U.S. National Debt, 1790–Present

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U.S. Department of the Treasury1790–2025U.S. dollars, end of fiscal year

Total public debt outstanding of the United States at the end of each fiscal year, from the first recorded figure in 1790 through the present — 235+ years of the nation's balance sheet.

$37.64 trillion
Debt in FY2025
$71.1 million
Debt in FY1790
237
Years of record

$ (trillions) over time

09.4118.8228.2337.6417902025

Data

Fiscal YearDebt Outstanding ($)
1,79071,060,508.5
1,79175,463,476.52
1,79277,227,924.66
1,79380,358,634.04
1,79478,427,404.77
1,79580,747,587.39
1,79683,762,172.07
1,79782,064,479.33
1,79879,228,529.12
1,79978,408,669.77
1,80082,976,294.35
1,80183,038,050.8
1,80280,712,632.25
1,80377,054,686.4
1,80486,427,120.88
1,80582,312,150.5
1,80675,723,270.66
1,80769,218,398.64
1,80865,196,317.97
1,80957,023,192.09
1,81053,173,217.52
1,81148,005,587.76
1,81245,209,737.9
1,81355,962,827.57
1,81481,487,846.24
1,81599,833,660.15
1,816127,334,933.74
1,817123,491,965.16
1,818103,466,633.83
1,81995,529,648.28
1,82091,015,566.15
1,82189,987,427.66
1,82293,546,676.98
1,82390,875,877.28
1,82490,269,777.77
1,82583,788,432.71
1,82681,054,059.99
1,82773,987,357.2
1,82867,475,043.87
1,82958,421,413.67
1,83048,565,406.5
1,83139,123,191.68
1,83224,322,235.18
1,8337,001,698.83
1,8344,760,082.08
1,83533,733.05
1,83637,513.05
1,837336,957.83
1,8383,308,124.07
1,83910,434,221.14
1,8403,573,343.82
1,8415,250,875.54
1,84213,594,480.73
1,84320,201,226.27
1,84332,742,922
1,84423,461,652.5
1,84515,925,303.01
1,84615,550,202.97
1,84738,826,534.77
1,84847,044,862.23
1,84963,061,858.69
1,85063,452,773.55
1,85168,304,796.02
1,85266,199,341.71
1,85359,803,117.7
1,85442,242,222.42
1,85535,586,956.56
1,85631,972,537.9
1,85728,699,831.85
1,85844,911,881.03
1,85958,496,837.88
1,86064,842,287.88
1,86190,580,873.72
1,862524,176,412.13
1,8631,119,772,138.63
1,8641,815,784,370.57
1,8652,680,647,869.74
1,8662,773,236,173.69
1,8672,678,126,103.87
1,8682,611,687,851.19
1,8692,588,452,213.94
1,8702,480,672,427.81
1,8712,353,211,332.32
1,8722,253,251,328.78
1,8732,234,482,993.2
1,8742,251,690,468.43
1,8752,232,284,531.95
1,8762,180,395,067.15
1,8772,205,301,392.1
1,8782,256,205,892.53
1,8792,349,567,482.04
1,8802,120,415,370.63
1,8812,069,013,569.58
1,8821,918,312,994.03
1,8831,884,171,728.07
1,8841,830,528,923.57
1,8851,863,964,873.14
1,8861,775,063,013.78
1,8871,657,602,592.63
1,8881,692,858,984.58
1,8891,619,052,922.23
1,8901,552,140,204.73
1,8911,545,996,591.61
1,8921,588,464,144.63
1,8931,545,985,686.13
1,8941,632,253,636.68
1,8951,676,120,983.25
1,8961,769,840,323.4
1,8971,817,672,665.9
1,8981,796,531,995.9
1,8991,991,927,306.92
1,9002,136,961,091.67
1,9012,143,326,933.89
1,9022,158,610,445.89
1,9032,202,464,781.89
1,9042,264,003,585.14
1,9052,274,615,063.84
1,9062,337,161,839.04
1,9072,457,188,061.54
1,9082,626,806,271.54
1,9092,639,546,241.04
1,9102,652,665,838.04
1,9112,765,600,606.69
1,9122,868,373,874.16
1,9132,916,204,913.66
1,9142,912,499,269.16
1,9153,058,136,873.16
1,9163,609,244,262.16
1,9175,717,770,279.52
1,91814,592,161,414
1,91927,390,970,113.12
1,92025,952,456,406.16
1,92123,977,450,552.54
1,92222,963,381,708.31
1,92322,349,707,365.36
1,92421,250,812,989.49
1,92520,516,193,887.9
1,92619,643,216,315.19
1,92718,511,906,931.85
1,92817,604,293,201.43
1,92916,931,088,484.1
1,93016,185,309,831.43
1,93116,801,281,491.71
1,93219,487,002,444.13
1,93322,538,672,560.15
1,93427,053,141,414.48
1,93528,700,892,624.53
1,93633,778,543,493.73
1,93736,424,613,732.29
1,93837,164,740,315.45
1,93940,439,532,411.11
1,94042,967,531,037.68
1,94148,961,443,535.71
1,94272,422,445,116.22
1,943136,696,090,329.9
1,944201,003,387,221.13
1,945258,682,187,409.93
1,946269,422,099,173.26
1,947258,286,383,108.67
1,948252,292,246,512.99
1,949252,770,359,860.33
1,950257,357,352,351.04
1,951255,221,976,814.93
1,952259,105,178,785.43
1,953266,071,061,638.57
1,954271,259,599,108.46
1,955274,374,222,802.62
1,956272,750,813,649.32
1,957270,527,171,896.43
1,958276,343,217,745.81
1,959284,705,907,078.22
1,960286,330,760,848.37
1,961288,970,938,610.05
1,962298,200,822,720.87
1,963305,859,632,996.41
1,964311,712,899,257.3
1,965317,273,898,983.64
1,966319,907,087,795.48
1,967326,220,937,794.54
1,968347,578,406,425.88
1,969353,720,253,841.41
1,970370,918,706,949.93
1,971398,129,744,455.54
1,972427,260,460,940.5
1,973458,141,605,312.09
1,974475,059,815,731.55
1,975533,189,000,000
1,976620,433,000,000
1,977698,840,000,000
1,978771,544,000,000
1,979826,519,000,000
1,980907,701,000,000
1,981997,855,000,000
1,9821,142,034,000,000
1,9831,377,210,000,000
1,9841,572,266,000,000
1,9851,823,103,000,000
1,9862,125,302,616,658.42
1,9872,350,276,890,953
1,9882,602,337,712,041.16
1,9892,857,430,960,187.32
1,9903,233,313,451,777.25
1,9913,665,303,351,697.03
1,9924,064,620,655,521.66
1,9934,411,488,883,139.38
1,9944,692,749,910,013.32
1,9954,973,982,900,709.39
1,9965,224,810,939,135.73
1,9975,413,146,011,397.34
1,9985,526,193,008,897.62
1,9995,656,270,901,615.43
2,0005,674,178,209,886.86
2,0015,807,463,412,200.06
2,0026,228,235,965,597.16
2,0036,783,231,062,743.62
2,0047,379,052,696,330.32
2,0057,932,709,661,723.5
2,0068,506,973,899,215.23
2,0079,007,653,372,262.48
2,00810,024,724,896,912.49
2,00911,909,829,003,511.75
2,01013,561,623,030,891.79
2,01114,790,340,328,557.15
2,01216,066,241,407,385.89
2,01316,738,183,526,697.32
2,01417,824,071,380,733.82
2,01518,150,617,666,484.33
2,01619,573,444,713,936.79
2,01720,244,900,016,053.51
2,01821,516,058,183,180.23
2,01922,719,401,753,433.78
2,02026,945,391,194,615.15
2,02128,428,918,570,048.68
2,02230,928,911,613,306.73
2,02333,167,334,044,723.16
2,02435,464,673,929,171.69
2,02537,637,553,494,935.61

Provenance

Original Source
Fiscal Data — Historical Debt Outstanding — U.S. Department of the Treasury
Direct Data URL
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v2/accounting/od/debt_outstanding?page[size]=500&sort=record_date
License
Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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