Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product | FRED

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Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYGFGDQ188S)

Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Release: Debt to Gross Domestic Product Ratios

Units: Percent of GDP, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes:

Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYGFGDQ188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in October 2012. It is calculated using Federal Debt Held by the Public (FYGFDPUN) and Gross Domestic Product, 1 Decimal (GDP):
FYGFGDQ188S = ((FYGFDPUN/1000)/GDP)*100
FYGFDPUN/1000 transforms FYGFDPUN from millions of dollars to billions of dollars.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product [FYGFGDQ188S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYGFGDQ188S, April 9, 2025.

Federal Debt Held by Foreign and International Investors as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (HBFIGDQ188S)

Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Release: Debt to Gross Domestic Product Ratios

Units: Percent of GDP, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes:

Federal Debt Held by Foreign & International Investors as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (HBFIGDQ188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in October 2012. It is calculated using Federal Debt Held by Foreign & International Investors (FDHBFIN) and Gross Domestic Product, 1 Decimal (GDP):
(FDHBFIN/GDP)*100

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal Debt Held by Foreign and International Investors as Percent of Gross Domestic Product [HBFIGDQ188S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HBFIGDQ188S, April 9, 2025.

Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (HBFRGDQ188S)

Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Release: Debt to Gross Domestic Product Ratios

Units: Percent of GDP, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes:

Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (HBFRGDQ188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in October 2012. It is calculated using Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks (FDHBFRBN) and Gross Domestic Product, 1 Decimal (GDP):
HBFRGDQ188S = (FDHBFRBN/GDP)*100

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal Debt Held by Federal Reserve Banks as Percent of Gross Domestic Product [HBFRGDQ188S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HBFRGDQ188S, April 9, 2025.