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US Federal Debt

Updated Apr 1, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

Total public debt outstanding. Data from FRED series GFDEBTN.

Updated: 2026-04-01 · Source: FRED

Current Debt

$39.46T

2026-04-01

1Y Change

+9.0%

5Y Change

+38.3%

Range

$8.68T - $39.46T

Recent Data

DateTotal DebtYoY ChangeYoY %
2026-04-01$39.46T+$3.25T+9%
2026-01-01$39.07T+$2.85T+7.9%
2025-10-01$38.51T+$2.30T+6.3%
2025-07-01$37.64T+$2.17T+6.1%
2025-04-01$36.21T+$1.38T+4%
2025-01-01$36.21T+$1.63T+4.7%
2024-10-01$36.22T+$2.22T+6.5%
2024-07-01$35.46T+$2.30T+6.9%
2024-04-01$34.83T+$2.50T+7.7%
2024-01-01$34.59T+$3.13T+9.9%
2023-10-01$34.00T+$2.58T+8.2%
2023-07-01$33.17T+$2.24T+7.2%
2023-04-01$32.33T+$1.76T+5.8%
2023-01-01$31.46T+$1.06T+3.5%
2022-10-01$31.42T+$1.80T+6.1%
2022-07-01$30.93T+$2.50T+8.8%
2022-04-01$30.57T+$2.04T+7.1%
2022-01-01$30.40T+$2.27T+8.1%
2021-10-01$29.62T+$1.87T+6.7%
2021-07-01$28.43T+$1.48T+5.5%