The United States recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 124.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - United States Government Debt To GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Government Debt in the United States decreased to 36211469 USD Million in June from 36215818 USD Million in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Government Debt- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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).

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Summarizes the U.S. government's total outstanding debt at the end of each fiscal year from 1789 to the current year.

United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public: Other data was reported at 12,200.032 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 11,704.168 USD bn for 2016. United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public: Other data is updated yearly, averaging 508.179 USD bn from Sep 1940 (Median) to 2017, with 78 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,200.032 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 40.314 USD bn in 1940. United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public: Other 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.

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.

United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public data was reported at 14,665.450 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 14,167.624 USD bn for 2016. United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public data is updated yearly, averaging 623.716 USD bn from Sep 1940 (Median) to 2017, with 78 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,665.450 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 42.772 USD bn in 1940. United States Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Held by the Public 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.

United States PS: Debt Not Subj to Limit: Federal Financing Bank data was reported at 4.514 USD bn in 14 May 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.514 USD bn for 13 May 2025. United States PS: Debt Not Subj to Limit: Federal Financing Bank data is updated daily, averaging 8.809 USD bn from Oct 2005 (Median) to 14 May 2025, with 4928 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.000 USD bn in 29 Jun 2016 and a record low of 4.514 USD bn in 14 May 2025. United States PS: Debt Not Subj to Limit: Federal Financing Bank 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.F: Public Debt Transactions.

United States Public Debt Transactions: Redemptions: Marketable: Federal Bank data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 15 May 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 14 May 2025. United States Public Debt Transactions: Redemptions: Marketable: Federal Bank data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Oct 2005 (Median) to 15 May 2025, with 4916 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.976 USD bn in 30 Jun 2016 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 15 May 2025. United States Public Debt Transactions: Redemptions: Marketable: Federal Bank 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.F: Public Debt Transactions.

This table is a subsidiary table for Means of Financing the Deficit or Disposition of Surplus by the U.S. Government providing a detailed view of all direct and guaranteed loan financing for federal credit programs under the Credit Reform Act of 1990. Guaranteed loan financing is issuing any debt obligation with a guarantee, insurance, or other pledge that payment of all or a part of the principal or interest will be made to the lender. This table applies to lending to non-federal borrowers by non-federal lenders that carries some form of guarantee by the federal government. Exceptions include the insurance of deposits, shares, or other withdrawable accounts in financial institutions. This table includes total and subtotal rows that should be excluded when aggregating data. Some rows represent elements of the dataset's hierarchy, but are not assigned values. The classification_id for each of these elements can be used as the parent_id for underlying data elements to calculate their implied values. Subtotal rows are available to access this same information.

This table represents the issues and redemption of marketable and nonmarketable securities. All figures are rounded to the nearest million.

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.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service provides Government Debt in USD. The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides Nominal GDP in USD. Government Debt covers Central Government only.


Related information about United States Government Debt: % of GDP

• 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.

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Government Debt in Trinidad And Tobago decreased to 117173.20 TTD Million in April from 117313.40 TTD Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Trinidad And Tobago Government Debt- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

United States CBO Projection: Federal Debt Held by Public: Change: Other data was reported at 57.656 USD bn in 2028. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.839 USD bn for 2027. United States CBO Projection: Federal Debt Held by Public: Change: Other data is updated yearly, averaging 56.253 USD bn from Sep 2009 (Median) to 2028, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 366.065 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of -204.974 USD bn in 2017. United States CBO Projection: Federal Debt Held by Public: Change: Other data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.F006: Federal Debt: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.

The United States recorded a trade deficit of 71.52 USD Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

United States California: Debt Outstanding data was reported at 433,825,574.000 USD th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 420,979,308.000 USD th for 2015. United States California: Debt Outstanding data is updated yearly, averaging 57,729,180.000 USD th from Jun 1957 (Median) to 2016, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 433,825,574.000 USD th in 2016 and a record low of 4,579,944.000 USD th in 1957. United States California: Debt Outstanding data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.F008: Debt Outstanding: State and Local Government: By State.