Tuesday, June 5, 2012

U.S. National Debt Clock June 2012

An Overview of the United States National Debt


The US debt ceiling out of control. The Current Outstanding Public Debt of the United States is:

See how much debt the us in 2023. It is pretty scarry. See Debt Clock, the US Debt clock in real time, the World Debt clock, The Derivative Market - that busted us in 2008 today.

$15,724,907,364,995.04 in 2012 - what is national debt today November 2023 over $33,700,000,000 estimated but it is higher. It is going up a trillion almost every two months now. 

See Debt Clock for yourself. You can also see the world debt clock as well to compare

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 (updated daily)

For February 2019 the debt clock is now - $21,996,000,000 approx.
Most of the debt came from Obama.

Every man, woman and child in the United States currently owes $51,757 for their share of the U.S. public debt



National Debt Clock Table

2019 Stats
Public Debt: $10,999,593,160,297.45
Intragovernmental Holdings: $4,725,314,204,697.59

Total U.S. National Debt: $15,724,907,364,995.04


Question: Who owns the public debt?

Answer: Mutual funds, pension funds, foreign governments, foreign investors, American investors, etc.

Which Foreign governments own the most U.S. debt?

Answer: Here is the Top 10 (as of Mar/2012)

1. China, Mainland, $1169.9 billion dollars
2. Japan, $1083.0 billion dollars
3. Oil Exporters*, $254.5 billion dollars
4. Brazil, $237.4 billion dollars
5. All Other, $233.1 billion dollars
6. Carib Bnkng Ctrs**, $224.8 billion dollars
7. Taiwan, $184.4 billion dollars
8. Switzerland, $147.8 billion dollars
9. Russia, $146.7 billion dollars
10. Hong Kong, $138.8 billion dollars

*Includes oil exporting countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran

**includes countries such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands

Of the $4.3 trillion dollars of US debt that is owned by foreign governments, China and Japan own nearly half, as evidenced by this chart:

International Debt Chart


Growth of US Debt Over Past 50 Years

Current: $15,724,907,364,995.04
2010: $13,178,317,356,215.73
2004: $7,379,052,696,330.32
1999: $5,656,270,901,615.43
1994: $4,692,749,910,013.32
1989: $2,857,430,960,187.32
1984: $1,572,266,000,000.00
1979: $826,519,000,000.00
1974: $475,059,815,731.55
1969: $353,720,253,841.41
1964: $311,712,899,257.30
1959: $284,705,907,078.22



Graph of the debt increases


Commonly Asked Questions:

How much Money does the United States Owe China?

A: $1.17 Trillion (Mar/2012)

How much Money does the United States Owe Japan?

A: $1.08 Trillion (Mar/2012)

How much Money does the United States Owe Russia?

A: $146.7 Billion (Mar/2012)

How much Money does the United States Owe the United Kingdom?

A: $112 Billion (Mar/2012)

How much Money does the United States Owe Germany?

A: $60 Billion (Mar/2012)

How much Money does the United States Owe Canada?

A: $60.3 Billion (Mar/2012)