Data • By Topic • Government Finances • Debt • Obligations and National Debt

Total government debt as % of GDP

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Debt ceiling

$19.8 Trillion

2017

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Total government debt held by public (Federal + S&L)

Total government debt held by public (Federal + S&L)

$16.9 Trillion

2017

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Federal debt held by public as % of GDP

Federal debt held by public as % of GDP

77.14%

2018

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