China accounted for about 5 percent, or $441.8 billion, of the $8.8 trillion in public external debt owed by all low- and middle-income countries, according to data from the World Bank's 2024 ...

In all, the U.S. spent $1.8 trillion more than it took in, contributing to a national debt that we have been building on and off since the country's founding.

The U.S. Treasury maintains a dataset called "Debt to the Penny" that records the total outstanding public debt reported each day. As of July 3, 2025, the U.S. national debt stands at $36.2 trillion.

The U.S. Treasury maintains a dataset called "Debt to the Penny" that records the total outstanding public debt reported each day. As of July 3, 2025, the U.S. national debt stands at $36.2 trillion.