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 32,738,422,032,177 dollars on 30 October 2026, compared to 32,712,190,190,967 on 29 October 2026. This constitutes an increase of 0.08 percent.
Sample. There are 5,467 records in the daily series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time range extending from September 1997 to October 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: debt hit a minimum of 3,333,039,379,997 dollars on 31 October 2001; it reached its highest level of 32,738,422,032,177 dollars on 30 October 2026; it had an average value of 15,128,912,508,840 dollars.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | 32,671,924,859,187 |
| 2026-10-29 | 32,712,190,190,967 |
| 2026-10-30 | 32,738,422,032,177 |
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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 | 5467 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-10-30 |
| Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5467 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-10-30 |
| Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 8425 | 1993-04-01 | 2026-10-30 |