Graph and download economic data for Federal Debt: Total Public Debt (GFDEBTN) from Q1 1966 to Q1 2025 about public, debt, federal, government, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks (FDHBFRBN) from Q1 1970 to Q1 2025 about debt, federal, banks, depository institutions, and USA.

United States - Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks was 4556.36200 Bil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks reached a record high of 6254.96600 in January of 2022 and a record low of 55.80000 in January of 1970. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

The tables and interactive maps below allow users to explore the ratio of debt to income by state, metropolitan statistical area, and county for each year since 1999. Household debt is calculated from Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax Data, and household income is reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Loans: Credit Cards and Other Revolving Plans, All Commercial Banks (CCLACBM027SBOG) from Jul 2000 to Jul 2025 about revolving, credit cards, loans, consumer, banks, depository institutions, and USA.

Key information about United States Household Debt

• United States Household Debt reached 18,036.0 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with the reported number of 17,943.0 USD bn in the previous quarter
• US Household Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1999 to Dec 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 18,036.0 USD bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 4,540.0 USD bn in Mar 1999

Federal Reserve Board of New York provides quarterly Household Debt in USD. Household Debt includes Mortgages, Home Equity Revolving, Auto Loans, Bankcards, Student Loans and Others.


Further information about United States Household Debt

• In the latest reports, United States Household Debt accounted for 61.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024
• Money Supply M2 in United States increased 21,533.8 USD bn YoY in Dec 2024
• United States Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 34.9 USD bn in Dec 2024
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 0.1 Months of Import in Dec 2024
• United States Domestic Credit reached 30,648.3 USD bn in Mar 2024, representing an drop of 0.3 % YoY

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For further information please visit the Board of Governors (http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/housedebt/default.htm http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/housedebt/about.htm).

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This is a dataset from the Federal Reserve hosted by the Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED). FRED has a data platform found here and they update their information according to the frequency that the data updates. Explore the Federal Reserve using Kaggle and all of the data sources available through the Federal Reserve organization page!

• Update Frequency: This dataset is updated daily.

• Observation Start: 1980-01-01

• Observation End : 2019-07-01

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United States - Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks as Percent of Gross Domestic Product was 15.19971 % of GDP in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks as Percent of Gross Domestic Product reached a record high of 24.80604 in January of 2022 and a record low of 3.19887 in July of 2008. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks as Percent of Gross Domestic Product - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Federal Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities Purchases is a part of the Credit Easing indicator of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public: Fed Reserve System data was reported at 2,465.418 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,463.456 USD bn for 2016. United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public: Fed Reserve System data is updated yearly, averaging 115.537 USD bn from Sep 1940 (Median) to 2017, with 78 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,465.418 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 2.180 USD bn in 1941. United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public: Fed Reserve System data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of Management and Budget. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.F005: Federal Debt: Office of Management & Budget.

Key information about United States Total Debt: % of GDP

• United States Total Debt accounted for 722.0 % of the country's GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 722.0 % in the previous quarter.
• US Total Debt: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1951 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 834.9 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 309.4 % in Jun 1953.

CEIC calculates quarterly Total Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Total Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Total Debt is calculated as sum of Liabilities for NonFinancial Business, Federal Government, State and Local Government, Households & Nonprofit Organizations and Financial Business less Mutual Fund Shares. Federal Reserve Board provides Total Debt in local currency. Bureau of Economic Analysis provides Nominal GDP in local currency.

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The current face value of federal agency obligations held by Federal Reserve Banks. These securities are direct obligations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks.

Context

This is a dataset from the Federal Reserve hosted by the Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED). FRED has a data platform found here and they update their information according to the frequency that the data updates. Explore the Federal Reserve using Kaggle and all of the data sources available through the Federal Reserve organization page!

• Update Frequency: This dataset is updated daily.

• Observation Start: 2002-12-18

• Observation End : 2019-12-18

Acknowledgements

This dataset is maintained using FRED's API and Kaggle's API.

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The Federal Reserve's balance sheet has undergone significant changes since 2007, reflecting its response to major economic crises. From a modest *** trillion U.S. dollars at the end of 2007, it ballooned to approximately **** trillion U.S. dollars by July 2025. This dramatic expansion, particularly during the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic - both of which resulted in negative annual GDP growth in the U.S. - showcases the Fed's crucial role in stabilizing the economy through expansionary monetary policies. Impact on inflation and interest rates The Fed's expansionary measures, while aimed at stimulating economic growth, have had notable effects on inflation and interest rates. Following the quantitative easing in 2020, inflation in the United States reached ***** percent in 2022, the highest since 1991. However, by *********, inflation had declined to *** percent. Concurrently, the Federal Reserve implemented a series of interest rate hikes, with the rate peaking at **** percent in ***********, before the first rate cut since ************** occurred in **************. Financial implications for the Federal Reserve The expansion of the Fed's balance sheet and subsequent interest rate hikes have had significant financial implications. In 2023, the Fed reported a negative net income of ***** billion U.S. dollars, a stark contrast to the ***** billion U.S. dollars profit in 2022. This unprecedented shift was primarily due to rapidly rising interest rates, which caused the Fed's interest expenses to soar to over *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Despite this, the Fed's net interest income on securities acquired through open market operations reached a record high of ****** billion U.S. dollars in the same year.

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This is a dataset from the Federal Reserve hosted by the Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED). FRED has a data platform found here and they update their information according to the frequency that the data updates. Explore the Federal Reserve using Kaggle and all of the data sources available through the Federal Reserve organization page!

• Update Frequency: This dataset is updated daily.

Acknowledgements

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In 2023, the gross federal debt in the United States amounted to around ****** U.S. dollars per capita. This is a moderate increase from the previous year, when the per capita national debt amounted to about ****** U.S. dollars. The total debt accrued by the U.S. annually can be accessed here. Federal debt of the United States The level of national debt held by the United States government has risen sharply in the years following the Great Recession. Federal debt is the amount of debt the federal government owes to creditors who hold assets in the form of debt securities. As with individuals and consumers, there is a common consensus among economists that holding debt is not necessarily problematic for government so long as the public debt is held at a sustainable level. Although there is no agreed upon ratio of debt to gross domestic product, the increasing debt held by the Federal Reserve has become a major part of the political discourse in the United States. Politics and the national debt In recent years, debate over the debt ceiling has been of concern to domestic politicians, the owners of federal debt, and global economy as a whole. The debt ceiling is a legislated maximum amount that national debt can reach intended to impose a degree of fiscal prudence on incumbent governments. However, as national debt has grown the debt ceiling has been reached, thus forcing legislative action by Congress. In both 2011 and 2013, new legislation was passed by Congress allowing the debt ceiling to be raised. The Budget Control Act of 2011 and the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 successively allowed the government to avoid defaulting on national debt and therefore avert a potential economic crisis.

United States - Gross Federal Debt Held by the Public was 26235.60000 Bil. of $ in September of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Gross Federal Debt Held by the Public reached a record high of 26235.60000 in September of 2023 and a record low of 41.40000 in June of 1939. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Gross Federal Debt Held by the Public - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

The Mortgage Debt Outstanding table is no longer being updated. All of the series that were published in this table can be found in the Financial Accounts of the United States.

This feed provides information about household debt service and financial obligations ratios data from the Federal Reserve Board's FOR release available through the Data Download Program (DDP). The household Debt Service Ratio (DSR) is the ratio of total required household debt payments to total disposable income.The DSR is divided into two parts. The Mortgage DSR is total quarterly required mortgage payments divided by total quarterly disposable personal income. The Consumer DSR is total quarterly scheduled consumer debt payments divided by total quarterly disposable personal income. The Mortgage DSR and the Consumer DSR sum to the DSR.Quarterly values for the Debt Service Ratio are available from 1980 forward.

Assets: Securities Held Outright: Federal Agency Debt Securities: Wednesday Level in Federal Reserve District 2: New York (DISCONTINUED) was 1280.00000 Mil. of $ in March of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Assets: Securities Held Outright: Federal Agency Debt Securities: Wednesday Level in Federal Reserve District 2: New York (DISCONTINUED) reached a record high of 68921.00000 in April of 2010 and a record low of 0.00000 in December of 2003. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Assets: Securities Held Outright: Federal Agency Debt Securities: Wednesday Level in Federal Reserve District 2: New York (DISCONTINUED) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Federal Government; Debt Securities; Liability, Transactions was 534734.00000 Mil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Federal Government; Debt Securities; Liability, Transactions reached a record high of 11992252.00000 in April of 2020 and a record low of -423228.00000 in April of 2001. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Federal Government; Debt Securities; Liability, Transactions - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.