US Treasury record
US National Debt by Year, and on Any Date
Latest close: November 5, 2026 · $40,556,120,784,983.65
The US Treasury has recorded the total public debt at the close of every business day since April 1, 1993, and once a year all the way back to 1790, when it stood at $71.1 million. Pick a date to see what the debt was then, or scroll down for every year.
On January 3, 2000, the first close of 2000, the total public debt was $5.75 trillion. By November 5, 2026 it was $40.56 trillion, 7.1 times as much.
Total public debt by year
Each figure is the Treasury’s record for that date. Until 1842 it is as of January 1; from 1843 it is the end of the fiscal year, which ended on July 1 until 1920, at the end of June until 1976, and at the end of September since 1977. Total public debt includes debt held by the public and debt held by government trust funds. The latest yearly record is for the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2026.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | $40.17 trillion | +6.7% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $37.64 trillion | +6.1% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $35.46 trillion | +6.9% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | $33.17 trillion | +7.2% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | $30.93 trillion | +8.8% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | $28.43 trillion | +5.5% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | $26.95 trillion | +18.6% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | $22.72 trillion | +5.6% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | $21.52 trillion | +6.3% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | $20.24 trillion | +3.4% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | $19.57 trillion | +7.8% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | $18.15 trillion | +1.8% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | $17.82 trillion | +6.5% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | $16.74 trillion | +4.2% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | $16.07 trillion | +8.6% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | $14.79 trillion | +9.1% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | $13.56 trillion | +13.9% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | $11.91 trillion | +18.8% |
| Sep 30, 2008 | $10.02 trillion | +11.3% |
| Sep 30, 2007 | $9.01 trillion | +5.9% |
| Sep 30, 2006 | $8.51 trillion | +7.2% |
| Sep 30, 2005 | $7.93 trillion | +7.5% |
| Sep 30, 2004 | $7.38 trillion | +8.8% |
| Sep 30, 2003 | $6.78 trillion | +8.9% |
| Sep 30, 2002 | $6.23 trillion | +7.2% |
2001–1977: from $5.81 trillion down to $698.8 billion.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2001 | $5.81 trillion | +2.3% |
| Sep 30, 2000 | $5.67 trillion | +0.3% |
| Sep 30, 1999 | $5.66 trillion | +2.4% |
| Sep 30, 1998 | $5.53 trillion | +2.1% |
| Sep 30, 1997 | $5.41 trillion | +3.6% |
| Sep 30, 1996 | $5.22 trillion | +5.0% |
| Sep 29, 1995 | $4.97 trillion | +6.0% |
| Sep 30, 1994 | $4.69 trillion | +6.4% |
| Sep 30, 1993 | $4.41 trillion | +8.5% |
| Sep 30, 1992 | $4.06 trillion | +10.9% |
| Sep 30, 1991 | $3.67 trillion | +13.4% |
| Sep 28, 1990 | $3.23 trillion | +13.2% |
| Sep 29, 1989 | $2.86 trillion | +9.8% |
| Sep 30, 1988 | $2.60 trillion | +10.7% |
| Sep 30, 1987 | $2.35 trillion | +10.6% |
| Sep 30, 1986 | $2.13 trillion | +16.6% |
| Sep 30, 1985 | $1.82 trillion | +16.0% |
| Sep 30, 1984 | $1.57 trillion | +14.2% |
| Sep 30, 1983 | $1.38 trillion | +20.6% |
| Sep 30, 1982 | $1.14 trillion | +14.4% |
| Sep 30, 1981 | $997.9 billion | +9.9% |
| Sep 30, 1980 | $907.7 billion | +9.8% |
| Sep 30, 1979 | $826.5 billion | +7.1% |
| Sep 30, 1978 | $771.5 billion | +10.4% |
| Sep 30, 1977 | $698.8 billion | +12.6% |
1976–1952: from $620.4 billion down to $259.1 billion.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1976 | $620.4 billion | +16.4% |
| Jun 30, 1975 | $533.2 billion | +12.2% |
| Jun 30, 1974 | $475.1 billion | +3.7% |
| Jun 30, 1973 | $458.1 billion | +7.2% |
| Jun 30, 1972 | $427.3 billion | +7.3% |
| Jun 30, 1971 | $398.1 billion | +7.3% |
| Jun 30, 1970 | $370.9 billion | +4.9% |
| Jun 30, 1969 | $353.7 billion | +1.8% |
| Jun 30, 1968 | $347.6 billion | +6.5% |
| Jun 30, 1967 | $326.2 billion | +2.0% |
| Jun 30, 1966 | $319.9 billion | +0.8% |
| Jun 30, 1965 | $317.3 billion | +1.8% |
| Jun 30, 1964 | $311.7 billion | +1.9% |
| Jun 30, 1963 | $305.9 billion | +2.6% |
| Jun 30, 1962 | $298.2 billion | +3.2% |
| Jun 30, 1961 | $289.0 billion | +0.9% |
| Jun 30, 1960 | $286.3 billion | +0.6% |
| Jun 30, 1959 | $284.7 billion | +3.0% |
| Jun 30, 1958 | $276.3 billion | +2.1% |
| Jun 30, 1957 | $270.5 billion | −0.8% |
| Jun 30, 1956 | $272.8 billion | −0.6% |
| Jun 30, 1955 | $274.4 billion | +1.1% |
| Jun 30, 1954 | $271.3 billion | +2.0% |
| Jun 30, 1953 | $266.1 billion | +2.7% |
| Jun 30, 1952 | $259.1 billion | +1.5% |
1951–1927: from $255.2 billion down to $18.5 billion.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1951 | $255.2 billion | −0.8% |
| Jun 30, 1950 | $257.4 billion | +1.8% |
| Jun 30, 1949 | $252.8 billion | +0.2% |
| Jun 30, 1948 | $252.3 billion | −2.3% |
| Jun 30, 1947 | $258.3 billion | −4.1% |
| Jun 28, 1946 | $269.4 billion | +4.2% |
| Jun 30, 1945 | $258.7 billion | +28.7% |
| Jun 30, 1944 | $201.0 billion | +47.0% |
| Jun 30, 1943 | $136.7 billion | +88.7% |
| Jun 30, 1942 | $72.4 billion | +47.9% |
| Jun 30, 1941 | $49.0 billion | +13.9% |
| Jun 29, 1940 | $43.0 billion | +6.3% |
| Jun 30, 1939 | $40.4 billion | +8.8% |
| Jun 30, 1938 | $37.2 billion | +2.0% |
| Jun 30, 1937 | $36.4 billion | +7.8% |
| Jun 30, 1936 | $33.8 billion | +17.7% |
| Jun 29, 1935 | $28.7 billion | +6.1% |
| Jun 30, 1934 | $27.1 billion | +20.0% |
| Jun 30, 1933 | $22.5 billion | +15.7% |
| Jun 30, 1932 | $19.5 billion | +16.0% |
| Jun 30, 1931 | $16.8 billion | +3.8% |
| Jun 30, 1930 | $16.2 billion | −4.4% |
| Jun 29, 1929 | $16.9 billion | −3.8% |
| Jun 30, 1928 | $17.6 billion | −4.9% |
| Jun 30, 1927 | $18.5 billion | −5.8% |
1926–1902: from $19.6 billion down to $2.2 billion.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1926 | $19.6 billion | −4.3% |
| Jun 30, 1925 | $20.5 billion | −3.5% |
| Jun 30, 1924 | $21.3 billion | −4.9% |
| Jun 30, 1923 | $22.3 billion | −2.7% |
| Jun 30, 1922 | $23.0 billion | −4.2% |
| Jun 30, 1921 | $24.0 billion | −7.6% |
| Jul 1, 1920 | $26.0 billion | −5.3% |
| Jul 1, 1919 | $27.4 billion | +87.7% |
| Jul 1, 1918 | $14.6 billion | +155.2% |
| Jul 1, 1917 | $5.7 billion | +58.4% |
| Jul 1, 1916 | $3.6 billion | +18.0% |
| Jul 1, 1915 | $3.1 billion | +5.0% |
| Jul 1, 1914 | $2.9 billion | −0.1% |
| Jul 1, 1913 | $2.9 billion | +1.7% |
| Jul 1, 1912 | $2.9 billion | +3.7% |
| Jul 1, 1911 | $2.8 billion | +4.3% |
| Jul 1, 1910 | $2.7 billion | +0.5% |
| Jul 1, 1909 | $2.6 billion | +0.5% |
| Jul 1, 1908 | $2.6 billion | +6.9% |
| Jul 1, 1907 | $2.5 billion | +5.1% |
| Jul 1, 1906 | $2.3 billion | +2.7% |
| Jul 1, 1905 | $2.3 billion | +0.5% |
| Jul 1, 1904 | $2.3 billion | +2.8% |
| Jul 1, 1903 | $2.2 billion | +2.0% |
| Jul 1, 1902 | $2.2 billion | +0.7% |
1901–1877: from $2.1 billion down to $2.2 billion.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1901 | $2.1 billion | +0.3% |
| Jul 1, 1900 | $2.1 billion | +7.3% |
| Jul 1, 1899 | $2.0 billion | +10.9% |
| Jul 1, 1898 | $1.8 billion | −1.2% |
| Jul 1, 1897 | $1.8 billion | +2.7% |
| Jul 1, 1896 | $1.8 billion | +5.6% |
| Jul 1, 1895 | $1.7 billion | +2.7% |
| Jul 1, 1894 | $1.6 billion | +5.6% |
| Jul 1, 1893 | $1.5 billion | −2.7% |
| Jul 1, 1892 | $1.6 billion | +2.7% |
| Jul 1, 1891 | $1.5 billion | −0.4% |
| Jul 1, 1890 | $1.6 billion | −4.1% |
| Jul 1, 1889 | $1.6 billion | −4.4% |
| Jul 1, 1888 | $1.7 billion | +2.1% |
| Jul 1, 1887 | $1.7 billion | −6.6% |
| Jul 1, 1886 | $1.8 billion | −4.8% |
| Jul 1, 1885 | $1.9 billion | +1.8% |
| Jul 1, 1884 | $1.8 billion | −2.8% |
| Jul 1, 1883 | $1.9 billion | −1.8% |
| Jul 1, 1882 | $1.9 billion | −7.3% |
| Jul 1, 1881 | $2.1 billion | −2.4% |
| Jul 1, 1880 | $2.1 billion | −9.8% |
| Jul 1, 1879 | $2.3 billion | +4.1% |
| Jul 1, 1878 | $2.3 billion | +2.3% |
| Jul 1, 1877 | $2.2 billion | +1.1% |
1876–1852: from $2.2 billion down to $66.2 million.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1876 | $2.2 billion | −2.3% |
| Jul 1, 1875 | $2.2 billion | −0.9% |
| Jul 1, 1874 | $2.3 billion | +0.8% |
| Jul 1, 1873 | $2.2 billion | −0.8% |
| Jul 1, 1872 | $2.3 billion | −4.2% |
| Jul 1, 1871 | $2.4 billion | −5.1% |
| Jul 1, 1870 | $2.5 billion | −4.2% |
| Jul 1, 1869 | $2.6 billion | −0.9% |
| Jul 1, 1868 | $2.6 billion | −2.5% |
| Jul 1, 1867 | $2.7 billion | −3.4% |
| Jul 1, 1866 | $2.8 billion | +3.5% |
| Jul 1, 1865 | $2.7 billion | +47.6% |
| Jul 1, 1864 | $1.8 billion | +62.2% |
| Jul 1, 1863 | $1.1 billion | +113.6% |
| Jul 1, 1862 | $524.2 million | +478.7% |
| Jul 1, 1861 | $90.6 million | +39.7% |
| Jul 1, 1860 | $64.8 million | +10.8% |
| Jul 1, 1859 | $58.5 million | +30.2% |
| Jul 1, 1858 | $44.9 million | +56.5% |
| Jul 1, 1857 | $28.7 million | −10.2% |
| Jul 1, 1856 | $32.0 million | −10.2% |
| Jul 1, 1855 | $35.6 million | −15.8% |
| Jul 1, 1854 | $42.2 million | −29.4% |
| Jul 1, 1853 | $59.8 million | −9.7% |
| Jul 1, 1852 | $66.2 million | −3.1% |
1851–1828: from $68.3 million down to $67.5 million.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1851 | $68.3 million | +7.6% |
| Jul 1, 1850 | $63.5 million | +0.6% |
| Jul 1, 1849 | $63.1 million | +34.0% |
| Jul 1, 1848 | $47.0 million | +21.2% |
| Jul 1, 1847 | $38.8 million | +149.7% |
| Jul 1, 1846 | $15.6 million | −2.4% |
| Jul 1, 1845 | $15.9 million | −32.1% |
| Jul 1, 1844 | $23.5 million | −28.3% |
| Jul 1, 1843 | $32.7 million | +62.1% |
| Jan 1, 1843 | $20.2 million | +48.6% |
| Jan 1, 1842 | $13.6 million | +158.9% |
| Jan 1, 1841 | $5.3 million | +46.9% |
| Jan 1, 1840 | $3.6 million | −65.8% |
| Jan 1, 1839 | $10.4 million | +215.4% |
| Jan 1, 1838 | $3.3 million | +881.8% |
| Jan 1, 1837 | $0.3 million | +798.2% |
| Jan 1, 1836 | $0.0 million | +11.2% |
| Jan 1, 1835 | $0.0 million | −99.3% |
| Jan 1, 1834 | $4.8 million | −32.0% |
| Jan 1, 1833 | $7.0 million | −71.2% |
| Jan 1, 1832 | $24.3 million | −37.8% |
| Jan 1, 1831 | $39.1 million | −19.4% |
| Jan 1, 1830 | $48.6 million | −16.9% |
| Jan 1, 1829 | $58.4 million | −13.4% |
| Jan 1, 1828 | $67.5 million | −8.8% |
1827–1803: from $74.0 million down to $77.1 million.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1827 | $74.0 million | −8.7% |
| Jan 1, 1826 | $81.1 million | −3.3% |
| Jan 1, 1825 | $83.8 million | −7.2% |
| Jan 1, 1824 | $90.3 million | −0.7% |
| Jan 1, 1823 | $90.9 million | −2.9% |
| Jan 1, 1822 | $93.5 million | +4.0% |
| Jan 1, 1821 | $90.0 million | −1.1% |
| Jan 1, 1820 | $91.0 million | −4.7% |
| Jan 1, 1819 | $95.5 million | −7.7% |
| Jan 1, 1818 | $103.5 million | −16.2% |
| Jan 1, 1817 | $123.5 million | −3.0% |
| Jan 1, 1816 | $127.3 million | +27.5% |
| Jan 1, 1815 | $99.8 million | +22.5% |
| Jan 1, 1814 | $81.5 million | +45.6% |
| Jan 1, 1813 | $56.0 million | +23.8% |
| Jan 1, 1812 | $45.2 million | −5.8% |
| Jan 1, 1811 | $48.0 million | −9.7% |
| Jan 1, 1810 | $53.2 million | −6.8% |
| Jan 1, 1809 | $57.0 million | −12.5% |
| Jan 1, 1808 | $65.2 million | −5.8% |
| Jan 1, 1807 | $69.2 million | −8.6% |
| Jan 1, 1806 | $75.7 million | −8.0% |
| Jan 1, 1805 | $82.3 million | −4.8% |
| Jan 1, 1804 | $86.4 million | +12.2% |
| Jan 1, 1803 | $77.1 million | −4.5% |
1802–1790: from $80.7 million down to $71.1 million.
| Record date | Total public debt | Change from the record before |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1802 | $80.7 million | −2.8% |
| Jan 1, 1801 | $83.0 million | +0.1% |
| Jan 1, 1800 | $83.0 million | +5.8% |
| Jan 1, 1799 | $78.4 million | −1.0% |
| Jan 1, 1798 | $79.2 million | −3.5% |
| Jan 1, 1797 | $82.1 million | −2.0% |
| Jan 1, 1796 | $83.8 million | +3.7% |
| Jan 1, 1795 | $80.7 million | +3.0% |
| Jan 1, 1794 | $78.4 million | −2.4% |
| Jan 1, 1793 | $80.4 million | +4.1% |
| Jan 1, 1792 | $77.2 million | +2.3% |
| Jan 1, 1791 | $75.5 million | +6.2% |
| Jan 1, 1790 | $71.1 million | — |
Where these figures come from
Daily figures are the Treasury’s Debt to the Penny; yearly figures are its Historical Debt Outstanding. For a date that is not a business day, the page shows the latest close before it. Nothing is estimated or interpolated. Both series are available as files: /data/us-debt-daily.json and /data/us-debt-annual.json. The live counter for today is on the US page, and how closely it tracks this record is checked every business day.