Gross Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYPUGDA188S)

2025: 98.06613
Updated: Apr 13, 2026 12:13 PM CDT
2025:  98.06613  
2024:  96.23144  
2023:  94.33358  
2022:  93.08678  
2021:  93.92368  
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Units:

Percent of GDP,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

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Notes

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, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Notes:

Gross Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYPUGDA188S) was first constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in January 2013. It is calculated using Gross Federal Debt (FYGFDPUB) and Gross Domestic Product (GDPA):
FYPUGDA188S = (FYGFDPUB/GDPA)*100

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Gross Federal Debt Held by the Public as Percent of Gross Domestic Product [FYPUGDA188S], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYPUGDA188S, .

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