Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
  1. Home
  2. Daily debt
  3. May 8, 2008
Daily record

May 8, 2008

$9,364,793,075,953.95Total public debt outstanding
$5,227,965,998,741.94Debt held by the public
$4,136,827,077,212.01Intragovernmental holdings
+$536,719,774,948.22Change over 12 months

Facts

Total public debt outstanding
$9,364,793,075,953.95
Debt held by the public
$5,227,965,998,741.94
Intragovernmental holdings
$4,136,827,077,212.01
Change over 12 months
+$536,719,774,948.22
Record date
May 8, 2008
Share held by the public
55.8 %
Change from previous record
+$5,072,483,312.15
Growth over 12 months
+6.1 %

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