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 was 30,774,528,464,722 dollars on 12 December 2025, compared to 30,787,372,595,985 on 11 December. This marks a reduction of 0.04 percent.
Sample. There are 5,245 data points in the daily series presented in the chart above. The period covered by the series stretches from September 1997 to December 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: debt reached its lowest level of 3,333,039,379,997 dollars on 31 October 2001; it recorded its highest level of 30,853,068,463,300 on 1 December 2025; it averaged 14,431,254,092,389.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | 30793542262019.16 |
| 2025-12-11 | 30787372595984.82 |
| 2025-12-12 | 30774528464721.58 |
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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 | 5245 | 1997-09-30 | 2025-12-12 |
| Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5245 | 1997-09-30 | 2025-12-12 |
| Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 8203 | 1993-04-01 | 2025-12-12 |