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Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily

Latest updates. According to the US Treasury, the total amount of US public debt outstanding stood at 38,515,650,269,881 dollars on 2 February 2026, versus 38,521,368,112,342 on 30 January 2026. This marks a decrease of 0.01 percent.

Sample. The daily series shown in the figure has 8,236 observations. The time span covered by the series goes from April 1993 to February 2026.

History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: debt was equal on average to 14,731,550,632,495 dollars; it reached its lowest level of 4,225,873,987,843 on 1 April 1993; it hit a peak of 38,568,501,122,811 on 29 January 2026.

Latest values

Date Value - US dollars
2026-01-29 38568501122811.36
2026-01-30 38521368112341.66
2026-02-02 38515650269880.94

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Total public debt outstanding
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 5278 1997-09-30 2026-02-02
Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily 5278 1997-09-30 2026-02-02
Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily 8236 1993-04-01 2026-02-02