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National Debt

National Debt by Year

The total U.S. federal debt at each year-end and the year-over-year change, from official Treasury readings. The available range depends on the current data snapshot.

Each row shows the latest total public debt reading within that calendar year and how it changed from the prior year. Figures are nominal (not inflation-adjusted).

Debt by year

U.S. national debt by year (USD trillions) with year-over-year change. Source: U.S. Treasury via FRED series GFDEBTN. Range is limited to available data.
Year Total federal debt Year-over-year change
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Source: U.S. Treasury via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · public domain. Year-end uses the latest quarterly reading in each year.

Federal debt over time

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Total federal debt by year (USD trillions, FRED series GFDEBTN)
Year Total federal debt Year-over-year change
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Related: live national debt clock and national debt by president.

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Gov Transparency Project is an independent, non-governmental publication. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the U.S. government or any federal agency. Data is sourced from public APIs (FRED (Federal Reserve), U.S. Treasury, Congress.gov, Bureau of Labor Statistics).

For official U.S. government information, visit USA.gov.