U.S. National Debt

U.S. National Debt Clock April 2019

An Overview of the United States National Debt

The Current Outstanding Public Debt of the United States is:

$22,027,449,134,390.73

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

Every man, woman and child in the United States currently owes

 $72,501

 for their share of the U.S. public debt

Public Debt: $16,217,448,195,590.20

Intragovernmental Holdings: $5,810,000,938,800.53

Total U.S. National Debt: $22,027,449,134,390.73

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 May/2018)

1. China, Mainland, $1151.4 billion dollars

2. Japan, $1028.0 billion dollars

3. All Other, $549.3 billion dollars

4. Brazil, $317.0 billion dollars

5. Ireland, $290.4 billion dollars

6. United Kingdom, $276.3 billion dollars

7. Luxembourg, $227.2 billion dollars

8. Switzerland, $226.9 billion dollars

9. Cayman Islands, $199.4 billion dollars

10. Hong Kong, $192.3 billion dollars

*Includes oil exporting countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran

**includes countries such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands

Of the $5.1 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

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Current: $22,027,449,134,390.73

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: $1.15 Trillion (May/2018)

How much Money does the United States Owe Japan?

A: $1.03 Trillion (May/2018)

How much Money does the United States Owe Russia?

A: $0 Billion (May/2018)

How much Money does the United States Owe the United Kingdom?

A: $276.3 Billion (May/2018)

How much Money does the United States Owe Germany?

A: $68.3 Billion (May/2018)

How much Money does the United States Owe Canada?

A: $94 Billion (May/2018)