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Total Public Debt Outstanding

39,581,848,442,144.38 latest (2026-07-17) US dollars unit daily frequency United States geography unverified
verified 10h ago

Coverage 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-17 · series id fiscaldata/debt_to_penny:tot_pub_debt_out_amt

Recent values

PeriodValueRevision
2026-07-17 39,581,848,442,144.38 1
2026-07-16 39,518,859,758,919.12 1
2026-07-15 39,488,616,467,668.43 1
2026-07-14 39,470,152,218,599.01 1
2026-07-13 39,417,905,469,064.21 1
2026-07-10 39,412,981,341,965.62 1
2026-07-09 39,414,179,016,130.09 1
2026-07-08 39,394,977,645,639.05 1
2026-07-07 39,414,977,491,738.78 1
2026-07-06 39,387,881,222,485.61 1
2026-07-03 39,375,989,952,866.26 1
2026-07-02 39,375,254,020,492.22 1

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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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