Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Debt to the Penny · US Treasury · October 28, 2026

US national debt today

$40,551,054,852,362.41
Held by the public · $32.67 trillionIntragovernmental · $7.88 trillion
+6.5 %
growth over 12 months
+$2.47 trillion
added in a year
8,422
daily records since 1993
Last record of each year

The debt since 1993

Total public debt outstanding at the end of each calendar year.

Year by year
1993202640.6T4.5T
YearTotal debtChange in the yearHeld by the public
2026$40.55 trillion+$2.04 trillion80.6 %
2025$38.51 trillion+$2.30 trillion80.1 %
2024$36.22 trillion+$2.22 trillion79.6 %
2023$34.00 trillion+$2.58 trillion79.2 %
2022$31.42 trillion+$1.80 trillion78.0 %
2021$29.62 trillion+$1.87 trillion78.1 %
2020$27.75 trillion+$4.55 trillion78.0 %
2019$23.20 trillion+$1.23 trillion74.0 %
2018$21.97 trillion+$1.48 trillion73.3 %
2017$20.49 trillion+$0.52 trillion72.3 %
2016$19.98 trillion+$1.05 trillion72.3 %
2015$18.92 trillion+$0.78 trillion72.3 %
IMF, % of GDP

Government debt around the world

General government gross debt as a share of GDP, latest year up to 2025.

All countries

Highest government debt to GDP

  1. Eritrea260.4 %
  2. Japan204.8 %
  3. Sudan204.4 %
  4. Singapore165.7 %
  5. Libya153.8 %
  6. Greece146.6 %
  7. Bahrain144.3 %
  8. Lebanon139.4 %
  9. Italy137.1 %
  10. Maldives129.4 %

Lowest government debt to GDP

  1. Macao SAR0.0 %
  2. Liechtenstein0.5 %
  3. Brunei1.6 %
  4. Tuvalu2.8 %
  5. Turkmenistan3.1 %
  6. Afghanistan7.6 %
  7. Kiribati8.0 %
  8. Marshall Islands8.8 %
  9. Micronesia8.8 %
  10. Hong Kong SAR12.1 %
30–60% of GDP 8360–100% of GDP 52Below 30% of GDP 36Above 100% of GDP 23

Latest daily records

All days
Daily recordTotal public debt outstandingChange from previous recordShare held by the public
October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41−$31,219,402,481.1680.6 %
October 27, 2026$40,582,274,254,843.57+$53,915,315,427.7280.5 %
October 26, 2026$40,528,358,939,415.85+$65,207,042,166.6680.5 %
October 23, 2026$40,463,151,897,249.19+$18,809,187,860.0480.6 %
October 22, 2026$40,444,342,709,389.15+$30,703,697,083.1880.6 %
October 21, 2026$40,413,639,012,305.97−$25,907,003,733.1180.6 %
October 20, 2026$40,439,546,016,039.08+$43,144,895,554.0380.5 %
October 19, 2026$40,396,401,120,485.05+$8,892,325,253.3880.5 %