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US national debt by year and by president

Treasury figures: the debt at the end of each fiscal year since 1790, and the change under each president since daily figures began in 1993.

Right now (estimate)

40,124,452,199,732

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Debt by president

From the first business day on or after inauguration day (20 January) to the same day of the next term. Daily figures start on 1 April 1993; the last row runs to today on the live estimate.

PresidentDebt at startDebt at endChangeChange, %
Bill Clinton1993 to 2001$4.23 trillion1 Apr 1993$5.73 trillion22 Jan 2001+$1.5 trillion+36%
George W. Bush2001 to 2009$5.73 trillion22 Jan 2001$10.63 trillion20 Jan 2009+$4.9 trillion+86%
Barack Obama2009 to 2017$10.63 trillion20 Jan 2009$19.95 trillion20 Jan 2017+$9.32 trillion+88%
Donald Trump2017 to 2021$19.95 trillion20 Jan 2017$27.75 trillion20 Jan 2021+$7.8 trillion+39%
Joe Biden2021 to 2025$27.75 trillion20 Jan 2021$36.22 trillion21 Jan 2025+$8.47 trillion+31%
Donald Trumpsince 2025$36.22 trillion21 Jan 2025$40.12 trillionso far (estimate)+$3.91 trillion+11%

Source: U.S. Treasury, Debt to the Penny.

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Debt since 1940

$37.64 trillion$43 billion29 Jun 194030 Sept 2025
Debt at the end of each fiscal year, 1940 to 2025, in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation).

Debt by fiscal year

Total debt outstanding at the end of each fiscal year, as the Treasury reports it. The fiscal year has ended on 30 September since 1977.

Fiscal yearDebtChange on the year beforeChange, %
2025$37,637,553,494,936+$2,172,879,565,764+6.1%
2024$35,464,673,929,172+$2,297,339,884,449+6.9%
2023$33,167,334,044,723+$2,238,422,431,416+7.2%
2022$30,928,911,613,307+$2,499,993,043,258+8.8%
2021$28,428,918,570,049+$1,483,527,375,434+5.5%
2020$26,945,391,194,615+$4,225,989,441,181+18.6%
2019$22,719,401,753,434+$1,203,343,570,254+5.6%
2018$21,516,058,183,180+$1,271,158,167,127+6.3%
2017$20,244,900,016,054+$671,455,302,117+3.4%
2016$19,573,444,713,937+$1,422,827,047,452+7.8%
2015$18,150,617,666,484+$326,546,285,751+1.8%
2014$17,824,071,380,734+$1,085,887,854,037+6.5%
2013$16,738,183,526,697+$671,942,119,311+4.2%
2012$16,066,241,407,386+$1,275,901,078,829+8.6%
2011$14,790,340,328,557+$1,228,717,297,665+9.1%
2010$13,561,623,030,892+$1,651,794,027,380+13.9%
2009$11,909,829,003,512+$1,885,104,106,599+18.8%
2008$10,024,724,896,912+$1,017,071,524,650+11.3%
2007$9,007,653,372,262+$500,679,473,047+5.9%
2006$8,506,973,899,215+$574,264,237,492+7.2%
2005$7,932,709,661,724+$553,656,965,393+7.5%
2004$7,379,052,696,330+$595,821,633,587+8.8%
2003$6,783,231,062,744+$554,995,097,146+8.9%
2002$6,228,235,965,597+$420,772,553,397+7.2%
2001$5,807,463,412,200+$133,285,202,313+2.3%
2000$5,674,178,209,887+$17,907,308,271+0.3%
1999$5,656,270,901,615+$130,077,892,718+2.4%
1998$5,526,193,008,898+$113,046,997,500+2.1%
1997$5,413,146,011,397+$188,335,072,262+3.6%
1996$5,224,810,939,136+$250,828,038,426+5%
1995$4,973,982,900,709+$281,232,990,696+6%
1994$4,692,749,910,013+$281,261,026,874+6.4%
1993$4,411,488,883,139+$346,868,227,618+8.5%
1992$4,064,620,655,522+$399,317,303,825+10.9%
1991$3,665,303,351,697+$431,989,899,920+13.4%
1990$3,233,313,451,777+$375,882,491,590+13.2%
1989$2,857,430,960,187+$255,093,248,146+9.8%
1988$2,602,337,712,041+$252,060,821,088+10.7%
1987$2,350,276,890,953+$224,974,274,295+10.6%
1986$2,125,302,616,658+$302,199,616,658+16.6%
1985$1,823,103,000,000+$250,837,000,000+16%
1984$1,572,266,000,000+$195,056,000,000+14.2%
1983$1,377,210,000,000+$235,176,000,000+20.6%
1982$1,142,034,000,000+$144,179,000,000+14.4%
1981$997,855,000,000+$90,154,000,000+9.9%
1980$907,701,000,000+$81,182,000,000+9.8%
1979$826,519,000,000+$54,975,000,000+7.1%
1978$771,544,000,000+$72,704,000,000+10.4%
1977$698,840,000,000+$78,407,000,000+12.6%
1976$620,433,000,000+$87,244,000,000+16.4%
1975$533,189,000,000+$58,129,184,268+12.2%
1974$475,059,815,732+$16,918,210,419+3.7%
1973$458,141,605,312+$30,881,144,372+7.2%
1972$427,260,460,941+$29,130,716,485+7.3%
1971$398,129,744,456+$27,211,037,506+7.3%
1970$370,918,706,950+$17,198,453,109+4.9%
1969$353,720,253,841+$6,141,847,416+1.8%
1968$347,578,406,426+$21,357,468,631+6.5%
1967$326,220,937,795+$6,313,849,999+2%
1966$319,907,087,795+$2,633,188,812+0.8%
1965$317,273,898,984+$5,560,999,726+1.8%
1964$311,712,899,257+$5,853,266,261+1.9%
1963$305,859,632,996+$7,658,810,276+2.6%
1962$298,200,822,721+$9,229,884,111+3.2%
1961$288,970,938,610+$2,640,177,762+0.9%
1960$286,330,760,848+$1,624,853,770+0.6%
1959$284,705,907,078+$8,362,689,332+3%
1958$276,343,217,746+$5,816,045,849+2.1%
1957$270,527,171,896-$2,223,641,753-0.8%
1956$272,750,813,649-$1,623,409,153-0.6%
1955$274,374,222,803+$3,114,623,694+1.1%
1954$271,259,599,108+$5,188,537,470+2%
1953$266,071,061,639+$6,965,882,853+2.7%
1952$259,105,178,785+$3,883,201,971+1.5%
1951$255,221,976,815-$2,135,375,536-0.8%
1950$257,357,352,351+$4,586,992,491+1.8%
1949$252,770,359,860+$478,113,347+0.2%
1948$252,292,246,513-$5,994,136,596-2.3%
1947$258,286,383,109-$11,135,716,065-4.1%
1946$269,422,099,173+$10,739,911,763+4.2%
1945$258,682,187,410+$57,678,800,189+28.7%
1944$201,003,387,221+$64,307,296,891+47%
1943$136,696,090,330+$64,273,645,214+88.7%
1942$72,422,445,116+$23,461,001,581+47.9%
1941$48,961,443,536+$5,993,912,498+13.9%
1940$42,967,531,038+$2,527,998,627+6.3%
1939$40,439,532,411+$3,274,792,096+8.8%
1938$37,164,740,315+$740,126,583+2%
1937$36,424,613,732+$2,646,070,239+7.8%
1936$33,778,543,494+$5,077,650,869+17.7%
1935$28,700,892,625+$1,647,751,210+6.1%
1934$27,053,141,414+$4,514,468,854+20%
1933$22,538,672,560+$3,051,670,116+15.7%
1932$19,487,002,444+$2,685,720,952+16%
1931$16,801,281,492+$615,971,660+3.8%
1930$16,185,309,831-$745,778,653-4.4%
1929$16,931,088,484-$673,204,717-3.8%
1928$17,604,293,201-$907,613,730-4.9%
1927$18,511,906,932-$1,131,309,383-5.8%
1926$19,643,216,315-$872,977,573-4.3%
1925$20,516,193,888-$734,619,102-3.5%
1924$21,250,812,989-$1,098,894,376-4.9%
1923$22,349,707,365-$613,674,343-2.7%
1922$22,963,381,708-$1,014,068,844-4.2%
1921$23,977,450,553-$1,975,005,854-7.6%
1920$25,952,456,406-$1,438,513,707-5.3%
1919$27,390,970,113+$12,798,808,699+87.7%
1918$14,592,161,414+$8,874,391,134+155.2%
1917$5,717,770,280+$2,108,526,017+58.4%
1916$3,609,244,262+$551,107,389+18%
1915$3,058,136,873+$145,637,604+5%
1914$2,912,499,269-$3,705,645-0.1%
1913$2,916,204,914+$47,831,040+1.7%
1912$2,868,373,874+$102,773,267+3.7%
1911$2,765,600,607+$112,934,769+4.3%
1910$2,652,665,838+$13,119,597+0.5%
1909$2,639,546,241+$12,739,970+0.5%
1908$2,626,806,272+$169,618,210+6.9%
1907$2,457,188,062+$120,026,223+5.1%
1906$2,337,161,839+$62,546,775+2.7%
1905$2,274,615,064+$10,611,479+0.5%
1904$2,264,003,585+$61,538,803+2.8%
1903$2,202,464,782+$43,854,336+2%
1902$2,158,610,446+$15,283,512+0.7%
1901$2,143,326,934+$6,365,842+0.3%
1900$2,136,961,092+$145,033,785+7.3%
1899$1,991,927,307+$195,395,311+10.9%
1898$1,796,531,996-$21,140,670-1.2%
1897$1,817,672,666+$47,832,343+2.7%
1896$1,769,840,323+$93,719,340+5.6%
1895$1,676,120,983+$43,867,347+2.7%
1894$1,632,253,637+$86,267,951+5.6%
1893$1,545,985,686-$42,478,459-2.7%
1892$1,588,464,145+$42,467,553+2.7%
1891$1,545,996,592-$6,143,613-0.4%
1890$1,552,140,205-$66,912,718-4.1%
1889$1,619,052,922-$73,806,062-4.4%
1888$1,692,858,985+$35,256,392+2.1%
1887$1,657,602,593-$117,460,421-6.6%
1886$1,775,063,014-$88,901,859-4.8%
1885$1,863,964,873+$33,435,950+1.8%
1884$1,830,528,924-$53,642,805-2.8%
1883$1,884,171,728-$34,141,266-1.8%
1882$1,918,312,994-$150,700,576-7.3%
1881$2,069,013,570-$51,401,801-2.4%
1880$2,120,415,371-$229,152,111-9.8%
1879$2,349,567,482+$93,361,590+4.1%
1878$2,256,205,893+$50,904,500+2.3%
1877$2,205,301,392+$24,906,325+1.1%
1876$2,180,395,067-$51,889,465-2.3%
1875$2,232,284,532-$19,405,936-0.9%
1874$2,251,690,468+$17,207,475+0.8%
1873$2,234,482,993-$18,768,336-0.8%
1872$2,253,251,329-$99,960,004-4.2%
1871$2,353,211,332-$127,461,095-5.1%
1870$2,480,672,428-$107,779,786-4.2%
1869$2,588,452,214-$23,235,637-0.9%
1868$2,611,687,851-$66,438,253-2.5%
1867$2,678,126,104-$95,110,070-3.4%
1866$2,773,236,174+$92,588,304+3.5%
1865$2,680,647,870+$864,863,499+47.6%
1864$1,815,784,371+$696,012,232+62.2%
1863$1,119,772,139+$595,595,727+113.6%
1862$524,176,412+$433,595,538+478.7%
1861$90,580,874+$25,738,586+39.7%
1860$64,842,288+$6,345,450+10.8%
1859$58,496,838+$13,584,957+30.2%
1858$44,911,881+$16,212,049+56.5%
1857$28,699,832-$3,272,706-10.2%
1856$31,972,538-$3,614,419-10.2%
1855$35,586,957-$6,655,266-15.8%
1854$42,242,222-$17,560,895-29.4%
1853$59,803,118-$6,396,224-9.7%
1852$66,199,342-$2,105,454-3.1%
1851$68,304,796+$4,852,022+7.6%
1850$63,452,774+$390,915+0.6%
1849$63,061,859+$16,016,996+34%
1848$47,044,862+$8,218,327+21.2%
1847$38,826,535+$23,276,332+149.7%
1846$15,550,203-$375,100-2.4%
1845$15,925,303-$7,536,349-32.1%
1844$23,461,653-$9,281,270-28.3%
1843$32,742,922+$19,148,441+140.9%
1842$13,594,481+$8,343,605+158.9%
1841$5,250,876+$1,677,532+46.9%
1840$3,573,344-$6,860,877-65.8%
1839$10,434,221+$7,126,097+215.4%
1838$3,308,124+$2,971,166+881.8%
1837$336,958+$299,445+798.2%
1836$37,513+$3,780+11.2%
1835$33,733-$4,726,349-99.3%
1834$4,760,082-$2,241,617-32%
1833$7,001,699-$17,320,536-71.2%
1832$24,322,235-$14,800,957-37.8%
1831$39,123,192-$9,442,215-19.4%
1830$48,565,407-$9,856,007-16.9%
1829$58,421,414-$9,053,630-13.4%
1828$67,475,044-$6,512,313-8.8%
1827$73,987,357-$7,066,703-8.7%
1826$81,054,060-$2,734,373-3.3%
1825$83,788,433-$6,481,345-7.2%
1824$90,269,778-$606,100-0.7%
1823$90,875,877-$2,670,800-2.9%
1822$93,546,677+$3,559,249+4%
1821$89,987,428-$1,028,138-1.1%
1820$91,015,566-$4,514,082-4.7%
1819$95,529,648-$7,936,986-7.7%
1818$103,466,634-$20,025,331-16.2%
1817$123,491,965-$3,842,969-3%
1816$127,334,934+$27,501,274+27.5%
1815$99,833,660+$18,345,814+22.5%
1814$81,487,846+$25,525,019+45.6%
1813$55,962,828+$10,753,090+23.8%
1812$45,209,738-$2,795,850-5.8%
1811$48,005,588-$5,167,630-9.7%
1810$53,173,218-$3,849,975-6.8%
1809$57,023,192-$8,173,126-12.5%
1808$65,196,318-$4,022,081-5.8%
1807$69,218,399-$6,504,872-8.6%
1806$75,723,271-$6,588,880-8%
1805$82,312,151-$4,114,970-4.8%
1804$86,427,121+$9,372,434+12.2%
1803$77,054,686-$3,657,946-4.5%
1802$80,712,632-$2,325,419-2.8%
1801$83,038,051+$61,756+0.1%
1800$82,976,294+$4,567,625+5.8%
1799$78,408,670-$819,859-1%
1798$79,228,529-$2,835,950-3.5%
1797$82,064,479-$1,697,693-2%
1796$83,762,172+$3,014,585+3.7%
1795$80,747,587+$2,320,183+3%
1794$78,427,405-$1,931,229-2.4%
1793$80,358,634+$3,130,709+4.1%
1792$77,227,925+$1,764,448+2.3%
1791$75,463,477+$4,402,968+6.2%
1790$71,060,509

Source: U.S. Treasury, Historical Debt Outstanding and Debt to the Penny.

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