Public debt held by the public (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Public debt outstanding (US Treasury)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the US Treasury, the amount of US public debt held by the public stood at 31,274,803,442,684 dollars on 4 May 2026, compared to 31,271,957,838,023 on 1 May. This represents an increase of 0.01 percent.
Sample. There are 5,342 data points in the daily time series shown in the plot above. The time range covered by the series stretches from September 1997 to May 2026.
History. Here are a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: debt averaged 14,734,107,821,524 dollars; it attained a maximum of 31,431,328,591,199 on 1 April 2026; it hit a trough of 3,333,039,379,997 on 31 October 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 31272489865435.88 |
| 2026-05-01 | 31271957838023.21 |
| 2026-05-04 | 31274803442683.56 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Public debt held by the public |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Nominal amount |
| Deflation method | None |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | US dollars |
| Source | U.S.Treasury Fiscal Data |
| Source type | Federal Administration |
| Data licence | Open data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Daily public debt
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public debt held by the public (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5342 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-05-04 |
| Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5342 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-05-04 |
| Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 8300 | 1993-04-01 | 2026-05-04 |