This Week in Government Debt
World government debt grew by about $178 billion over the past seven days on this site’s model, and now stands at about $119.03 trillion. That is $293,799 a second, from the IMF’s October 2026 figures with the US on the Treasury’s record.
Lines crossed this week
- China's government debt passed $22 trillion on or about November 5, 2026
- World government debt passed $119 trillion on or about November 7, 2026
- Israel's government debt passed $500 billion on or about November 8, 2026
Coming up
- Sudan's government debt reaches $100 billion on or about November 21, 2026
- World government debt reaches $120 trillion on or about December 16, 2026
- The European Union's government debt reaches $19 trillion on or about December 17, 2026
- The United States' government debt reaches $41 trillion on or about December 27, 2026
- Thailand's government debt reaches $400 billion on or about January 21, 2027
- World government debt reaches $121 trillion on or about January 24, 2027
These are projections on the model: each counter grows in a straight line from its last official figure, so a date moves when the data are revised.
Who added the most
- China: about $60.1 billion this week, $99,328 a second
- United States: about $48.2 billion this week, $79,753 a second
- Brazil: about $8.6 billion this week, $14,182 a second
- Germany: about $6.3 billion this week, $10,367 a second
- France: about $5.8 billion this week, $9,574 a second
- United Kingdom: about $4.9 billion this week, $8,177 a second
Ranked by the counter’s pace in US dollars. The full ranking covers every government tracked here.
The United States on the Treasury’s record
On the Treasury’s own record, total public debt was $40.5561 trillion at the close of November 5, 2026, down $37.5 billion from the close of October 29, 2026. The counter on this site was 0.21% above that figure; see how closely it has tracked.
On November 5, 2026, debt subject to the limit was $40.36 trillion against a statutory limit of $41.10 trillion, leaving $746.7 billion of room, according to the Treasury's daily statement. Debt limit tracker.
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