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Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual
1950 - 2000

* Rounded to Millions
Includes legal tender notes, gold and silver certificates, etc.

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Date Amount          
       
09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86     
09/30/1999 5,656,270,901,615.43     
09/30/1998 5,526,193,008,897.62     
09/30/1997 5,413,146,011,397.34     
09/30/1996 5,224,810,939,135.73     
09/29/1995 4,973,982,900,709.39     
09/30/1994 4,692,749,910,013.32     
09/30/1993 4,411,488,883,139.38     
09/30/1992 4,064,620,655,521.66     
09/30/1991 3,665,303,351,697.03     
09/28/1990 3,233,313,451,777.25     
09/29/1989 2,857,430,960,187.32     
09/30/1988 2,602,337,712,041.16     
09/30/1987 2,350,276,890,953.00     
09/30/1986 2,125,302,616,658.42     
12/31/1985 1,945,941,616,459.88     
12/31/1984 1,662,966,000,000.00    *
12/31/1983 1,410,702,000,000.00    *
12/31/1982 1,197,073,000,000.00    *
12/31/1981 1,028,729,000,000.00    *
12/31/1980 930,210,000,000.00    *
12/31/1979 845,116,000,000.00    *
12/29/1978 789,207,000,000.00    *
12/30/1977 718,943,000,000.00    *
12/31/1976 653,544,000,000.00    *
12/31/1975 576,649,000,000.00    *
12/31/1974 492,665,000,000.00    *
12/31/1973 469,898,039,554.70     
12/29/1972 449,298,066,119.00     
12/31/1971 424,130,961,959.95     
12/31/1970 389,158,403,690.26     
12/31/1969 368,225,581,254.41     
12/31/1968 358,028,625,002.91     
12/29/1967 344,663,009,745.18     
12/30/1966 329,319,249,366.68     
12/31/1965 320,904,110,042.04     
12/31/1964 317,940,472,718.38     
12/31/1963 309,346,845,059.17     
12/31/1962 303,470,080,489.27     
12/29/1961 296,168,761,214.92     
12/30/1960 290,216,815,241.68     
12/31/1959 290,797,771,717.63     
12/31/1958 282,922,423,583.87     
12/31/1957 274,897,784,290.72     
12/31/1956 276,627,527,996.11     
12/30/1955 280,768,553,188.96     
12/31/1954 278,749,814,391.33     
12/31/1953 275,168,120,129.39     
06/30/1953 266,071,061,638.57     
06/30/1952 259,105,178,785.43     
06/29/1951 255,221,976,814.93     
06/30/1950 257,357,352,351.04     

Updated January 31, 2026
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