Public debt in the United States amounted to about 26.2 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. The forecast predicts that publicly held debt will increase to about 45.7 trillion U.S. dollars by 2034.
Public debt levels and forecast in the United States from fiscal year 2000 to 2034
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Congressional Budget Office. (February 7, 2024). Public debt levels and forecast in the United States from fiscal year 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Public debt levels and forecast in the United States from fiscal year 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2024). Public debt levels and forecast in the United States from fiscal year 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Public Debt Levels and Forecast in The United States from Fiscal Year 2000 to 2034 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/
US Congressional Budget Office, Public debt levels and forecast in the United States from fiscal year 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Public debt levels and forecast in the United States from fiscal year 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217404/public-debt-in-the-us-past-and-forecast/