Public debt in the United States amounted to about 22 trillion U.S. dollars in 2021. The forecast predicts that public debt will increase to about 40 trillion U.S. dollars by 2032.
Public debt levels in the United States - past and forecast from fiscal year 2000 to 2021, projected up to 2032 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on U.S. public debt
Overview on public debt in the U.S.
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- Basic Statistic U.S. publicly held debt 2021-2022, by month
- Basic Statistic U.S. public debt 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic United States national debt per capita 2021
- Basic Statistic National debt in the US in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) 2017-2027
- Basic Statistic Federal debt limit of the United States 1940-2021
Holders of the debt
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State and local government debt
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- Basic Statistic U.S. state and local government outstanding debt 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. per capita state and local government debt outstanding 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. state and local debt as a percentage of GDP FY 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Gross public debt of U.S. states 2000-2026
- Premium Statistic Gross public debt of U.S. local government 2000-2026
Debt forecast
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Budget deficit
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- Basic Statistic U.S. government budget surplus 2022, by quarter
- Basic Statistic U.S. government - Budget surplus or deficit 2000-2027
- Basic Statistic U.S. government - forecast of the budget balance FY 2021-2032
- Basic Statistic U.S. budget balance and forecast as a percentage of GDP 2000-2032
- Basic Statistic U.S. interest expense on public debt 2012-2022
International comparison
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- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest public debt 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest national debt 2021
- Basic Statistic National debt of selected countries in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) 2021
- Basic Statistic National debt in EU countries in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) 2020
Further related statistics
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- Amount owed for small debts in selected countries globally 2015
- Debt size per capita across the 20 regions of Italy in 2020
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015, by age
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015, by gender
- Impact of money debts on relationships by country 2015
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015, by income
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015, by region
- Italy: population into debts 2016, by region
- Total DCM revenue worldwide 2010-2016
- Germany: non-consolidated private sector debt 2000-2019
- Chile: personal debt 2019, by region
- Personal debt other than mortgage held by Canadians 2015, by value and income
- Euro area: non-consolidated private sector debt 2019, by country
- Share of Canadians with personal debt apart from mortgage 2015
- Debt collected by debt collection agencies in the U.S. 2016, by employment size
- Canadian adults concerned about a recession due to COVID-19 2019-2020
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Statistics
- Amount owed for small debts in selected countries globally 2015
- Debt size per capita across the 20 regions of Italy in 2020
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015, by age
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015, by gender
- Impact of money debts on relationships by country 2015
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015, by income
- Types of debt held by Canadians 2015, by region
- Italy: population into debts 2016, by region
- Total DCM revenue worldwide 2010-2016
- Germany: non-consolidated private sector debt 2000-2019
- Chile: personal debt 2019, by region
- Personal debt other than mortgage held by Canadians 2015, by value and income
- Euro area: non-consolidated private sector debt 2019, by country
- Share of Canadians with personal debt apart from mortgage 2015
- Debt collected by debt collection agencies in the U.S. 2016, by employment size
- Canadian adults concerned about a recession due to COVID-19 2019-2020
US Congressional Budget Office. (May 25, 2022). Public debt levels in the United States - past and forecast from fiscal year 2000 to 2021, projected up to 2032 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Public debt levels in the United States - past and forecast from fiscal year 2000 to 2021, projected up to 2032 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2022). Public debt levels in the United States - past and forecast from fiscal year 2000 to 2021, projected up to 2032 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Public Debt Levels in The United States - past and Forecast from Fiscal Year 2000 to 2021, Projected up to 2032 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/
US Congressional Budget Office, Public debt levels in the United States - past and forecast from fiscal year 2000 to 2021, projected up to 2032 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Public debt levels in the United States - past and forecast from fiscal year 2000 to 2021, projected up to 2032 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Congressional Budget Office, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/