Total public debt outstanding (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 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 |