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 38,905,034,125,405 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 |