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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 38,905,034,125,405 dollars on 4 May 2026, compared to 38,882,147,615,631 on 1 May. This represents a gain of 0.06 percent.

Sample. There are 8,300 data points in the daily series shown in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series extends from April 1993 to May 2026.

History. Here's a glimpse of some summary statistics calculated on the full sample: debt had a mean value of 14,917,740,031,831 dollars; it recorded a bottom of 4,225,873,987,843 on 1 April 1993; it hit a peak of 39,065,421,393,641 on 31 March 2026.

Latest values

Date Value - US dollars
2026-04-30 38967833861543.11
2026-05-01 38882147615630.53
2026-05-04 38905034125404.78

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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 5342 1997-09-30 2026-05-04
Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily 5342 1997-09-30 2026-05-04
Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily 8300 1993-04-01 2026-05-04