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 was 40,093,343,468,150 dollars on 17 September 2026, compared to 40,094,080,427,791 on the previous day.
Sample. The daily time series shown in the graph has 8,395 records in total. The time range covered by the series stretches from April 1993 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: debt averaged 15,196,531,598,740 dollars; it reached its highest level of 40,175,641,071,634 on 31 August 2026; it reached its lowest level of 4,225,873,987,843 on 1 April 1993.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 40114445691166.84 |
| 2026-09-16 | 40094080427790.97 |
| 2026-09-17 | 40093343468150.5 |
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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 | 5437 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-09-17 |
| Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5437 | 1997-09-30 | 2026-09-17 |
| Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 8395 | 1993-04-01 | 2026-09-17 |