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 37,469,695,592,279 dollars on 23 September 2025, compared to 37,511,743,906,523 on the previous day. This constitutes a decrease of 0.11 percent.
Sample. The daily time series shown in the graph has 8,148 data points in total. The series covers the span of time stretching from April 1993 to September 2025.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics computed on the entire sample: debt was equal on average to 14,477,918,868,408 dollars; it reached its lowest level of 4,225,873,987,843 on 1 April 1993; it recorded its maximum of 37,533,982,585,306 on 15 September 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | 37505753023219.84 |
| 2025-09-22 | 37511743906522.52 |
| 2025-09-23 | 37469695592279.39 |
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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 | 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 |