U.S. interest expense on public debt 2012-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2023
In 2022, the U.S. government spent a total of 724 billion U.S. dollars on interest of public debt. 392 billion U.S. dollars was on interest for debt held by the public.

The national debt of the United Stated can be found here.

Total interest expense on debt held by the public of the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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November 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

fiscal years 2012 to 2022

Supplementary notes

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.
Data for prior to 2022 taken from previous reports.

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