fiscal
US Total Public Debt Outstanding
Latest
40.44usd_trillions
Methodology
## What this measures
Total **public debt outstanding** — the "debt to the penny" — in trillions of dollars, updated daily.
## Why it matters
The level and slope of federal debt frame the fiscal backdrop every long-horizon steward operates against: issuance pressure on rates, the refinancing wall, and the political mechanics of the debt ceiling. A flat line into a ceiling, then a step-change after resolution, is itself a signal.
## Source
US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny. Public-domain, updated each business day.
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