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General government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (OECD): United States

The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 135.50% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from OECD.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · OECD.L.GOV.DEBT.GDP.Q · USA

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Latest
135.50
% of GDP · 2026-Q2
Previous
138.10
% of GDP · 2026-Q1
Earliest held
81.50
% of GDP · 2003-Q1
Readings shown
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United States · history

% of GDP · Quarterly

Source: OECD. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:19:11.419Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

General government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (OECD): United States: 94 readings, newest first. Source: OECD.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
2026-Q2135.50
2026-Q1138.10
2025-Q4136.30
2025-Q3136.30
2025-Q2135.20
2025-Q1137.20
2024-Q4137.00
2024-Q3136.00
2024-Q2135.90
2024-Q1137.10
2023-Q4137.10
2023-Q3137.70
2023-Q2135.70
2023-Q1136.10
2022-Q4137.10
2022-Q3140.70
2022-Q2142.80
2022-Q1145.70
2021-Q4146.80
2021-Q3149.60
2021-Q2152.20
2021-Q1158.80
2020-Q4158.90
2020-Q3158.10
2020-Q2154.90
2020-Q1140.30
2019-Q4136.20
2019-Q3136.70
2019-Q2135.70
2019-Q1137.40
2018-Q4137.60
2018-Q3135.30
2018-Q2135.40
2018-Q1136.70
2017-Q4135.80
2017-Q3136.20
2017-Q2137.00
2017-Q1138.20
2016-Q4139.30
2016-Q3138.50
2016-Q2138.10
2016-Q1138.50
2015-Q4137.30
2015-Q3136.10
2015-Q2134.90
2015-Q1135.30
2014-Q4135.70
2014-Q3135.50
2014-Q2135.10
2014-Q1137.00
2013-Q4136.00
2013-Q3135.60
2013-Q2135.10
2013-Q1134.70
2012-Q4132.60
2012-Q3131.60
2012-Q2131.70
2012-Q1130.80
2011-Q4130.90
2011-Q3129.70
2011-Q2126.50
2011-Q1126.00
2010-Q4125.60
2010-Q3123.80
2010-Q2122.50
2010-Q1119.30
2009-Q4115.70
2009-Q3113.80
2009-Q2111.40
2009-Q1108.30
2008-Q4102.30
2008-Q394.70
2008-Q288.80
2008-Q188.70
2007-Q486.40
2007-Q385.60
2007-Q285.20
2007-Q187.20
2006-Q486.20
2006-Q386.60
2006-Q287.10
2006-Q187.90
2005-Q488.80
2005-Q388.80
2005-Q289.40
2005-Q190.30
2004-Q489.10
2004-Q390.40
2004-Q289.10
2004-Q189.30
2003-Q482.10
2003-Q382.50
2003-Q282.20
2003-Q181.50

Source: OECD. All 94 readings held, 2003-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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