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

October 21, 1997

$5,420,383,941,176.62Total public debt outstanding
+$193,095,646,473.79Change over 12 months

Facts

Total public debt outstanding
$5,420,383,941,176.62
Change over 12 months
+$193,095,646,473.79
Record date
October 21, 1997
Change from previous record
+$1,926,170,874.54
Growth over 12 months
+3.7 %

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