This graph shows a forecast of the outstanding gross federal debt of the United States of America from 2017 to 2028. The gross federal debt comprises the federal debt held by the public plus Treasury securities held by federal trust funds and other governmental accounts. This forecast projects the gross federal debt to increase from 20.21 trillion U.S. dollars in 2017 to 33.85 trillion U.S. dollars in 2028. The federal debt for recent years can be found here.
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Federal debt of the United States - forecast 2017-2028
Forecast of the gross federal debt of the United States for fiscal years 2017 to 2028 (in billion U.S. dollars)
This graph shows a forecast of the outstanding gross federal debt of the United States of America from 2017 to 2028. The gross federal debt comprises the federal debt held by the public plus Treasury securities held by federal trust funds and other governmental accounts. This forecast projects the gross federal debt to increase from 20.21 trillion U.S. dollars in 2017 to 33.85 trillion U.S. dollars in 2028. The federal debt for recent years can be found here.
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| Year | National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 20,206 |
| 2018* | 21,375 |
| 2019* | 22,546 |
| 2020* | 23,675 |
| 2021* | 24,877 |
| 2022* | 26,179 |
| 2023* | 27,468 |
| 2024* | 28,730 |
| 2025* | 30,042 |
| 2026* | 31,367 |
| 2027* | 32,542 |
| 2028* | 33,851 |
| Year | National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 20,206 |
| 2018* | 21,375 |
| 2019* | 22,546 |
| 2020* | 23,675 |
| 2021* | 24,877 |
| 2022* | 26,179 |
| 2023* | 27,468 |
| 2024* | 28,730 |
| 2025* | 30,042 |
| 2026* | 31,367 |
| 2027* | 32,542 |
| 2028* | 33,851 |
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This graph shows a forecast of the outstanding gross federal debt of the United States of America from 2017 to 2028. The gross federal debt comprises the federal debt held by the public plus Treasury securities held by federal trust funds and other governmental accounts. This forecast projects the gross federal debt to increase from 20.21 trillion U.S. dollars in 2017 to 33.85 trillion U.S. dollars in 2028. The federal debt for recent years can be found here.
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* Projected.
Gross federal debt comprises federal debt held by the public plus Treasury securities held by federal trust funds and other government accounts.
The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends
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* Projected.
Gross federal debt comprises federal debt held by the public plus Treasury securities held by federal trust funds and other government accounts.
The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends
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