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

December 21, 1998

$5,585,849,571,167.62Total public debt outstanding
+$138,675,776,641.38Change over 12 months

Facts

Total public debt outstanding
$5,585,849,571,167.62
Change over 12 months
+$138,675,776,641.38
Record date
December 21, 1998
Change from previous record
+$1,899,264,195.09
Growth over 12 months
+2.5 %

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