US federal debt by president
Total US public debt, quarterly, from 1992 to 2026, shaded by the party of the president in office. It stood at $3.88T at the start of this series and $39.07T on March 31, 2026.
Debt accumulates across terms — it is a running total, not a per-term figure, so a rise under one president reflects every prior deficit as well as their own. The annual deficit or surplus is the figure that is attributable to a single year.
For a figure closer to daily life over the same span, see the price of eggs by president.
| Date | Debt (trillions USD) |
|---|---|
| 1992-03-31 | $3.88T |
| 1993-09-30 | $4.41T |
| 1995-03-31 | $4.86T |
| 1996-09-30 | $5.22T |
| 1998-03-31 | $5.54T |
| 1999-09-30 | $5.66T |
| 2001-03-31 | $5.77T |
| 2002-09-30 | $6.23T |
| 2004-03-31 | $7.13T |
| 2005-09-30 | $7.93T |
| 2007-03-31 | $8.85T |
| 2008-09-30 | $10.02T |
| 2010-03-31 | $12.77T |
| 2011-09-30 | $14.79T |
| 2013-03-31 | $16.77T |
| 2014-09-30 | $17.82T |
| 2016-03-31 | $19.26T |
| 2017-09-30 | $20.24T |
| 2019-03-31 | $22.03T |
| 2020-09-30 | $26.95T |
| 2022-03-31 | $30.40T |
| 2023-09-30 | $33.17T |
| 2025-03-31 | $36.21T |
| 2026-03-31 | $39.07T |