Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Daily record

May 22, 1996

$5,117,440,103,398.93Total public debt outstanding
+$233,596,786,231.20Change over 12 months

Facts

Total public debt outstanding
$5,117,440,103,398.93
Change over 12 months
+$233,596,786,231.20
Record date
May 22, 1996
Change from previous record
+$1,612,920,596.31
Growth over 12 months
+4.8 %

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)