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Follow the real-time increase in the United States national debt and deficits.

National debt

National debt

Total amount of outstanding borrowing by the U.S. Federal Government in FY 2026
The rate of debt increase averages $70,843.42 per second or $6.12 billion per day. Debt stock has increased tenfold since 1982.

Interest expenses

Total amount of interests paid on the national debt in FY 2026

981 million dollars paid in FY 2025. Debt interests will amount to about 13.8% of the total federal spending in FY2026. Estimated average interest rate is 3.38% (1,58% in 2020). At this rate, net interest payments on the national debt will surpass $1.5 trillion in 2032 and $1.8 in 2035.

NATIONAL DEBT/GDP​

Debt-to-Gross-Domestic-Product (GDP) ratio in FY 2024

0 %

Japan (250%), Greece (153.6%), Italy (135.3%), France (117,7%), Canada (110.8%), China (88.3%), India (84%), European Union (81%), Germany (62.5%). The U.S. debt to GDP ratio surpassed 100% in 2013 when both debt and GDP were approximately 16.7 trillion.
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Federal Budget

Federal budget deficit

Balance of federal government expenses and revenues in FY 2026

$ 2.2 trillion projected for FY 2026, after $ a 1.7 trillion deficit in FY 2025.

FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT/GDP

Ratio budget deficit to Gross domestic product in FY 2026
0 .3%

Deficits have averaged 3.8% over the past 50 years.

LAST BUDGET SURPLUS

24 years of running deficits
0
In the last 50 years, the federal government budget has run a surplus four times, most recently in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 under the Clinton administration.
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Foreign trade

Trade deficit

Balance of trade (exports/imports of goods and services) in calendar year 2025

$251,3 billion in Q2 2025 (3,3% of GDP), down from $439,8 billion in Q1 2025

Current-account balance deficit

Combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries
$ 0 ,9
billion

Interest on the debt paid to foreigners in 2024 was $230.6 billion. The top three estimated foreign holders of federal debt by country, as of December 2024, are Japan ($1.1 trillion or 12,4%), China ($0.8 trillion or 8,9%), and the United Kingdom ($0.7 trillion or 8,4%).
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