 | 40,117,045,127,072.57 | 1 |
| 2026-09-01 | 40,112,464,593,206.3 | 1 |
| 2026-08-31 | 40,175,641,071,634.14 | 1 |
| 2026-08-28 | 40,104,097,482,666.58 | 1 |
| 2026-08-27 | 40,077,529,831,942.94 | 1 |
| 2026-08-26 | 40,069,751,423,220.72 | 1 |
| 2026-08-25 | 40,098,864,155,027.57 | 1 |
| 2026-08-24 | 40,035,385,103,646.14 | 1 |
| 2026-08-21 | 40,032,876,505,819.31 | 1 |
| 2026-08-20 | 40,033,256,786,764.37 | 1 |
| 2026-08-19 | 40,012,700,535,679.44 | 1 |
Verification history
| Check | Result | Expected | Actual | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| freshness | pass | 2h ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 26h 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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