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

August 6, 2008

$9,569,170,382,793.57Total public debt outstanding
$5,401,767,757,113.29Debt held by the public
$4,167,402,625,680.28Intragovernmental holdings
+$626,786,860,784.96Change over 12 months

Facts

Total public debt outstanding
$9,569,170,382,793.57
Debt held by the public
$5,401,767,757,113.29
Intragovernmental holdings
$4,167,402,625,680.28
Change over 12 months
+$626,786,860,784.96
Record date
August 6, 2008
Share held by the public
56.4 %
Change from previous record
−$516,378,864.33
Growth over 12 months
+7.0 %

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