U.S. Debt Tracker
Federal debt, borrowing, Treasury data and the key indicators behind them.
UpdatedOct 8, 2026Treasury FiscalData ↗
Total U.S. Public Debt
Recent Debt Changes
| Date | Daily change | Total debt |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | + $21.3B | $40.31T |
| Oct 7, 2026 | + $11.0B | $40.28T |
| Oct 6, 2026 | + $23.9B | $40.27T |
| Oct 5, 2026 | + $6.7B | $40.25T |
| Oct 2, 2026 | - $18.2B | $40.24T |
| Oct 1, 2026 | + $88.8B | $40.26T |
| Sep 30, 2026 | + $74.9B | $40.17T |
Marketable Securities by Maturity
- ≤ 1 Year$10.6T33.4%
- 1 – 5 Years$11.1T34.8%
- 5 – 10 Years$4.3T13.5%
- 10 – 20 Years$2.94T9.2%
- > 20 Years$2.89T9.1%
463 securities, bucketed by time left to run at Sep 30, 2026. From the Monthly Statement of the Public Debt, published monthly.
Who Holds the Debt
- Held by the public$32.5T80.5%
- Foreign & internationalestimate$9T22.3%
- Domestic (U.S. public)calculated$23.5T58.2%
- Intragovernmental holdings$7.85T19.5%
The public/intragovernmental split is read daily from Debt to the Penny and the two rows sum to the total above. The foreign share is a standing figure until Treasury International Capital is read here, so the domestic remainder is arithmetic on it.
Key Indicators
- U.S. GDP (nominal) $32.6T
- Debt / GDP calculated123.8%
- Federal Revenue $6.06T
- Federal Spending $7.76T
- Budget Deficit calculated$1.7T
- Interest Payments calculated$1.42T
- Share of Revenue calculated23.5%
Macro coverage
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Fed Signals Cautious Approach as Inflation Shows Renewed Stickiness
Federal Reserve officials indicate a data-dependent approach as inflation remains elevated. Markets price in fewer rate cuts for 2026 amid persistent price pressures.
Debt figures are read from the U.S. Treasury’s Fiscal Data service, which publishes every business day. Figures marked calculated are worked out from those and from FRED rather than read from a release of their own; figures marked estimate are standing values from a release this site does not fetch yet. Nothing here is investment advice.