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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 was 39,002,265,870,014 dollars on 19 March 2026, compared to 38,976,827,976,842 on the previous day. This marks a rise of 0.07 percent.

Sample. There are 8,268 data points overall in the daily time series displayed in the figure above. The time range covered by the series extends from April 1993 to March 2026.

History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: debt had an average value of 14,824,633,020,594 dollars; it achieved a maximum of 39,016,762,910,245 on 17 March 2026; it reached a minimum of 4,225,873,987,843 on 1 April 1993.

Latest values

Date Value - US dollars
2026-03-17 39016762910245.14
2026-03-18 38976827976841.63
2026-03-19 39002265870014.23

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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 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