National Debt

Brick is gross national debt. Steel is debt held by the public. The gap is intragovernmental holdings — money the government owes its own trust funds. Play from Bush 41 forward. FY2026 is through August 18.

Added since 1989

$37.4T

$37,445,088,056,379 · gross − FY1988

Gross debt

$40.0T

$40,047,425,768,420 · total outstanding

Held by public

$32.3T

$32,265,798,542,898 · excludes trust funds

At this year

FY 2026*

Trump 2 · +$4.58T

By administration

Debt added while in office

Bush 41

FY1989–1992

Added

$1.46T

Gross

$4.06T

Public

$3.13T

Clinton

FY1993–2000

Added

$1.61T

Gross

$5.67T

Public

$3.41T

Bush 43

FY2001–2008

Added

$4.35T

Gross

$10.0T

Public

$6.37T

Obama

FY2009–2016

Added

$9.55T

Gross

$19.6T

Public

$14.4T

Trump 1

FY2017–2020

Added

$7.37T

Gross

$26.9T

Public

$21.7T

Biden

FY2021–2024

Added

$8.52T

Gross

$35.5T

Public

$28.3T

Trump 2

FY2025–2026*

Added

$4.58T

Gross

$40.0T

Public

$32.3T