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 32,392,786,557,372 dollars on 17 September 2026, compared to 32,406,353,922,774 on 16 September. This represents a decrease of 0.04 percent.
Sample. The daily time series shown in the plot has 5,437 data points. The series covers the time period stretching from September 1997 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics computed on the whole sample: debt recorded a bottom of 3,333,039,379,997 dollars on 31 October 2001; it reached its highest level of 32,423,635,247,199 on 3 September 2026; it had a mean of 15,033,081,180,061.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 32406391951586.01 |
| 2026-09-16 | 32406353922774.3 |
| 2026-09-17 | 32392786557372.46 |
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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 | 5437 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-09-17 |
| Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5437 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-09-17 |
| Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 8395 | 1993-04-01 | 2026-09-17 |