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United States Government debt

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31

Latest · 2025124.38%
Previous · 2024122.33%
Highest · 2020132.62%
Lowest · 200153.49%

United States's government debt stands at 124.38% as of 2025-12-31, up from 122.33% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2001 to 2025 (25 observations).

Recent trend

In 2025, United States's government debt was 124.38%, up from 122.33% in 2024.

In 2024, United States's government debt was 122.33%, up from 120.05% in 2023.

In 2023, United States's government debt was 120.05%, up from 119.17% in 2022.

In 2022, United States's government debt was 119.17%, down from 124.99% in 2021.

In 2021, United States's government debt was 124.99%, down from 132.62% in 2020.

United States Government debt — historical data

YearValueChange
2025124.38%+2.04%
2024122.33%+2.29%
2023120.05%+0.8732%
2022119.17%-5.81%
2021124.99%-7.63%
2020132.62%+23.77%
2019108.84%+1.13%
2018107.71%+1.24%
2017106.47%-0.9957%
2016107.47%+1.98%
2015105.49%+0.5065%
2014104.98%-0.0319%
2013105.01%+1.35%
2012103.67%+3.63%
2011100.04%+4.38%
201095.65%+8.58%
200987.08%+13.21%
200873.86%+8.9%
200764.96%+0.4175%
200664.55%-1.24%
200565.79%-0.6582%
200466.44%+7.48%
200358.96%+3.1%
200255.86%+2.37%
200153.49%—

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).

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Frequently asked questions

What is United States's government debt?

United States's government debt is 124.38% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 122.33% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).

What was the highest government debt in United States?

The highest recorded value is 132.62% (2020); the lowest is 53.49% (2001), across data from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.