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United States: DEBT (IMF)

105.15percent · 2015+62.0% since 2005

DEBT <br/> Note: Median value reported for country groupings Annual figures for United States from 1800 to 2015.

19752015

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2015	105.15
2014	104.61
2013	104.62
2012	102.5
2011	98.99
2010	94.73
2009	86.03
2008	72.85
2007	64.01
2006	63.64
2005	64.89
2004	65.49
2003	58.52
2002	55.38
2001	53.02
2000	53.03
1999	58.88
1998	62.47
1997	65.62
1996	68.03
1995	68.8
1994	69.39
1993	70.19
1992	68.61
1991	66.37
1990	61.99
1989	60.28
1988	60.15
1987	59.28
1986	57.52
1985	54.09
1984	49.51
1983	47.85
1982	44.98
1981	40.33
1980	41.18
1978	33.83
1977	34.77
1976	34.48
1975	33.14
1974	32.24
1973	33.66
1972	35.14
1971	36.17
1970	35.68
1969	35.9
1968	38.13
1967	39.11
1966	40.53
1965	44.06
1964	46.92
1963	49.44
1962	50.84
1961	52.95
1960	54.29
1959	56.11
1958	59.06
1957	58.62
1956	62.27
1955	66.08
1954	71.18
1953	70.04
1952	72.25
1951	75.18
1950	87.45
1949	94.42
1948	93.58
1947	105.68
1946	121.2
1945	116
1944	91.49
1943	68.9
1942	44.76
1941	38.64
1940	42.42
1939	43.96
1938	43.16
1937	39.64
1936	40.36
1935	39.16
1934	40.99
1933	39.96
1932	33.14
1931	21.93
1930	17.73
1929	16.33
1928	18.19
1927	19.12
1926	20.16
1925	22.46
1924	24.42
1923	26.32
1922	31.53
1921	32.43
1920	27.91
1919	33.28
1918	18.64
1917	5.72
1916	2.74
1915	3.31
1914	3.47
1913	3.25
1912	3.41
1911	3.54
1910	3.63
1909	3.75
1908	4.49
1907	3.72
1906	3.79
1905	4.42
1904	4.89
1903	4.78
1902	5.31
1901	5.65
1900	6.55
1899	7.76
1898	7.43
1897	7.7
1896	7.99
1895	7.09
1894	7.46
1893	6.32
1892	6.18
1891	6.46
1890	7.73
1889	8.59
1888	10.14
1887	10.59
1886	11.59
1885	12.95
1884	13.29
1883	13.77
1882	13.81
1881	17.06
1880	17.51
1879	23.74
1878	23.82
1877	22.95
1876	24.54
1875	25.47
1874	24.98
1873	23.13
1872	23.62
1871	28.94
1870	29.88
1869	29.63
1868	29.76
1867	29.9
1866	30.11
1865	28.45
1864	19.06
1863	15.25
1862	9.51
1861	1.94
1860	1.44
1859	1.36
1858	1.1
1857	0.66
1856	0.76
1855	0.88
1854	1.09
1853	1.74
1852	2.2
1851	2.52
1850	2.5
1849	2.69
1848	1.98
1847	1.66
1846	0.76
1845	0.81
1844	1.3
1843	2
1842	0.81
1841	0.3
1840	0.21
1839	0.54
1838	0.19
1837	0.02
1834	0.36
1833	0.54
1832	2.1
1831	3.64
1830	5.21
1829	6.45
1828	7.66
1827	8.53
1826	9.17
1825	9.86
1824	12.02
1823	13
1822	13.28
1821	14.83
1820	13.87
1819	12.67
1818	12.68
1817	14.58
1816	14.91
1815	12.29
1814	11.63
1813	8.99
1812	7.94
1811	8.28
1810	9.9
1809	11.35
1808	14.14
1807	12.27
1806	12.43
1805	13.9
1804	16.18
1803	15.8
1802	16.47
1801	15.72
1800	18.08

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). DEBT (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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