United States - Central government debt
Central government debt, total (current LCU)
The value for Central government debt, total (current LCU) in United States was 18,523,300,000,000 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,523,300,000,000 in 2016 and a minimum value of 1,604,820,000,000 in 2001.
Definition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 2,207,460,000,000 |
| 1990 | 2,440,950,000,000 |
| 1991 | 2,713,370,000,000 |
| 1992 | 3,002,620,000,000 |
| 1993 | 3,308,990,000,000 |
| 1994 | 3,450,760,000,000 |
| 1995 | 3,606,690,000,000 |
| 1996 | 3,773,520,000,000 |
| 1997 | 3,784,200,000,000 |
| 1998 | 3,727,460,000,000 |
| 1999 | 3,633,580,000,000 |
| 2000 | 3,410,250,000,000 |
| 2001 | 1,604,820,000,000 |
| 2002 | 5,887,190,000,000 |
| 2003 | 6,444,310,000,000 |
| 2004 | 6,922,550,000,000 |
| 2005 | 7,372,220,000,000 |
| 2006 | 7,663,120,000,000 |
| 2007 | 8,056,330,000,000 |
| 2008 | 9,425,380,000,000 |
| 2009 | 11,006,900,000,000 |
| 2010 | 12,812,800,000,000 |
| 2011 | 13,996,800,000,000 |
| 2012 | 15,251,700,000,000 |
| 2013 | 16,126,100,000,000 |
| 2014 | 16,886,100,000,000 |
| 2015 | 17,645,000,000,000 |
| 2016 | 18,523,300,000,000 |
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in United States was 98.82 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 98.82 in 2016, while its lowest value was 15.17 in 2001.
Definition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 39.13 |
| 1990 | 40.93 |
| 1991 | 44.06 |
| 1992 | 46.05 |
| 1993 | 48.25 |
| 1994 | 47.35 |
| 1995 | 47.21 |
| 1996 | 46.74 |
| 1997 | 44.12 |
| 1998 | 41.13 |
| 1999 | 37.73 |
| 2000 | 33.26 |
| 2001 | 15.17 |
| 2002 | 53.83 |
| 2003 | 56.24 |
| 2004 | 56.68 |
| 2005 | 56.55 |
| 2006 | 55.47 |
| 2007 | 55.75 |
| 2008 | 64.06 |
| 2009 | 76.18 |
| 2010 | 85.46 |
| 2011 | 90.05 |
| 2012 | 94.16 |
| 2013 | 96.08 |
| 2014 | 96.34 |
| 2015 | 96.75 |
| 2016 | 98.82 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
