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Latest collected observation

40.07 T

Observation period: 2026-09-24

At collection: current

Last collection · 28 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC

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Since the previous collection

The displayed value and observation period are unchanged from the collection on 2026-09-27.

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Source history

U.S. dollars

2026-09-24 · 40,068,807,991,924.84

40,032,876,505,819.31 — 40,175,641,071,634.14Chart range
2026-08-21 · 40,032,876,505,819.312026-08-24 · 40,035,385,103,646.142026-08-25 · 40,098,864,155,027.572026-08-26 · 40,069,751,423,220.722026-08-27 · 40,077,529,831,942.942026-08-28 · 40,104,097,482,666.582026-08-31 · 40,175,641,071,634.142026-09-01 · 40,112,464,593,206.32026-09-02 · 40,117,045,127,072.572026-09-03 · 40,102,964,278,586.12026-09-04 · 40,094,590,636,301.72026-09-08 · 40,084,090,785,446.352026-09-09 · 40,074,284,925,786.52026-09-10 · 40,047,726,949,770.152026-09-11 · 40,046,178,322,792.782026-09-14 · 40,054,421,967,786.912026-09-15 · 40,114,445,691,166.842026-09-16 · 40,094,080,427,790.972026-09-17 · 40,093,343,468,150.52026-09-18 · 40,101,500,516,712.092026-09-21 · 40,112,118,151,111.922026-09-22 · 40,097,834,028,442.072026-09-23 · 40,073,558,531,201.682026-09-24 · 40,068,807,991,924.84
2026-08-212026-09-24

Latest 24 source observations in this collection. Points are spaced by observation, not elapsed time. Missing values remain gaps. History may include revisions; it does not recreate what was known at each date.

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Source values · U.S. dollars
PeriodValue
2026-09-2440,068,807,991,924.84
2026-09-2340,073,558,531,201.68
2026-09-2240,097,834,028,442.07
2026-09-2140,112,118,151,111.92
2026-09-1840,101,500,516,712.09
2026-09-1740,093,343,468,150.5
2026-09-1640,094,080,427,790.97
2026-09-1540,114,445,691,166.84
2026-09-1440,054,421,967,786.91
2026-09-1140,046,178,322,792.78
2026-09-1040,047,726,949,770.15
2026-09-0940,074,284,925,786.5
2026-09-0840,084,090,785,446.35
2026-09-0440,094,590,636,301.7
2026-09-0340,102,964,278,586.1
2026-09-0240,117,045,127,072.57
2026-09-0140,112,464,593,206.3
2026-08-3140,175,641,071,634.14
2026-08-2840,104,097,482,666.58
2026-08-2740,077,529,831,942.94
2026-08-2640,069,751,423,220.72
2026-08-2540,098,864,155,027.57
2026-08-2440,035,385,103,646.14
2026-08-2140,032,876,505,819.31

Behind this number

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Source unit
U.S. dollars
Collected
2026-09-28 12:00:03.058 UTC
Source release / update
2026-09-24
Instrument
US_TOTAL_PUBLIC_DEBT