Total outstanding debt of the US federal government, in billions of dollars, at the end of each month: debt held by the public plus debt held by federal trust funds (Social Security…). Federal scope only — not the general government debt of all levels (States, local), shown on the « Public debt » card.
40,172USD bn
Q3 2026
+6.7 %vs Q3 2025
min 4,352 Q2 1993max 40,172 Q3 2026
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Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — Bureau of the Fiscal Service· Data Q3 2026
