Total outstanding debt of the U.S. government reported daily. Includes a breakout of intragovernmental holdings (federal debt held by U.S. government) and debt held by the public (federal debt held by entities outside the U.S. government).

Key information about United States Government Debt: % of GDP

• United States Government debt accounted for 124.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 123.1 % in the previous quarter.
• US government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1969 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 130.4 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 31.8 % in Sep 1974.

• In the latest reports, US National Government Debt reached 36,220.2 USD bn in Jan 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP reached 6,632.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Historical dataset showing U.S. debt to gdp ratio by year from 1989 to 2023.

This dataset provides values for GOVERNMENT DEBT TO GDP AND reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

External Debt in the United States increased to 28604291 USD Million in the second quarter of 2025 from 28097015 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Net International Investment Position - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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This dataset provides values for PRIVATE DEBT TO GDP reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Historical dataset showing North America national debt by year from N/A to N/A.

Historical dataset showing U.S. national debt by year from 1989 to 2023.

This dataset is about countries per year in South America. It has 768 rows. It features 4 columns: country, central government debt, and net migration.

This dataset is about countries per year in Central America. It has 8 rows and is filtered where the date is 2021. It features 4 columns: country, currency, and central government debt.

Historical dataset showing Central America debt to gdp ratio by year from N/A to N/A.

Historical dataset showing World national debt by year from N/A to N/A.

Context

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects. The World Bank's stated goal is the reduction of poverty. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank

Content

This dataset contains both national and regional debt statistics captured by over 200 economic indicators. Time series data is available for those indicators from 1970 to 2015 for reporting countries.

For more information, see the World Bank website.

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Acknowledgements

https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/dataset/bigquery-public-data:world_bank_intl_debt

https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/public-data/world-bank-international-debt

Citation: The World Bank: International Debt Statistics

Dataset Source: World Bank. This dataset is publicly available for anyone to use under the following terms provided by the Dataset Source - http://www.data.gov/privacy-policy#data_policy - and is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, express or implied, from Google. Google disclaims all liability for any damages, direct or indirect, resulting from the use of the dataset.

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Inspiration

What countries have the largest outstanding debt?

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Historical dataset showing North America debt to gdp ratio by year from 1989 to 2023.

Historical dataset showing Central America national debt by year from N/A to N/A.

This database compiles up-to-date standardized statistics on sovereign debt issuances for the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region and contains biannual data starting in 2006 through December 2022. Sovereign debt data is classified by legislation, creditor, currency, and maturity amongst others for 26 countries. The availability of valid, comparable, and standardized public debt data is essential for the implementation of sound policies in LAC countries. This is why at the core of the LAC Debt Group initiative is the development of a standardized sovereign debt database to help debt managers, policymakers, and other actors of financial markets analyze the evolution and composition of public debt in the region and conduct cross-country comparisons. The information of this database is provided by the public debt offices of LAC countries in response to a questionnaire specifically designed to allow comparability of data. The questionnaire, whose response is non-compulsory, is intended to compile up-to-date standardized statistics for objective and homogeneous definitions of public debt.

Historical dataset showing China national debt by year from N/A to N/A.

United States Federal Debt: Public Debt Securities (PDS) data was reported at 36,213.557 USD bn in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36,214.310 USD bn for Mar 2025. United States Federal Debt: Public Debt Securities (PDS) data is updated monthly, averaging 5,347.449 USD bn from Jan 1969 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 676 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36,220.207 USD bn in Jan 2025 and a record low of 353.720 USD bn in Jun 1969. United States Federal Debt: Public Debt Securities (PDS) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.F069: Federal Debt.

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