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United States: General Government Debt (IMF)

120.79percent · 2024+15.7% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for United States from 1950 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024120.786
2023118.998
2022118.806
2021124.716
2020132.032
2019108.197
2018107.041
2017105.728
2016106.78
2015104.854
2014104.429
2013104.522
2012103.244
201199.681
201095.347
200986.787
200873.59
200764.739
200664.343
200565.608
200466.277
200358.803
200255.723
200153.331
200053.169
199959.031
199862.604
199765.84
199668.234
199569.11
199469.579
199370.797
199268.809
199166.546
199062.163
198960.456
198860.338
198759.466
198657.664
198554.206
198449.569
198347.92
198245.013
198140.39
198041.268
197940.668
197842.087
197743.301
197644.599
197544.42
197441.161
197342.257
197245.073
197146.639
197046.229
196945.94
196848.737
196750.396
196650.145
196553.06
196455.989
196357.955
196259.372
196161.393
196060.833
195962.336
195864.927
195762.33
195664.726
195568.499
195473.568
195371.753
195272.525
195172.955
195083.126

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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