Table Data - Federal Debt Held by the Public
| Title | Federal Debt Held by the Public |
|---|---|
| Series ID | FYGFDPUN |
| Source | U.S. Department of the Treasury. Fiscal Service |
| Release | Treasury Bulletin |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Quarterly, End of Period |
| Units | Millions of Dollars |
| Date Range | 1970-01-01 to 2025-04-01 |
| Last Updated | 2025-09-02 1:03 PM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1970-01-01 | 280814 |
| 1970-04-01 | 274924 |
| 1970-07-01 | 282367 |
| 1970-10-01 | 291242 |
| 1971-01-01 | 292043 |
| 1971-04-01 | 294417 |
| 1971-07-01 | 304952 |
| 1971-10-01 | 317118 |
| 1972-01-01 | 320987 |
| 1972-04-01 | 314976 |
| 1972-07-01 | 319574 |
| 1972-10-01 | 331576 |
| 1973-01-01 | 339859 |
| 1973-04-01 | 333932 |
| 1973-07-01 | 332838 |
| 1973-10-01 | 339432 |
| 1974-01-01 | 342459 |
| 1974-04-01 | 336029 |
| 1974-07-01 | 340881 |
| 1974-10-01 | 351457 |
| 1975-01-01 | 371201 |
| 1975-04-01 | 387905 |
| 1975-07-01 | 411381 |
| 1975-10-01 | 437305 |
| 1976-01-01 | 461423 |
| 1976-04-01 | 470821 |
| 1976-07-01 | 488327 |
| 1976-10-01 | 506445 |
| 1977-01-01 | 524258 |
| 1977-04-01 | 523221 |
| 1977-07-01 | 543350 |
| 1977-10-01 | 564094 |
| 1978-01-01 | 585233 |
| 1978-04-01 | 587939 |
| 1978-07-01 | 603571 |
| 1978-10-01 | 619207 |
| 1979-01-01 | 630518 |
| 1979-04-01 | 626388 |
| 1979-07-01 | 638836 |
| 1979-10-01 | 657968 |
| 1980-01-01 | 667123 |
| 1980-04-01 | 682710 |
| 1980-07-01 | 709958 |
| 1980-10-01 | 737746 |
| 1981-01-01 | 773676 |
| 1981-04-01 | 771255 |
| 1981-07-01 | 789799 |
| 1981-10-01 | 825509 |
| 1982-01-01 | 858888 |
| 1982-04-01 | 867916 |
| 1982-07-01 | 925631 |
| 1982-10-01 | 987719 |
| 1983-01-01 | 1043339 |
| 1983-04-01 | 1090291 |
| 1983-07-01 | 1138188 |
| 1983-10-01 | 1174425 |
| 1984-01-01 | 1223898 |
| 1984-04-01 | 1255100 |
| 1984-07-01 | 1309183 |
| 1984-10-01 | 1373366 |
| 1985-01-01 | 1415232 |
| 1985-04-01 | 1460484 |
| 1985-07-01 | 1506558 |
| 1985-10-01 | 1597083 |
| 1986-01-01 | 1634259 |
| 1986-04-01 | 1684939 |
| 1986-07-01 | 1742445 |
| 1986-10-01 | 1811744 |
| 1987-01-01 | 1839271 |
| 1987-04-01 | 1871150 |
| 1987-07-01 | 1893110 |
| 1987-10-01 | 1954065 |
| 1988-01-01 | 1996711 |
| 1988-04-01 | 2013414 |
| 1988-07-01 | 2051735 |
| 1988-10-01 | 2095179 |
| 1989-01-01 | 2133419 |
| 1989-04-01 | 2142122 |
| 1989-07-01 | 2180726 |
| 1989-10-01 | 2245171 |
| 1990-01-01 | 2329264 |
| 1990-04-01 | 2368772 |
| 1990-07-01 | 2437551 |
| 1990-10-01 | 2536545 |
| 1991-01-01 | 2598351 |
| 1991-04-01 | 2642863 |
| 1991-07-01 | 2745729 |
| 1991-10-01 | 2833034 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2917630 |
| 1992-04-01 | 2976774 |
| 1992-07-01 | 3048291 |
| 1992-10-01 | 3129308 |
| 1993-01-01 | 3187556 |
| 1993-04-01 | 3252285 |
| 1993-07-01 | 3294796 |
| 1993-10-01 | 3382197 |
| 1994-01-01 | 3434208 |
| 1994-04-01 | 3442868 |
| 1994-07-01 | 3479652 |
| 1994-10-01 | 3543118 |
| 1995-01-01 | 3609459 |
| 1995-04-01 | 3634808 |
| 1995-07-01 | 3653199 |
| 1995-10-01 | 3684209 |
| 1996-01-01 | 3764019 |
| 1996-04-01 | 3738633 |
| 1996-07-01 | 3777808 |
| 1996-10-01 | 3825994 |
| 1997-01-01 | 3874106 |
| 1997-04-01 | 3804568 |
| 1997-07-01 | 3816381 |
| 1997-10-01 | 3846706 |
| 1998-01-01 | 3872048 |
| 1998-04-01 | 3790379 |
| 1998-07-01 | 3762333 |
| 1998-10-01 | 3787391 |
| 1999-01-01 | 3794549 |
| 1999-04-01 | 3685167 |
| 1999-07-01 | 3667597 |
| 1999-10-01 | 3715531 |
| 2000-01-01 | 3687974 |
| 2000-04-01 | 3495713 |
| 2000-07-01 | 3438416 |
| 2000-10-01 | 3413541 |
| 2001-01-01 | 3434386 |
| 2001-04-01 | 3274176 |
| 2001-07-01 | 3338707 |
| 2001-10-01 | 3393758 |
| 2002-01-01 | 3443674 |
| 2002-04-01 | 3463544 |
| 2002-07-01 | 3552588 |
| 2002-10-01 | 3647385 |
| 2003-01-01 | 3710779 |
| 2003-04-01 | 3816279 |
| 2003-07-01 | 3924045 |
| 2003-10-01 | 4044054 |
| 2004-01-01 | 4176667 |
| 2004-04-01 | 4218734 |
| 2004-07-01 | 4303366 |
| 2004-10-01 | 4406352 |
| 2005-01-01 | 4572397 |
| 2005-04-01 | 4527630 |
| 2005-07-01 | 4601378 |
| 2005-10-01 | 4714607 |
| 2006-01-01 | 4872804 |
| 2006-04-01 | 4797450 |
| 2006-07-01 | 4843208 |
| 2006-10-01 | 4901208 |
| 2007-01-01 | 5054278 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4943033 |
| 2007-07-01 | 5049242 |
| 2007-10-01 | 5136288 |
| 2008-01-01 | 5334048 |
| 2008-04-01 | 5285025 |
| 2008-07-01 | 5814240 |
| 2008-10-01 | 6372651 |
| 2009-01-01 | 6836338 |
| 2009-04-01 | 7176464 |
| 2009-07-01 | 7554537 |
| 2009-10-01 | 7814359 |
| 2010-01-01 | 8294251 |
| 2010-04-01 | 8639220 |
| 2010-07-01 | 9027611 |
| 2010-10-01 | 9395411 |
| 2011-01-01 | 9656573 |
| 2011-04-01 | 9746879 |
| 2011-07-01 | 10132039 |
| 2011-10-01 | 10452503 |
| 2012-01-01 | 10876394 |
| 2012-04-01 | 11048217 |
| 2012-07-01 | 11274396 |
| 2012-10-01 | 11586560 |
| 2013-01-01 | 11922454 |
| 2013-04-01 | 11906573 |
| 2013-07-01 | 11980978 |
| 2013-10-01 | 12355194 |
| 2014-01-01 | 12643201 |
| 2014-04-01 | 12572021 |
| 2014-07-01 | 12784809 |
| 2014-10-01 | 13023818 |
| 2015-01-01 | 13090183 |
| 2015-04-01 | 13075036 |
| 2015-07-01 | 13123756 |
| 2015-10-01 | 13699868 |
| 2016-01-01 | 13929762 |
| 2016-04-01 | 13937309 |
| 2016-07-01 | 14177750 |
| 2016-10-01 | 14439326 |
| 2017-01-01 | 14374457 |
| 2017-04-01 | 14370898 |
| 2017-07-01 | 14681827 |
| 2017-10-01 | 14823106 |
| 2018-01-01 | 15436782 |
| 2018-04-01 | 15483548 |
| 2018-07-01 | 15778806 |
| 2018-10-01 | 16120742 |
| 2019-01-01 | 16223851 |
| 2019-04-01 | 16204719 |
| 2019-07-01 | 16825978 |
| 2019-10-01 | 17187392 |
| 2020-01-01 | 17228778 |
| 2020-04-01 | 20548375 |
| 2020-07-01 | 21037627 |
| 2020-10-01 | 21651416 |
| 2021-01-01 | 22006863 |
| 2021-04-01 | 22353532 |
| 2021-07-01 | 22305879 |
| 2021-10-01 | 23168329 |
| 2022-01-01 | 23903280 |
| 2022-04-01 | 23933481 |
| 2022-07-01 | 24320206 |
| 2022-10-01 | 24539241 |
| 2023-01-01 | 24714826 |
| 2023-04-01 | 25482075 |
| 2023-07-01 | 26349499 |
| 2023-10-01 | 26960227 |
| 2024-01-01 | 27533422 |
| 2024-04-01 | 27634108 |
| 2024-07-01 | 28325715 |
| 2024-10-01 | 28859125 |
| 2025-01-01 | 28932974 |
| 2025-04-01 | 28976177 |