United States — Average interest rate on federal debt
Average rate the federal government pays on all its interest-bearing debt (bills, notes, bonds…); it follows market rates with a lag, as the debt rolls over.
3.5%
Q3 2026
+0.1 ptsvs Q3 2025
min 1.6 Q1 2022max 6.5 Q1 2001
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Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — Bureau of the Fiscal Service· Data Q3 2026
