Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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August 31, 2012

$16,015,769,788,215.80Total public debt outstanding
$11,272,625,663,662.57Debt held by the public
$4,743,144,124,553.23Intragovernmental holdings
+$1,331,476,793,471.87Change over 12 months

Facts

Total public debt outstanding
$16,015,769,788,215.80
Debt held by the public
$11,272,625,663,662.57
Intragovernmental holdings
$4,743,144,124,553.23
Change over 12 months
+$1,331,476,793,471.87
Record date
August 31, 2012
Share held by the public
70.4 %
Change from previous record
+$25,228,695,823.89
Growth over 12 months
+9.1 %

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