Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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December 17, 2015

$18,796,279,678,290.28Total public debt outstanding
$13,602,386,767,303.28Debt held by the public
$5,193,892,910,987.00Intragovernmental holdings
+$768,304,611,949.33Change over 12 months

Facts

Total public debt outstanding
$18,796,279,678,290.28
Debt held by the public
$13,602,386,767,303.28
Intragovernmental holdings
$5,193,892,910,987.00
Change over 12 months
+$768,304,611,949.33
Record date
December 17, 2015
Share held by the public
72.4 %
Change from previous record
+$8,141,456,943.79
Growth over 12 months
+4.3 %

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