In the end of the year 2003 the overall U.S. public debt was seven trillion dollars, (in U.S. trillions). The first yearly reported value was $75,463,476.52 on January 1, 1791. The lowest point was on January 1, 1835, when the national debt was only $33,733.05.
Recent development
| Date
| Debt
|
| 05/11/2005
| $7,754,490,419,306.12
|
| 03/31/2005
| $7,776,939,047,670.14
|
| 12/31/2004
| $7,596,165,867,424.14
|
Prior fiscal years
| Date
| Debt
| Interest Payment
|
| 09/30/2004
| $7,379,052,696,330.32
| $321,566,323,971.29
|
| 09/30/2003
| $6,783,231,062,743.62
| $318,148,529,151.51
|
| 09/30/2002
| $6,228,235,965,597.16
| $332,536,958,599.42
|
| 09/28/2001
| $5,807,463,412,200.06
| $359,507,635,242.41
|
| 09/29/2000
| $5,674,178,209,886.86
| $361,997,734,302.36
|
| 09/30/1999
| $5,656,270,901,615.43
| $353,511,471,722.87
|
| 09/30/1998
| $5,526,193,008,897.62
| $363,823,722,920.26
|
| 09/30/1997
| $5,413,146,011,397.34
| $355,795,834,214.66
|
| 09/30/1996
| $5,224,810,939,135.73
| $343,955,076,695.15
|
| 09/29/1995
| $4,973,982,900,709.39
| $332,413,555,030.62
|
| 09/30/1994
| $4,692,749,910,013.32
| $296,277,764,246.26
|
| 09/30/1993
| $4,411,488,883,139.38
| $292,502,219,484.25
|
| 09/30/1992
| $4,064,620,655,521.66
| $292,361,073,070.74
|
| 09/30/1991
| $3,665,303,351,697.03
| $286,021,921,181.04
|
| 09/28/1990
| $3,233,313,451,777.25
| $264,852,544,615.90
|
| 09/29/1989
| $2,857,430,960,187.32
| $240,863,231,535.71
|
| 09/30/1988
| $2,602,337,712,041.16
| $214,145,028,847.73
|
| 09/30/1987
| $2,350,276,890,953.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1986
| $2,125,300,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1985
| $1,823,100,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1984
| $1,572,300,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1983
| $1,377,200,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1982
| $1,142,000,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1981
| $997,900,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1980
| $907,700,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1979
| $826,500,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1978
| $771,500,000,000.00
| ?
|
| 09/30/1977
| $698,800,000,000.00
| ?
|
By decade
| Date
| Debt
|
| 09/30/2000
| $5,674,178,209,886.86
|
| 09/28/1990
| $3,233,313,451,777.25
|
| 12/31/1980
| $930,210,000,000.00
|
| 12/31/1970
| $389,158,403,690.26
|
| 12/30/1960
| $290,216,815,241.68
|
| 06/30/1950
| $257,357,352,351.04
|
| 06/29/1940
| $42,967,531,037.68
|
| 06/30/1930
| $16,185,309,831.43
|
| 07/01/1920
| $25,952,456,406.16
|
| 07/01/1910
| $2,652,665,838.04
|
| 07/01/1900
| $2,136,961,091.67
|
| 07/01/1890
| $1,552,140,204.73
|
| 07/01/1880
| $2,120,415,370.63
|
| 07/01/1870
| $2,480,672,427.81
|
| 07/01/1860
| $64,842,287.88
|
| 07/01/1850
| $63,452,773.55
|
| 01/01/1840
| $3,573,343.82
|
| 01/01/1830
| $48,565,406.50
|
| 01/01/1820
| $91,015,566.15
|
| 01/01/1810
| $53,173,217.52
|
| 01/01/1800
| $82,976,294.35
|
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