Follow the real-time increase in the United States trade deficit.
Foreign trade
Trade deficit
Balance of trade (exports/imports of goods and services) in FY 2025
$425B in Q1 2025
Current-account balance deficit
Combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries
$
0
,9
billion
Interest on the debt paid to foreigners in 2024 was $230.6 billion. The top three estimated foreign holders of federal debt by country, as of December 2024, are Japan ($1.1 trillion or 12,4%), China ($0.8 trillion or 8,9%), and the United Kingdom ($0.7 trillion or 8,4%).
Sources : U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Census Bureau.