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- August 20, 2026
Daily record
August 20, 2026
$40,033,256,786,764.37Total public debt outstanding
$32,278,964,736,853.40Debt held by the public
$7,754,292,049,910.97Intragovernmental holdings
+$2,853,065,804,941.05Change over 12 months
Facts
- Total public debt outstanding
- $40,033,256,786,764.37
- Debt held by the public
- $32,278,964,736,853.40
- Intragovernmental holdings
- $7,754,292,049,910.97
- Change over 12 months
- +$2,853,065,804,941.05
- Record date
- August 20, 2026
- Share held by the public
- 80.6 %
- Change from previous record
- +$20,556,251,084.93
- Growth over 12 months
- +7.7 %
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)