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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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Amount
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| 09/30/2000 |
$5,674,178,209,886.86 |
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| 09/30/1999 |
5,656,270,901,615.43 |
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| 09/30/1998 |
5,526,193,008,897.62 |
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| 09/30/1997 |
5,413,146,011,397.34 |
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| 09/30/1996 |
5,224,810,939,135.73 |
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| 09/29/1995 |
4,973,982,900,709.39 |
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| 09/30/1994 |
4,692,749,910,013.32 |
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| 09/30/1993 |
4,411,488,883,139.38 |
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| 09/30/1992 |
4,064,620,655,521.66 |
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| 09/30/1991 |
3,665,303,351,697.03 |
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| 09/28/1990 |
3,233,313,451,777.25 |
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| 09/29/1989 |
2,857,430,960,187.32 |
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| 09/30/1988 |
2,602,337,712,041.16 |
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| 09/30/1987 |
2,350,276,890,953.00 |
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| 09/30/1986 |
2,125,302,616,658.42 |
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| 12/31/1985 |
1,945,941,616,459.88 |
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| 12/31/1984 |
1,662,966,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1983 |
1,410,702,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1982 |
1,197,073,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1981 |
1,028,729,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1980 |
930,210,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1979 |
845,116,000,000.00 |
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| 12/29/1978 |
789,207,000,000.00 |
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| 12/30/1977 |
718,943,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1976 |
653,544,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1975 |
576,649,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1974 |
492,665,000,000.00 |
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| 12/31/1973 |
469,898,039,554.70 |
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| 12/29/1972 |
449,298,066,119.00 |
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| 12/31/1971 |
424,130,961,959.95 |
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| 12/31/1970 |
389,158,403,690.26 |
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| 12/31/1969 |
368,225,581,254.41 |
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| 12/31/1968 |
358,028,625,002.91 |
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| 12/29/1967 |
344,663,009,745.18 |
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| 12/30/1966 |
329,319,249,366.68 |
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| 12/31/1965 |
320,904,110,042.04 |
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| 12/31/1964 |
317,940,472,718.38 |
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| 12/31/1963 |
309,346,845,059.17 |
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| 12/31/1962 |
303,470,080,489.27 |
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| 12/29/1961 |
296,168,761,214.92 |
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| 12/30/1960 |
290,216,815,241.68 |
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| 12/31/1959 |
290,797,771,717.63 |
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| 12/31/1958 |
282,922,423,583.87 |
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| 12/31/1957 |
274,897,784,290.72 |
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| 12/31/1956 |
276,627,527,996.11 |
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| 12/30/1955 |
280,768,553,188.96 |
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| 12/31/1954 |
278,749,814,391.33 |
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| 12/31/1953 |
275,168,120,129.39 |
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| 06/30/1953 |
266,071,061,638.57 |
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| 06/30/1952 |
259,105,178,785.43 |
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| 06/29/1951 |
255,221,976,814.93 |
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| 06/30/1950 |
257,357,352,351.04 |
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Updated January 31, 2026
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