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 31,643,344,541,987 dollars on 17 June 2026, versus 31,642,663,562,697 on the previous day.
Sample. In this daily series, there are a total of 5,373 data points. The series covers the time range going from September 1997 to June 2026.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: debt had a mean of 14,830,567,059,981 dollars; it reached its minimum of 3,333,039,379,997 on 31 October 2001; it reached a maximum of 31,662,560,557,979 on 15 June 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 31662560557978.68 |
| 2026-06-16 | 31642663562697.08 |
| 2026-06-17 | 31643344541986.99 |
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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 | 5373 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-06-17 |
| Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5373 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-06-17 |
| Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 8331 | 1993-04-01 | 2026-06-17 |