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Follow the real-time increase in the US National Debt in FY 2027
(fiscal year runs through October 2026 to September 2027)

National debt

National debt

Total amount of outstanding borrowing by the U.S. Federal Government in FY 2026

The rate of debt increase averages $70,843.42 per second or $6.12 billion per day. Debt stock has doubled since 2017 and increased tenfold since 1982. 80% of total national debt is owned by the public (domestic and foreign), the other 20% is owned by intergovernmental institutions (Federal Reserve, State and local governments, government trust funds,etc.).

Interest expenses

Total amount of interests paid on the total national debt in FY 2027

For the first time in US history, interest payments were above €1 trillion: $1.02 trillion paid in FY 2036, about 3.2% of GDP, (after 981 million dollars paid in FY 2025). Debt interests will amount to about 15.7% of total federal spending in FY2029. At this rate, net interest payments on the national debt will surpass $1.5 trillion in 2032 and $2.1 trillion in 2036.

NATIONAL DEBT/GDP

Debt-to-Gross-Domestic-Product (GDP) ratio forecast in 2027
0 .1%
123.3 in 2026 and 123.8% in 2025. Japan (250%), Greece (153.6%), Italy (135.3%), France (119.1%), Canada (110.8%), China (88.3%), India (84%), European Union (81%), Germany (62.5%). The U.S. debt to GDP ratio surpassed 100% in 2013 when both debt and GDP were approximately 16.7 trillion.

AVERAGE INTEREST RATE

Average interest rate on total marketable debt
0 .53%
It was 3.4% in 2026 and 1.47% in 2021.

national debt per capita

US Gross Federal Debt per capita in real-time
The amount of debt per capita increases by $19 every day or $6,977 per year

national debt per household

US Gross Federal Debt per household in real-time
The amount of debt per household increases by $45.4 every day, or $17,700 per year.

GDP

Real-Time Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in fiscal year 2027.

Projected at between $33.1 trillion to 33.6 trillion. The USA remains the world biggest economy, representing 26,2% of world GDP

NATIONAL DEBT/FEDERAL REVENUE

Ratio of federal debt to federal revenue in FY 2027
0 %
Federal revenue of 5.6 trillion projected in FY 2027 (54% from individual income taxes) to 43.2 trillion in total gross national debt.

FOREIGN HOLDINGS OF FEDERAL DEBT

Share of the federal debt held by foreigners in FY 2027
0 %

80% of total national debt is owned by the public. Foreign  is 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 July 2026, are Japan ($1.1 trillion or 11.9% of foreign holdings), the United Kingdom ($998 billion or 10.8%) and China ($618 billion or 6,7%).

All data is for Fiscal Year 2027 (October 2026-September 2027)

Sources : U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, U.S. Census Bureau, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Joint Economic Committee (US Congress) , Bureau of Economic Analysis (US Department of Commerce), OECD.

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