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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.
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Government Debt in the United States increased to 36215818 USD Million in May from 36213557 USD Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Government Debt- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
In September 2023, the national debt of the United States had risen up to 33.17 trillion U.S. dollars. The national debt per capita had risen to 85,552 U.S. dollars in 2021. As represented by the statistic above, the public debt of the United States has been continuously rising.
U.S. public debt Public debt, also known as national and governmental debt, is the debt owed by a nations’ central government. In the case of the U.S., national debt is owed by the federal government to Treasury security holders. Generally speaking, government debt increases with government spending, and can be decreased through taxes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government increased spending significantly to finance virus infrastructure, aid, and various forms of economic relief.
International public debt
Venezuela leads the global ranking of the 20 countries with the highest public debt in 2021. In relation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Venezuela's public debt amounted to around 306.95 percent of GDP. Eritrea was ranked fifth, with an estimated debt of 170 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.
The national debt of the United Kingdom is forecasted to grow from 87 percent in 2022 to 70 percent in 2027, in relation to the Gross Domestic Product. These figures include England, Wales, Scotland as well as Northern Ireland.
Greece had the highest national debt among EU countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020 in relation to the Gross Domestic Product. Germany ranked 13th in the EU, with its national debt amounting to 69 percent of GDP in the same time period.
Tuvalu was one of the 20 countries with the lowest national debt in 2021 in relation to the GDP, while Macao had an estimated level of national debt of zero percent, the lowest of any country. The data refer to the debts of the entire state, including the central government, the provinces, municipalities, local authorities and social insurance.
Summarizes the U.S. government's total outstanding debt at the end of each fiscal year from 1789 to the current year.
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Graph and download economic data for Federal Surplus or Deficit - from 1901 to 2024 about budget, federal, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Federal Government: Current Expenditures (FGEXPND) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about expenditures, federal, government, GDP, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Nonfinancial Corporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth (Historical Cost), Level (NCBCMDPNWHC) from Q4 1945 to Q1 2025 about historical cost, credit market, net worth, nonfinancial, debt, corporate, business, Net, percent, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Nonfinancial Noncorporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth, Level (NNBCMDPNW) from Q4 1945 to Q1 2025 about noncorporate, credit market, net worth, nonfinancial, debt, business, Net, percent, and USA.
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View economic output, reported as the nominal value of all new goods and services produced by labor and property located in the U.S.
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Graph and download economic data for Nonfinancial Corporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of the Market Value of Corporate Equities, Level (BOGZ1FL104104016A) from 1945 to 2024 about market value, equity, nonfinancial, debt, business, percent, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Nonfinancial Noncorporate Business; Debt as a Percentage of Net Worth, Level (BOGZ1FL114104006A) from 1945 to 2024 about noncorporate, net worth, nonfinancial, debt, business, Net, percent, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for All Sectors; Total Home Equity Lines of Credit; Asset, Level (BOGZ1FL893065215Q) from Q3 1990 to Q1 2025 about HELOCs, home equity, credits, sector, assets, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Trade Balance: Goods, Balance of Payments Basis (BOPGTB) from Jan 1992 to Apr 2025 about BOP, balance, trade, goods, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Security Brokers and Dealers; Receivables Due from Customers (Margin Loans and Other Receivables); Asset, Level (BOGZ1FL663067003Q) from Q4 1945 to Q1 2025 about margin, brokers, dealers, securities, assets, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Total Liabilities, Level (TLBSHNO) from Q4 1945 to Q1 2025 about balance sheet, nonprofit organizations, liabilities, households, and USA.
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Graph and download economic data for Balance on current account (IEABC) from Q1 1999 to Q4 2024 about current account, BOP, balance, and USA.
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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.