Public debt held by the public (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 amount of US public debt held by the public stood at 30,143,073,922,487 dollars on 23 September 2025, compared to 30,198,287,082,014 on 22 September. This represents a reduction of 0.18 percent.
Sample. The daily time series displayed in the chart has 5,190 observations. The period covered by the series extends from September 1997 to September 2025.
History. Here are some descriptive statistics calculated on the entire sample: debt hit a trough of 3,333,039,379,997 dollars on 31 October 2001; it recorded its highest level of 30,235,402,349,561 on 15 September 2025; it was equal on average to 14,260,552,203,096.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | 30197443850677.82 |
| 2025-09-22 | 30198287082014.0 |
| 2025-09-23 | 30143073922487.06 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Public debt held by the public |
| 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 | 5190 | 1997-09-30 | 2025-09-23 |
| Intragovernmental holdings of public debt (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 5190 | 1997-09-30 | 2025-09-23 |
| Total public debt outstanding (USD) - United States - US Treasury FiscalData - Daily | 8148 | 1993-04-01 | 2025-09-23 |