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US national debt in 2016

251 daily records
Daily recordTotal public debt outstandingChange from previous recordShare held by the public
December 30, 2016$19,976,826,951,047.80+$97,675,196,114.2772.3 %
December 29, 2016$19,879,151,754,933.53−$237,543,595.4072.5 %
December 28, 2016$19,879,389,298,528.93−$11,310,306,757.6072.5 %
December 27, 2016$19,890,699,605,286.53+$3,511,588,109.4272.4 %
December 23, 2016$19,887,188,017,177.11+$9,738,337,917.6372.4 %
December 22, 2016$19,877,449,679,259.48−$831,214,072.2472.5 %
December 21, 2016$19,878,280,893,331.72−$11,311,957,163.0272.5 %
December 20, 2016$19,889,592,850,494.74+$6,929,090,358.0572.4 %
December 19, 2016$19,882,663,760,136.69+$6,627,417,512.1772.5 %
December 16, 2016$19,876,036,342,624.52+$715,856,599.9372.5 %
December 15, 2016$19,875,320,486,024.59+$3,862,533,936.8072.5 %
December 14, 2016$19,871,457,952,087.79−$12,865,319,315.4472.5 %
December 13, 2016$19,884,323,271,403.23+$5,596,148,573.5472.5 %
December 12, 2016$19,878,727,122,829.69+$2,353,723,870.3272.5 %
December 9, 2016$19,876,373,398,959.37−$1,044,997,522.2972.5 %
December 8, 2016$19,877,418,396,481.66−$13,754,988,348.3872.5 %
December 7, 2016$19,891,173,384,830.04−$1,193,143,231.1872.5 %
December 6, 2016$19,892,366,528,061.22+$6,793,592,192.8572.5 %
December 5, 2016$19,885,572,935,868.37+$4,349,912,715.4972.5 %
December 2, 2016$19,881,223,023,152.88−$20,322,127,973.6372.6 %
December 1, 2016$19,901,545,151,126.51−$46,519,546,119.2472.5 %
November 30, 2016$19,948,064,697,245.75+$17,366,047,268.3072.4 %
November 29, 2016$19,930,698,649,977.45+$1,514,488,625.3272.4 %
November 28, 2016$19,929,184,161,352.13+$1,065,968,189.5872.4 %
November 25, 2016$19,928,118,193,162.55+$30,123,845,462.0572.4 %
November 23, 2016$19,897,994,347,700.50−$9,546,391,814.0272.4 %
November 22, 2016$19,907,540,739,514.52+$8,536,658,021.0272.4 %
November 21, 2016$19,899,004,081,493.50+$3,033,725,414.4772.4 %
November 18, 2016$19,895,970,356,079.03−$1,180,614,807.8472.4 %
November 17, 2016$19,897,150,970,886.87+$39,323,110,201.2672.4 %
November 16, 2016$19,857,827,860,685.61−$9,291,171,367.6772.4 %
November 15, 2016$19,867,119,032,053.28+$24,945,082,183.7072.3 %
November 14, 2016$19,842,173,949,869.58+$1,599,658,722.5772.4 %
November 10, 2016$19,840,574,291,147.01+$46,877,128,843.1972.4 %
November 9, 2016$19,793,697,162,303.82−$12,542,696,302.2272.4 %
November 8, 2016$19,806,239,858,606.04+$9,650,357,829.9672.3 %
November 7, 2016$19,796,589,500,776.08+$5,822,268,464.1472.3 %
November 4, 2016$19,790,767,232,311.94+$630,902,308.7572.4 %
November 3, 2016$19,790,136,330,003.19+$20,514,651,450.4772.4 %
November 2, 2016$19,769,621,678,552.72+$9,567,551,506.8972.3 %
November 1, 2016$19,760,054,127,045.83−$45,661,087,595.9272.3 %
October 31, 2016$19,805,715,214,641.75−$14,794,023,949.7472.1 %
October 28, 2016$19,820,509,238,591.49−$4,359,003,820.6072.2 %
October 27, 2016$19,824,868,242,412.09+$29,370,781,130.4772.2 %
October 26, 2016$19,795,497,461,281.62−$13,007,390,925.5972.1 %
October 25, 2016$19,808,504,852,207.21+$20,484,163,686.6872.1 %
October 24, 2016$19,788,020,688,520.53+$1,579,933,216.7372.2 %
October 21, 2016$19,786,440,755,303.80+$855,565,425.6872.2 %
October 20, 2016$19,785,585,189,878.12+$31,328,127,995.9672.2 %
October 19, 2016$19,754,257,061,882.16−$12,322,966,367.2572.1 %
October 18, 2016$19,766,580,028,249.41+$11,016,011,096.4472.1 %
October 17, 2016$19,755,564,017,152.97+$33,945,459,349.2072.1 %
October 14, 2016$19,721,618,557,803.77+$787,735,500.2872.1 %
October 13, 2016$19,720,830,822,303.49+$32,148,966,105.4272.1 %
October 12, 2016$19,688,681,856,198.07−$5,634,741,014.0772.1 %
October 11, 2016$19,694,316,597,212.14+$6,892,116,253.0072.1 %
October 7, 2016$19,687,424,480,959.14−$1,349,125,158.4072.1 %
October 6, 2016$19,688,773,606,117.54+$25,362,108,320.1472.1 %
October 5, 2016$19,663,411,497,797.40+$3,950,850,636.5772.1 %
October 4, 2016$19,659,460,647,160.83+$16,510,904,599.3272.1 %
October 3, 2016$19,642,949,742,561.51+$69,505,028,624.7272.1 %
September 30, 2016$19,573,444,713,936.79+$40,554,480,083.6272.4 %
September 29, 2016$19,532,890,233,853.17+$12,957,866,005.8972.4 %
September 28, 2016$19,519,932,367,847.28−$16,922,148,434.4372.4 %
September 27, 2016$19,536,854,516,281.71+$7,266,013,533.0472.3 %
September 26, 2016$19,529,588,502,748.67+$4,825,525,029.0572.4 %
September 23, 2016$19,524,762,977,719.62+$5,291,901,150.9072.4 %
September 22, 2016$19,519,471,076,568.72+$2,014,122,316.3172.4 %
September 21, 2016$19,517,456,954,252.41−$6,878,941,290.6272.4 %
September 20, 2016$19,524,335,895,543.03+$6,210,320,534.6272.4 %
September 19, 2016$19,518,125,575,008.41+$7,214,749,377.7172.4 %
September 16, 2016$19,510,910,825,630.70+$2,669,253,605.1572.4 %
September 15, 2016$19,508,241,572,025.55+$27,727,567,603.7972.5 %
September 14, 2016$19,480,514,004,421.76−$12,777,109,386.0172.4 %
September 13, 2016$19,493,291,113,807.77+$8,630,487,042.2572.4 %
September 12, 2016$19,484,660,626,765.52+$1,966,237,759.0272.4 %
September 9, 2016$19,482,694,389,006.50+$608,117,672.6872.4 %
September 8, 2016$19,482,086,271,333.82+$2,594,786,674.6972.4 %
September 7, 2016$19,479,491,484,659.13+$5,550,038,560.8172.4 %
September 6, 2016$19,473,941,446,098.32+$3,557,842,284.5972.5 %
September 2, 2016$19,470,383,603,813.73−$11,187,537,407.9472.5 %
September 1, 2016$19,481,571,141,221.67−$28,725,101,543.9972.4 %
August 31, 2016$19,510,296,242,765.66+$18,212,232,985.2772.3 %
August 30, 2016$19,492,084,009,780.39+$5,880,147,374.2872.3 %
August 29, 2016$19,486,203,862,406.11+$2,415,268,077.8472.3 %
August 26, 2016$19,483,788,594,328.27+$11,584,833,226.5172.3 %
August 25, 2016$19,472,203,761,101.76+$29,290,598,692.6272.3 %
August 24, 2016$19,442,913,162,409.14−$12,031,205,896.8572.3 %
August 23, 2016$19,454,944,368,305.99+$8,941,875,293.1772.2 %
August 22, 2016$19,446,002,493,012.82+$2,736,328,599.4172.2 %
August 19, 2016$19,443,266,164,413.41−$1,834,469,106.7772.2 %
August 18, 2016$19,445,100,633,520.18+$23,309,448,727.5372.2 %
August 17, 2016$19,421,791,184,792.65−$6,288,199,390.6272.2 %
August 16, 2016$19,428,079,384,183.27+$7,921,353,601.2772.2 %
August 15, 2016$19,420,158,030,582.00+$17,153,450,599.1672.2 %
August 12, 2016$19,403,004,579,982.84−$1,378,546,122.2272.2 %
August 11, 2016$19,404,383,126,105.06+$26,741,006,308.3472.2 %
August 10, 2016$19,377,642,119,796.72−$13,104,303,357.4672.2 %
August 9, 2016$19,390,746,423,154.18+$5,174,726,191.6872.1 %
August 8, 2016$19,385,571,696,962.50+$5,429,180,927.0872.2 %
August 5, 2016$19,380,142,516,035.42+$576,075,013.2472.2 %
August 4, 2016$19,379,566,441,022.18+$20,224,435,183.7872.2 %
August 3, 2016$19,359,342,005,838.40−$14,874,787,303.0372.2 %
August 2, 2016$19,374,216,793,141.43+$15,509,677,552.4372.1 %
August 1, 2016$19,358,707,115,589.00−$68,987,464,197.6472.2 %
July 29, 2016$19,427,694,579,786.64+$15,407,997,484.7372.1 %
July 28, 2016$19,412,286,582,301.91+$9,380,195,777.6672.0 %
July 27, 2016$19,402,906,386,524.25−$12,222,420,608.6972.0 %
July 26, 2016$19,415,128,807,132.94+$7,942,128,548.7272.0 %
July 25, 2016$19,407,186,678,584.22+$6,853,027,560.7472.0 %
July 22, 2016$19,400,333,651,023.48−$233,216,595.4472.0 %
July 21, 2016$19,400,566,867,618.92+$8,862,839,951.8072.0 %
July 20, 2016$19,391,704,027,667.12−$10,657,863,262.3472.0 %
July 19, 2016$19,402,361,890,929.46+$11,267,643,901.2072.0 %
July 18, 2016$19,391,094,247,028.26+$5,034,267,858.4872.0 %
July 15, 2016$19,386,059,979,169.78+$5,469,930,932.1472.0 %
July 14, 2016$19,380,590,048,237.64+$19,300,960,106.0872.1 %
July 13, 2016$19,361,289,088,131.56−$11,640,992,315.7972.0 %
July 12, 2016$19,372,930,080,447.35+$5,955,526,086.8572.0 %
July 11, 2016$19,366,974,554,360.50+$4,941,707,498.6072.0 %
July 8, 2016$19,362,032,846,861.90+$1,856,105,244.3672.0 %
July 7, 2016$19,360,176,741,617.54+$16,634,972,793.5772.0 %
July 6, 2016$19,343,541,768,823.97+$15,795,747,153.9972.0 %
July 5, 2016$19,327,746,021,669.98+$10,814,328,442.8772.1 %
July 1, 2016$19,316,931,693,227.11−$64,659,447,565.1172.1 %
June 30, 2016$19,381,591,140,792.22+$98,265,542,438.7071.9 %
June 29, 2016$19,283,325,598,353.52−$1,074,193,957.2772.1 %
June 28, 2016$19,284,399,792,310.79+$5,076,921,212.3872.1 %
June 27, 2016$19,279,322,871,098.41+$1,385,047,635.4872.1 %
June 24, 2016$19,277,937,823,462.93+$18,125,401,446.4672.1 %
June 23, 2016$19,259,812,422,016.47+$7,381,126,846.4372.1 %
June 22, 2016$19,252,431,295,170.04−$13,313,475,608.6172.2 %
June 21, 2016$19,265,744,770,778.65+$9,088,613,310.1372.1 %
June 20, 2016$19,256,656,157,468.52+$3,671,622,150.8872.2 %
June 17, 2016$19,252,984,535,317.64+$4,740,356,996.6272.2 %
June 16, 2016$19,248,244,178,321.02+$2,669,682,929.3072.2 %
June 15, 2016$19,245,574,495,391.72+$15,510,859,598.2972.2 %
June 14, 2016$19,230,063,635,793.43+$7,787,923,890.9072.1 %
June 13, 2016$19,222,275,711,902.53+$3,425,415,515.3372.2 %
June 10, 2016$19,218,850,296,387.20−$615,577,888.2872.2 %
June 9, 2016$19,219,465,874,275.48−$10,804,174,129.5172.2 %
June 8, 2016$19,230,270,048,404.99+$1,871,920,768.0172.2 %
June 7, 2016$19,228,398,127,636.98+$7,913,570,272.3872.2 %
June 6, 2016$19,220,484,557,364.60+$5,970,493,183.4072.2 %
June 3, 2016$19,214,514,064,181.20−$14,765,472,340.5272.2 %
June 2, 2016$19,229,279,536,521.72−$1,354,692,547.8372.2 %
June 1, 2016$19,230,634,229,069.55−$34,817,343,261.1672.2 %
May 31, 2016$19,265,451,572,330.71+$39,033,781,992.1672.1 %
May 27, 2016$19,226,417,790,338.55+$10,279,949,902.4272.1 %
May 26, 2016$19,216,137,840,436.13+$2,009,015,586.2172.0 %
May 25, 2016$19,214,128,824,849.92−$8,918,711,047.3972.0 %
May 24, 2016$19,223,047,535,897.31+$10,554,820,354.0772.0 %
May 23, 2016$19,212,492,715,543.24+$2,676,550,816.5672.0 %
May 20, 2016$19,209,816,164,726.68−$2,635,461,515.9472.0 %
May 19, 2016$19,212,451,626,242.62+$5,934,581,939.0872.0 %
May 18, 2016$19,206,517,044,303.54−$11,527,908,290.7372.0 %
May 17, 2016$19,218,044,952,594.27+$11,064,520,684.2472.0 %
May 16, 2016$19,206,980,431,910.03+$7,086,306,835.9972.0 %
May 13, 2016$19,199,894,125,074.04−$275,308,751.2072.0 %
May 12, 2016$19,200,169,433,825.24+$6,768,327,923.3072.0 %
May 11, 2016$19,193,401,105,901.94−$11,112,901,319.4472.1 %
May 10, 2016$19,204,514,007,221.38+$7,016,764,089.2272.0 %
May 9, 2016$19,197,497,243,132.16+$7,437,689,349.9672.0 %
May 6, 2016$19,190,059,553,782.20+$1,957,140,533.3972.1 %
May 5, 2016$19,188,102,413,248.81+$1,446,971,527.1272.1 %
May 4, 2016$19,186,655,441,721.69+$14,839,513,022.8772.1 %
May 3, 2016$19,171,815,928,698.82+$1,814,033,024.7572.1 %
May 2, 2016$19,170,001,895,674.07−$17,385,588,309.3072.2 %
April 29, 2016$19,187,387,483,983.37+$1,179,739,393.8272.1 %
April 28, 2016$19,186,207,744,589.55−$23,197,416,736.1272.1 %
April 27, 2016$19,209,405,161,325.67−$9,268,025,033.7572.1 %
April 26, 2016$19,218,673,186,359.42+$8,327,921,107.2072.0 %
April 25, 2016$19,210,345,265,252.22+$12,172,490,719.4372.1 %
April 22, 2016$19,198,172,774,532.79+$1,403,461,513.1172.1 %
April 21, 2016$19,196,769,313,019.68−$18,910,294,569.7372.1 %
April 20, 2016$19,215,679,607,589.41−$6,153,110,301.9472.2 %
April 19, 2016$19,221,832,717,891.35+$13,554,779,235.3472.1 %
April 18, 2016$19,208,277,938,656.01+$4,634,839,162.7672.2 %
April 15, 2016$19,203,643,099,493.25+$455,912,897.8272.2 %
April 14, 2016$19,203,187,186,595.43−$18,110,653,837.4672.3 %
April 13, 2016$19,221,297,840,432.89−$12,708,355,280.9072.3 %
April 12, 2016$19,234,006,195,713.79+$7,779,706,506.6172.3 %
April 11, 2016$19,226,226,489,207.18+$3,028,987,871.0472.3 %
April 8, 2016$19,223,197,501,336.14+$1,991,169,747.0672.3 %
April 7, 2016$19,221,206,331,589.08−$17,701,700,282.8372.3 %
April 6, 2016$19,238,908,031,871.91+$1,840,905,726.8772.4 %
April 5, 2016$19,237,067,126,145.04+$9,023,032,439.9672.4 %
April 4, 2016$19,228,044,093,705.08+$9,527,255,398.5672.4 %
April 1, 2016$19,218,516,838,306.52−$46,421,781,336.5572.4 %
March 31, 2016$19,264,938,619,643.07+$31,987,777,932.4472.3 %
March 30, 2016$19,232,950,841,710.63−$2,747,625,318.2072.3 %
March 29, 2016$19,235,698,467,028.83+$5,603,393,435.9272.3 %
March 28, 2016$19,230,095,073,592.91+$15,165,103,714.4072.3 %
March 25, 2016$19,214,929,969,878.51+$3,265,376,554.2072.3 %
March 24, 2016$19,211,664,593,324.31+$11,064,927,385.5472.3 %
March 23, 2016$19,200,599,665,938.77−$10,743,061,786.0172.2 %
March 22, 2016$19,211,342,727,724.78+$5,745,313,867.8272.2 %
March 21, 2016$19,205,597,413,856.96+$2,603,003,776.6572.2 %
March 18, 2016$19,202,994,410,080.31+$14,765,447,269.9772.2 %
March 17, 2016$19,188,228,962,810.34+$36,829,550,260.5772.3 %
March 16, 2016$19,151,399,412,549.77−$10,475,116,066.7072.3 %
March 15, 2016$19,161,874,528,616.47+$33,154,960,272.7172.2 %
March 14, 2016$19,128,719,568,343.76+$4,432,879,399.1672.2 %
March 11, 2016$19,124,286,688,944.60−$1,038,487,049.7272.3 %
March 10, 2016$19,125,325,175,994.32+$25,140,958,063.8472.3 %
March 9, 2016$19,100,184,217,930.48−$12,692,678,564.5272.2 %
March 8, 2016$19,112,876,896,495.00+$15,051,268,892.0072.2 %
March 7, 2016$19,097,825,627,603.00+$4,329,603,848.5472.2 %
March 4, 2016$19,093,496,023,754.46+$345,178,848.3872.2 %
March 3, 2016$19,093,150,844,906.08−$4,370,826,242.7672.2 %
March 2, 2016$19,097,521,671,148.84+$6,640,872,127.2172.2 %
March 1, 2016$19,090,880,799,021.63−$34,574,258,404.1772.2 %
February 29, 2016$19,125,455,057,425.80+$45,331,234,405.0672.1 %
February 26, 2016$19,080,123,823,020.74+$9,466,529,906.2172.1 %
February 25, 2016$19,070,657,293,114.53+$16,492,764,351.5572.0 %
February 24, 2016$19,054,164,528,762.98−$10,714,570,919.5472.0 %
February 23, 2016$19,064,879,099,682.52+$11,497,956,148.3172.0 %
February 22, 2016$19,053,381,143,534.21+$977,275,251.3672.0 %
February 19, 2016$19,052,403,868,282.85+$5,277,262,503.9372.0 %
February 18, 2016$19,047,126,605,778.92+$18,129,411,460.4572.0 %
February 17, 2016$19,028,997,194,318.47−$1,027,278,772.3872.0 %
February 16, 2016$19,030,024,473,090.85+$13,499,523,072.3372.0 %
February 12, 2016$19,016,524,950,018.52+$263,015,055.6372.0 %
February 11, 2016$19,016,261,934,962.89+$24,936,257,694.4772.0 %
February 10, 2016$18,991,325,677,268.42−$14,033,563,476.1872.0 %
February 9, 2016$19,005,359,240,744.60+$5,123,328,158.9571.9 %
February 8, 2016$19,000,235,912,585.65+$3,864,391,014.5172.0 %
February 5, 2016$18,996,371,521,571.14−$315,351,608.9072.0 %
February 4, 2016$18,996,686,873,180.04+$21,492,947,657.5272.0 %
February 3, 2016$18,975,193,925,522.52−$17,105,082,194.4272.0 %
February 2, 2016$18,992,299,007,716.94+$16,579,180,585.7371.9 %
February 1, 2016$18,975,719,827,131.21−$37,107,871,286.7272.0 %
January 29, 2016$19,012,827,698,417.93+$23,024,683,754.2371.8 %
January 28, 2016$18,989,803,014,663.70+$27,213,239,618.2971.8 %
January 27, 2016$18,962,589,775,045.41−$5,754,736,811.6071.8 %
January 26, 2016$18,968,344,511,857.01+$6,376,420,345.8271.8 %
January 25, 2016$18,961,968,091,511.19+$330,118,444.7771.8 %
January 22, 2016$18,961,637,973,066.42+$2,800,654,832.8071.8 %
January 21, 2016$18,958,837,318,233.62+$17,430,418,981.4771.8 %
January 20, 2016$18,941,406,899,252.15+$766,722,015.5671.8 %
January 19, 2016$18,940,640,177,236.59+$6,050,410,001.6371.8 %
January 15, 2016$18,934,589,767,234.96+$11,031,274,372.0171.9 %
January 14, 2016$18,923,558,492,862.95−$32,220,122,178.2471.9 %
January 13, 2016$18,955,778,615,041.19+$58,096,389,453.3071.9 %
January 12, 2016$18,897,682,225,587.89+$5,812,623,462.7372.1 %
January 11, 2016$18,891,869,602,125.16+$3,229,601,695.4772.2 %
January 8, 2016$18,888,640,000,429.69+$763,239,324.5672.2 %
January 7, 2016$18,887,876,761,105.13−$30,503,456,468.0472.2 %
January 6, 2016$18,918,380,217,573.17−$65,433,011.5372.3 %
January 5, 2016$18,918,445,650,584.70+$17,512,960,567.6672.3 %
January 4, 2016$18,900,932,690,017.04−$21,246,319,403.8572.3 %