The Public Debt

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

See the U.S. gross debt amount from 1800 to present.

YearGross debt
amount
1800$82,976,294
180582,312,151
181053,173,218
181599,833,660
182091,015,566
182583,788,433
183048,565,407
183533,733
18403,573,344
184515,925,303
185063,452,774
185535,586,957
1860$64,842,288
18652,680,647,870
18702,480,672,428
18752,232,284,532
18802,120,415,371
18851,863,964,873
18901,552,140,205
18951,676,120,983
19002,136,961,092
19052,274,615,064
19102,652,665,838
19153,058,136,873
1920$25,952,456,406
192520,516,193,888
193016,185,309,831
193528,700,892,625
194042,967,531,038
1945258,682,187,410
1950257,357,352,351
1955280,768,553,189
1960290,216,815,242
1965320,904,110,042
1970389,158,403,690
1975576,649,000,0001
1980$930,210,000,0001
19851,945,941,616,460
19903,233,313,451,777
19954,973,982,900,709
19995,656,270,901,633
20005,674,178,209,887
20015,807,463,412,200
20026,228,235,965,597
20036,783,231,062,744
20047,379,052,696,330
20057,932,709,661,723
20089,377,557,217,133
201216,053,068,476,695
201417,824,071,380,733
NOTE: Figures as of Jan. 1 for years 1800€ - 1840; as of July 1 for years 1845€ -1920; as of June 30 for years 1925 - €“1950; as of Dec. 31 for years 1955 - 1985; as of Sept. 30 for years 1990 - present.
1. Rounded to millions.
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, The Public Debt Online. Web: TreasuryDirect.  See Also: Chamber of Commerce, Student Loan Statistics.


 
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