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US debt clock tracking the current national debt — over $39 trillion and growing at $532 per second. How much debt is the US in? See the debt clock by year, national debt per citizen ($115,000+), debt by president, current US deficit, and national debt history since 1790. Free national debt calculator and live debt tracker. Real-time data from Treasury.gov.

    US Debt Clock: National Debt LIVE

    How much debt is the US in? This live debt clock tracks the current national debt — updated every second. See debt per citizen, national debt by year, DOGE savings, and more. Data from U.S. Treasury.

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    US National Debt

    $38,955,624,987,870
    Your Share: $116,285
    ↓ decreasing by $40.36/day
    Algorithmically projected from latest Treasury data
    Latest Treasury Updates
    (Treasury data is periodically updated)
    Apr 21$38.979T-$13.5B
    Apr 20$38.993T+$13.5B
    Apr 17$38.979T-$6.7B
    Apr 16$38.986T-$2.5B
    Apr 15$38.988T+$55.1B

    Debt can temporarily decrease due to Treasury operations, tax receipts, or bond maturities.

    30-Day Trend
    +$96.8B(+0.2%)
    3/113/123/133/163/173/183/193/203/233/243/253/263/273/303/314/14/24/34/64/74/84/94/104/134/144/154/164/174/204/21$38.9T$38.9T$39.0T$39.1T

    The current U.S. national debt is $38.96 Trillion as of April 24, 2026, according to the latest data from the U.S. Treasury Department. This equals approximately $116,285 per U.S. citizen. The debt increases by roughly $1 trillion every 100 days and grows at approximately $4.5 billion per day. Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data.

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    Debt-to-GDP Ratio

    US Federal Debt as Percentage of GDP

    Data source: U.S. Treasury
    19601980200020260%50%100%137%

    Debt Per US Citizen

    $116,285

    Your share of the national debt

    Debt Per US Taxpayer

    $278,254

    Share per taxpayer (~140M taxpayers)

    Federal Spending

    18.31T

    Annual Deficit

    17.00T

    Debt-to-GDP Ratio

    137.0%

    The US debt is 137.0% of its GDP

    Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Savings Tracker

    Track real-time savings including contract terminations, grant cancellations, and lease savings.

    The DOGE program aims to optimize federal debt management, reducing long-term interest costs and improving fiscal sustainability.

    doge.gov/savings

    Last updated: 4/24/2026, 2:56:53 AM

    Contract Savings
    61.02B
    13,440 contracts terminated
    Grant Savings
    49.21B
    15,887 grants cancelled
    Lease Savings
    53.54M
    264 leases terminated
    Total DOGE Savings
    110.28B
    $848 per household

    Recent Daily Activity

    Oct 3, 2025$6,529,798

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    Oct 3, 2025$29,816,696

    Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    Oct 3, 2025$10,927,024

    Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Operations and Sustainment Support

    Oct 3, 2025$4,147,622

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    Oct 2, 2025$6,290,830

    THE NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY, LLC (“NTEC”) IS PROPOSING TO DEVELOP A FULL-SCALE INTEGRATED CO2 CAPTURE PROJECT FOR THE FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT (“FCPP”), LOCATED ON THE NAVAJO NATION. THE PROPOSED PROJECT RETROFIT OF POST-COMBUSTION CO2 CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT USING MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.’S (“MHI”) STATE-OF-THE-ART KS-21™ SOLVENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAPTURING A MINIMUM OF 95% OF THE CO2 EMISSIONS FROM THE FCPP, REPRESENTING 10M+ TONNES OF CO2 PER YEAR. NTEC HAS PARTNERED WITH ENCHANT ENERGY, LLC (“ENCHANT ENERGY”) AS THE CO2 CAPTURE PROJECT DEVELOPER. ADDITIONALLY, NTEC AND ENCHANT ENERGY HAVE PARTNERED WITH OXY LOW CARBON VENTURES (“OLCV”) AND NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY (“NMTECH”), UNDER CARBONSAFE FOA-2711, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE CO2 OFFTAKE SOLUTION, INCLUDING PIPELINE AND SEQUESTRATION SITE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE INTEGRATED FRONT-END ENGINEERING AND DESIGN (“FEED”) STUDY. THIS FEED STUDY, PERFORMED UNDER THE BIL CARBON CAPTURE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS PROGRAM, WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT INTEGRATING FOA 2738 FOR THE CAPTURE PORTION AND FOA 2711 (CARBONSAFE) FOR THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE.

    Oct 2, 2025$66,973,537

    MULTIDAY STORAGE AT SCALE FOR FIRM RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY SHARED VISION OF XCEL ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND OCED: 1) DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF IRON-AIR BATTERY TECHNOLOGY FOR MULTI-DAY STORAGE; 2) DEMONSTRATE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF A 100-HOUR CONTINUOUS DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS; 3) PROVIDE TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS ALIGNED WITH LOCAL PRIORITIES AND ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED WORKERS AND BUSINESSES; AND 4) CONTRIBUTE TOWARD WIDESPREAD U.S. ADOPTION OF MULTI-DAY BATTERY STORAGE BY 2030. STATEMENT OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 1. MINNESOTA STORAGE: AT THE SITE OF AN EXISTING POWER STATION IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, BUILD AND OPERATE A MULTI-DAY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING AN IRON-AIR BATTERY WITH THE CAPACITY TO DISCHARGE AT LEAST 10 MW CONTINUOUSLY FOR 100 HOURS. 2. COLORADO STORAGE: AT THE SITE OF AN EXISTING POWER STATION IN SOUTHERN COLORADO, BUILD AND OPERATE A MULTI-DAY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING AN IRON-AIR BATTERY WITH THE CAPACITY TO DISCHARGE AT LEAST 10 MW CONTINUOUSLY FOR 100 HOURS. 3. COLLECT AND SHARE WITH DOE INFORMATION AND DATA REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: (1) PERFORMANCE; (2) CAPITAL COSTS; (3) PROJECTIONS/BUSINESS CASE; AND (4) OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES. 4. AT EACH SITE FUNDED BY THE AWARD, DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE: (I) ENGAGING HOST COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED STAKEHOLDERS ON TOPICS SUCH AS WORKFORCE NEEDS, PROJECT AND TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICS, (II) IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING JUSTICE40 BENEFITS, AND (III) DEVELOPING PATHWAYS TO FACILITATE HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

    Oct 2, 2025$6,500,000

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    Oct 2, 2025$29,773,730

    INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN ENERGY, ENERGY RESILIENCY, EFFICIENCY, AND LOCAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS, TO RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES. DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF USING ZINC BROMINE FLOW BATTERY IN LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE. DEMONSTRATE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF A 10-HOUR CONTINUOUS DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS. PROVIDE TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS ALIGNED WITH LOCAL PRIORITIES, AND ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED WORKERS AND BUSINESSES. CONTRIBUTE TOWARD WIDESPREAD U.S. ADOPTION OF LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE BY 2030.

    Oct 2, 2025$9,684,856

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    Federal Budget

    FY 2025 Budget Deficit Tracking

    FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT

    Balance of federal government expenses and revenues in FY 2025

    $1,067,124,251,649

    Projected annual deficit: $1,900,000,000,000

    Federal Budget Deficit/GDP

    Ratio budget deficit to Gross domestic product in FY 2025

    6.3%

    Last Budget Surplus

    25 years of running deficits

    2001

    Daily Deficit Rate

    Average daily deficit accumulation

    $5,205,479,452

    Foreign Trade

    U.S. Trade Balance & Current Account (2025)

    TRADE DEFICIT

    Balance of trade (exports/imports of goods and services) in calendar year 2025

    $247,671,638,762

    Projected annual: $800,000,000,000

    CURRENT-ACCOUNT BALANCE DEFICIT

    Combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows

    $303.9billion

    Annual current account deficit

    Largest Trade Deficits by Country

    Top countries with which the U.S. has the largest trade imbalance

    China

    $279.0B

    EU

    $208.0B

    Mexico

    $152.0B

    Vietnam

    $104.0B

    Treasury Snapshot

    Live data from U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data API

    FY Revenue

    Fiscal year-to-date tax receipts

    $1.20T

    FY Spending

    Fiscal year-to-date outlays

    $1.80T

    FY Deficit

    Spending exceeds revenue by

    $600.0B

    Avg Interest Rate

    On total marketable debt

    3.37%

    Daily Interest

    Interest paid per day

    $3.6B

    Public Debt

    Held by investors & foreign govts

    $31.32T

    80.3% of total debt

    Intragov Debt

    Government owes to itself

    $7.66T

    19.7% of total debt

    Key insight: For every $1 the government collects in taxes, it spends $1.50. The difference is added to the national debt.

    Data source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data API (debt_to_penny, mts_table_1, avg_interest_rates) • Last updated: 3/31/2026

    US Debt Interest Payments vs. Defense & Education

    The U.S. pays approximately $$1,800,000,000,000 in interest annually on the national debt

    Interest Since You Loaded This Page

    $671,061

    Interest Accrued Per Minute

    $2,494,020

    ~$1.8 million every minute

    Interest vs. NASA Budget

    72x Higher

    NASA: ~$25B/year

    Interest vs. Education Budget

    20x Higher

    Dept. of Education: ~$90B/year

    Per Second

    ~$57,000

    Enough to buy a new car

    Why This Matters: Interest payments are now the 3rd largest federal expenditure, surpassing defense spending in some years. This is money that could be used for infrastructure, education, or reducing the deficit.

    Trillion Dollar Milestone Tracker

    The U.S. adds $1 trillion to the national debt every ~93 days

    Days Since $38T

    356

    Milestone reached May 2, 2025

    Progress to $39T

    95.6%

    Est. Days to $39T

    ~17

    At current rate of $2.7B/day

    Recent Trillion Milestones

    $35T → $36T

    112 days

    $36T → $37T

    84 days

    $37T → $38T

    84 days

    Accelerating Pace: It took 206 years to reach the first trillion (1982), but now we add a trillion every ~93 days.

    Year-Over-Year Comparison

    How has the national debt changed in the last 12 months?

    Today

    $38,955,624,987,870

    $38.96 Trillion

    One Year Ago

    $33,774,000,000,000

    $33.77 Trillion

    12-Month Change

    Total Increase

    +$5,181,624,987,870

    +$5.18T

    Percent Change

    +15.3%

    Pace accelerating

    Daily Average

    +$14.2B

    per day

    Your Share of the Debt

    Today

    $116,285

    per citizen

    One Year Ago

    $101,120

    per citizen

    Increase

    +$15,165

    +15.0%

    In perspective: The U.S. added $5.18 trillion in debt over the past year. That's equivalent to $15,422 per American, or about $42 per citizen per day.

    Interest Payment Ranking

    Interest on debt is now the #2 largest federal expenditure

    Annual Interest Payments (FY2024)

    $882 Billion

    $0.88 Trillion per year

    Federal Spending Comparison (FY2024)

    Social Security
    $1,461B
    Interest on Debt
    $882B
    Medicare
    $874B
    National Defense
    $874B
    Health (Medicaid)
    $616B
    Income Security
    $415B
    Veterans Benefits
    $303B
    Education
    $139B

    Daily Interest

    $2.42B

    per day

    Monthly Interest

    $73.5B

    per month

    vs Defense

    101%

    of defense budget

    Alarming trend: Interest payments now exceed what we spend on national defense. The government spends 6.3x more on interest than on education. At current rates, interest will consume over $1 trillion annually by 2026.

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