Annual Public Debt
| Year |
Debt |
| 2012 |
$16,066,241,407,385.89 |
| 2011 |
$15,222,940,045,451.09 |
| 2010 |
$13,561,623,030,891.79 |
| 2009 |
$11,909,829,003,511.70 |
| 2008 |
$10,024,724,896,912.40 |
| 2007 |
$9,007,653,372,262.48 |
| 2006 |
$8,506,973,899,215.23 |
| 2005 |
$7,932,709,661,723.50 |
| 2004 |
$7,379,052,696,330.32 |
| 2003 |
$6,783,231,062,743.62 |
| 2002 |
$6,228,235,965,597.16 |
| 2001 |
$5,807,463,412,200.06 |
| 2000 |
$5,674,178,209,886.86 |
| 1999 |
$5,656,270,901,615.43 |
| 1998 |
$5,526,193,008,897.62 |
| 1997 |
$5,413,146,011,397.34 |
| 1996 |
$5,224,810,939,135.73 |
| 1995 |
$4,973,982,900,709.39 |
| 1994 |
$4,692,749,910,013.32 |
| 1993 |
$4,411,488,883,139.38 |
| 1992 |
$4,064,620,655,521.66 |
| 1991 |
$3,665,303,351,697.03 |
| 1990 |
$3,233,313,451,777.25 |
| 1989 |
$2,857,430,960,187.32 |
| 1988 |
$2,602,337,712,041.16 |
| 1987 |
$2,350,276,890,953.00 |
| 1986 |
$2,125,302,616,658.42 |
| 1985 |
$1,823,103,000,000.00 |
| 1984 |
$1,572,266,000,000.00 |
| 1983 |
$1,377,210,000,000.00 |
| 1982 |
$1,142,034,000,000.00 |
| 1981 |
$997,855,000,000.00 |
| 1980 |
$907,701,000,000.00 |
| 1979 |
$826,519,000,000.00 |
| 1978 |
$771,544,000,000.00 |
| 1977 |
$698,840,000,000.00 |
| 1976 |
$620,433,000,000.00 |
| 1975 |
$533,189,000,000.00 |
| 1974 |
$475,059,815,731.55 |
| 1973 |
$458,141,605,312.09 |
| 1972 |
$427,260,460,940.50 |
| 1971 |
$398,129,744,455.54 |
| 1970 |
$370,918,706,949.93 |
| 1969 |
$353,720,253,841.41 |
| 1968 |
$347,578,406,425.88 |
| 1967 |
$326,220,937,794.54 |
| 1966 |
$319,907,087,795.48 |
| 1965 |
$317,273,898,983.64 |
| 1964 |
$311,712,899,257.30 |
| 1963 |
$305,859,632,996.41 |
| 1962 |
$298,200,822,720.87 |
| 1961 |
$288,970,938,610.05 |
| 1960 |
$286,330,760,848.37 |
| 1959 |
$284,705,907,078.22 |
| 1958 |
$276,343,217,745.81 |
| 1957 |
$270,527,171,896.43 |
| 1956 |
$272,750,813,649.32 |
| 1955 |
$274,374,222,802.62 |
| 1954 |
$271,259,599,108.46 |
| 1953 |
$266,071,061,638.57 |
| 1952 |
$259,105,178,785.43 |
| 1951 |
$255,221,976,814.93 |
| 1950 |
$257,357,352,351.04 |
| 1949 |
$252,770,359,860.33 |
| 1948 |
$252,292,246,512.99 |
| 1947 |
$258,286,383,108.67 |
| 1946 |
$269,422,099,173.26 |
| 1945 |
$258,682,187,409.93 |
| 1944 |
$201,003,387,221.13 |
| 1943 |
$136,696,090,329.90 |
| 1942 |
$72,422,445,116.22 |
| 1941 |
$48,961,443,535.71 |
| 1940 |
$42,967,531,037.68 |
| 1939 |
$40,439,532,411.11 |
| 1938 |
$37,164,740,315.45 |
| 1937 |
$36,424,613,732.29 |
| 1936 |
$33,778,543,493.73 |
| 1935 |
$28,700,892,624.53 |
| 1934 |
$27,053,141,414.48 |
| 1933 |
$22,538,672,560.15 |
| 1932 |
$19,487,002,444.13 |
| 1931 |
$16,801,281,491.71 |
| 1930 |
$16,185,309,831.43 |
| 1929 |
$16,931,088,484.10 |
| 1928 |
$17,604,293,201.43 |
| 1927 |
$18,511,906,931.85 |
| 1926 |
$19,643,216,315.19 |
| 1925 |
$20,516,193,887.90 |
| 1924 |
$21,250,812,989.49 |
| 1923 |
$22,349,707,365.36 |
| 1922 |
$22,963,381,708.31 |
| 1921 |
$23,977,450,552.54 |
| 1920 |
$25,952,456,406.16 |
| 1919 |
$27,390,970,113.12 |
| 1918 |
$14,592,161,414.00 |
| 1917 |
$5,717,770,279.52 |
| 1916 |
$3,609,244,262.16 |
| 1915 |
$3,058,136,873.16 |
| 1914 |
$2,912,499,269.16 |
| 1913 |
$2,916,204,913.66 |
| 1912 |
$2,868,373,874.16 |
| 1911 |
$2,765,600,606.69 |
| 1910 |
$2,652,665,838.04 |
| 1909 |
$2,639,546,241.04 |
| 1908 |
$2,626,806,271.54 |
| 1907 |
$2,457,188,061.54 |
| 1906 |
$2,337,161,839.04 |
| 1905 |
$2,274,615,063.84 |
| 1904 |
$2,264,003,585.14 |
| 1903 |
$2,202,464,781.89 |
| 1902 |
$2,158,610,445.89 |
| 1901 |
$2,143,326,933.89 |
| 1900 |
$2,136,961,091.67 |
| 1899 |
$1,991,927,306.92 |
| 1898 |
$1,796,531,995.90 |
| 1897 |
$1,817,672,665.90 |
| 1896 |
$1,769,840,323.40 |
| 1895 |
$1,676,120,983.25 |
| 1894 |
$1,632,253,636.68 |
| 1893 |
$1,545,985,686.13 |
| 1892 |
$1,588,464,144.63 |
| 1891 |
$1,545,996,591.61 |
| 1890 |
$1,552,140,204.73 |
| 1889 |
$1,619,052,922.23 |
| 1888 |
$1,692,858,984.58 |
| 1887 |
$1,657,602,592.63 |
| 1886 |
$1,775,063,013.78 |
| 1885 |
$1,863,964,873.14 |
| 1884 |
$1,830,528,923.57 |
| 1883 |
$1,884,171,728.07 |
| 1882 |
$1,918,312,994.03 |
| 1881 |
$2,069,013,569.58 |
| 1880 |
$2,120,415,370.63 |
| 1879 |
$2,349,567,482.04 |
| 1878 |
$2,256,205,892.53 |
| 1877 |
$2,205,301,392.10 |
| 1876 |
$2,180,395,067.15 |
| 1875 |
$2,232,284,531.95 |
| 1874 |
$2,251,690,468.43 |
| 1873 |
$2,234,482,993.20 |
| 1872 |
$2,253,251,328.78 |
| 1871 |
$2,353,211,332.32 |
| 1870 |
$2,480,672,427.81 |
| 1869 |
$2,588,452,213.94 |
| 1868 |
$2,611,687,851.19 |
| 1867 |
$2,678,126,103.87 |
| 1866 |
$2,773,236,173.69 |
| 1865 |
$2,680,647,869.74 |
| 1864 |
$1,815,784,370.57 |
| 1863 |
$1,119,772,138.63 |
| 1862 |
$524,176,412.13 |
| 1861 |
$90,580,873.72 |
| 1860 |
$64,842,287.88 |
| 1859 |
$58,496,837.88 |
| 1858 |
$44,911,881.03 |
| 1857 |
$28,699,831.85 |
| 1856 |
$31,972,537.90 |
| 1855 |
$35,586,956.56 |
| 1854 |
$42,242,222.42 |
| 1853 |
$59,803,117.70 |
| 1852 |
$66,199,341.71 |
| 1851 |
$68,304,796.02 |
| 1850 |
$63,452,773.55 |
| 1849 |
$63,061,858.69 |
| 1848 |
$47,044,862.23 |
| 1847 |
$38,826,534.77 |
| 1846 |
$15,550,202.97 |
| 1845 |
$15,925,303.01 |
| 1844 |
$23,461,652.50 |
| 1843 |
$32,742,922.00 |
| 1843 |
$20,201,226.27 |
| 1842 |
$13,594,480.73 |
| 1841 |
$5,250,875.54 |
| 1840 |
$3,573,343.82 |
| 1839 |
$10,434,221.14 |
| 1838 |
$3,308,124.07 |
| 1837 |
$336,957.83 |
| 1836 |
$37,513.05 |
| 1835 |
$33,733.05 |
| 1834 |
$4,760,082.08 |
| 1833 |
$7,001,698.83 |
| 1832 |
$24,322,235.18 |
| 1831 |
$39,123,191.68 |
| 1830 |
$48,565,406.50 |
| 1829 |
$58,421,413.67 |
| 1828 |
$67,475,043.87 |
| 1827 |
$73,987,357.20 |
| 1826 |
$81,054,059.99 |
| 1825 |
$83,788,432.71 |
| 1824 |
$90,269,777.77 |
| 1823 |
$90,875,877.28 |
| 1822 |
$93,546,676.98 |
| 1821 |
$89,987,427.66 |
| 1820 |
$91,015,566.15 |
| 1819 |
$95,529,648.28 |
| 1818 |
$103,466,633.83 |
| 1817 |
$123,491,965.16 |
| 1816 |
$127,334,933.74 |
| 1815 |
$99,833,660.15 |
| 1814 |
$81,487,846.24 |
| 1813 |
$55,962,827.57 |
| 1812 |
$45,209,737.90 |
| 1811 |
$48,005,587.76 |
| 1810 |
$53,173,217.52 |
| 1809 |
$57,023,192.09 |
| 1808 |
$65,196,317.97 |
| 1807 |
$69,218,398.64 |
| 1806 |
$75,723,270.66 |
| 1805 |
$82,312,150.50 |
| 1804 |
$86,427,120.88 |
| 1803 |
$77,054,686.40 |
| 1802 |
$80,712,632.25 |
| 1801 |
$83,038,050.80 |
| 1800 |
$82,976,294.35 |
| 1799 |
$78,408,669.77 |
| 1798 |
$79,228,529.12 |
| 1797 |
$82,064,479.33 |
| 1796 |
$83,762,172.07 |
| 1795 |
$80,747,587.39 |
| 1794 |
$78,427,404.77 |
| 1793 |
$80,358,634.04 |
| 1792 |
$77,227,924.66 |
| 1791 |
$75,463,476.52 |