General government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): United States
The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 116.22% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from World Bank.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · WB.L.QPSD.GG.DEBT.GDP.Q · USA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 116.22
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 117.20
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 53.51
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
United States · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 116.22 |
| 2026-Q1 | 117.20 |
| 2025-Q4 | 116.75 |
| 2025-Q3 | 115.47 |
| 2025-Q2 | 112.78 |
| 2025-Q1 | 114.22 |
| 2024-Q4 | 114.52 |
| 2024-Q3 | 113.40 |
| 2024-Q2 | 112.44 |
| 2024-Q1 | 113.71 |
| 2023-Q4 | 113.21 |
| 2023-Q3 | 112.05 |
| 2023-Q2 | 110.41 |
| 2023-Q1 | 110.25 |
| 2022-Q4 | 111.13 |
| 2022-Q3 | 112.00 |
| 2022-Q2 | 113.06 |
| 2022-Q1 | 115.82 |
| 2021-Q4 | 115.81 |
| 2021-Q3 | 115.68 |
| 2021-Q2 | 117.80 |
| 2021-Q1 | 122.25 |
| 2020-Q4 | 121.82 |
| 2020-Q3 | 118.90 |
| 2020-Q2 | 116.43 |
| 2020-Q1 | 102.09 |
| 2019-Q4 | 100.56 |
| 2019-Q3 | 99.76 |
| 2019-Q2 | 98.17 |
| 2019-Q1 | 99.71 |
| 2018-Q4 | 99.36 |
| 2018-Q3 | 98.40 |
| 2018-Q2 | 98.15 |
| 2018-Q1 | 99.35 |
| 2017-Q4 | 98.41 |
| 2017-Q3 | 97.89 |
| 2017-Q2 | 97.43 |
| 2017-Q1 | 98.63 |
| 2016-Q4 | 99.53 |
| 2016-Q3 | 98.54 |
| 2016-Q2 | 97.92 |
| 2016-Q1 | 98.42 |
| 2015-Q4 | 97.63 |
| 2015-Q3 | 95.26 |
| 2015-Q2 | 95.40 |
| 2015-Q1 | 96.27 |
| 2014-Q4 | 96.86 |
| 2014-Q3 | 96.26 |
| 2014-Q2 | 96.07 |
| 2014-Q1 | 97.37 |
| 2013-Q4 | 96.73 |
| 2013-Q3 | 95.43 |
| 2013-Q2 | 95.54 |
| 2013-Q1 | 96.96 |
| 2012-Q4 | 95.42 |
| 2012-Q3 | 94.15 |
| 2012-Q2 | 93.71 |
| 2012-Q1 | 93.31 |
| 2011-Q4 | 91.94 |
| 2011-Q3 | 90.14 |
| 2011-Q2 | 88.28 |
| 2011-Q1 | 88.40 |
| 2010-Q4 | 87.68 |
| 2010-Q3 | 85.43 |
| 2010-Q2 | 83.70 |
| 2010-Q1 | 82.14 |
| 2009-Q4 | 79.31 |
| 2009-Q3 | 76.84 |
| 2009-Q2 | 73.35 |
| 2009-Q1 | 70.46 |
| 2008-Q4 | 66.38 |
| 2008-Q3 | 61.77 |
| 2008-Q2 | 58.17 |
| 2008-Q1 | 58.64 |
| 2007-Q4 | 57.83 |
| 2007-Q3 | 57.35 |
| 2007-Q2 | 57.32 |
| 2007-Q1 | 58.44 |
| 2006-Q4 | 58.02 |
| 2006-Q3 | 57.93 |
| 2006-Q2 | 58.17 |
| 2006-Q1 | 59.56 |
| 2005-Q4 | 59.29 |
| 2005-Q3 | 58.94 |
| 2005-Q2 | 59.56 |
| 2005-Q1 | 60.92 |
| 2004-Q4 | 60.29 |
| 2004-Q3 | 59.61 |
| 2004-Q2 | 59.63 |
| 2004-Q1 | 59.65 |
| 2003-Q4 | 52.94 |
| 2003-Q3 | 52.34 |
| 2003-Q2 | 51.98 |
| 2003-Q1 | 51.41 |
| 2002-Q4 | 50.82 |
| 2002-Q3 | 50.01 |
| 2002-Q2 | 49.36 |
| 2002-Q1 | 48.97 |
| 2001-Q4 | 48.71 |
| 2001-Q3 | 47.86 |
| 2001-Q2 | 47.31 |
| 2001-Q1 | 48.86 |
| 2000-Q4 | 48.88 |
| 2000-Q3 | 49.58 |
| 2000-Q2 | 50.78 |
| 2000-Q1 | 53.51 |
Source: World Bank. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.