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 31,385,414,419,030 dollars on 19 March 2026, versus 31,364,647,874,667 on 18 March 2026. This represents a rise of 0.07 percent.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are 5,310 observations. The span of time covered by the series extends from September 1997 to March 2026.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: debt attained a maximum of 31,385,414,419,030 dollars on 19 March 2026; it recorded a minimum of 3,333,039,379,997 on 31 October 2001; it had an average value of 14,633,980,695,051.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | 31379706593178.71 |
| 2026-03-18 | 31364647874667.34 |
| 2026-03-19 | 31385414419029.53 |
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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 | 5310 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-03-19 |
| Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5310 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-03-19 |
| Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 8268 | 1993-04-01 | 2026-03-19 |