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

January 21, 1998

$5,501,520,207,927.51Total public debt outstanding
+$191,253,131,410.66Change over 12 months

Facts

Total public debt outstanding
$5,501,520,207,927.51
Change over 12 months
+$191,253,131,410.66
Record date
January 21, 1998
Change from previous record
+$5,994,549,120.06
Growth over 12 months
+3.6 %

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