On December 16, 2021, the federal debt limit of the United States of America was raised to 31.4 trillion U.S. dollars. Just three months prior, in October 2021, the federal debt limit was at 28.9 trillion U.S. dollars. In 2017, the federal debt limit was about 20.5 trillion U.S. dollars.
Statutory limits on Federal debt of the United States from 1940 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on U.S. public debt
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US Office of Management and Budget. (March 28, 2022). Statutory limits on Federal debt of the United States from 1940 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246405/federal-debt-limit-of-the-united-states/
US Office of Management and Budget. "Statutory limits on Federal debt of the United States from 1940 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246405/federal-debt-limit-of-the-united-states/
US Office of Management and Budget. (2022). Statutory limits on Federal debt of the United States from 1940 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246405/federal-debt-limit-of-the-united-states/
US Office of Management and Budget. "Statutory Limits on Federal Debt of The United States from 1940 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246405/federal-debt-limit-of-the-united-states/
US Office of Management and Budget, Statutory limits on Federal debt of the United States from 1940 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246405/federal-debt-limit-of-the-united-states/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Statutory limits on Federal debt of the United States from 1940 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Office of Management and Budget, March 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246405/federal-debt-limit-of-the-united-states/