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
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:
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
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)