The Public Debt
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
See the U.S. gross debt amount from 1800 to present.
| Year | Gross debt amount |
|---|---|
| 1800 | $82,976,294 |
| 1805 | 82,312,151 |
| 1810 | 53,173,218 |
| 1815 | 99,833,660 |
| 1820 | 91,015,566 |
| 1825 | 83,788,433 |
| 1830 | 48,565,407 |
| 1835 | 33,733 |
| 1840 | 3,573,344 |
| 1845 | 15,925,303 |
| 1850 | 63,452,774 |
| 1855 | 35,586,957 |
| 1860 | $64,842,288 |
| 1865 | 2,680,647,870 |
| 1870 | 2,480,672,428 |
| 1875 | 2,232,284,532 |
| 1880 | 2,120,415,371 |
| 1885 | 1,863,964,873 |
| 1890 | 1,552,140,205 |
| 1895 | 1,676,120,983 |
| 1900 | 2,136,961,092 |
| 1905 | 2,274,615,064 |
| 1910 | 2,652,665,838 |
| 1915 | 3,058,136,873 |
| 1920 | $25,952,456,406 |
| 1925 | 20,516,193,888 |
| 1930 | 16,185,309,831 |
| 1935 | 28,700,892,625 |
| 1940 | 42,967,531,038 |
| 1945 | 258,682,187,410 |
| 1950 | 257,357,352,351 |
| 1955 | 280,768,553,189 |
| 1960 | 290,216,815,242 |
| 1965 | 320,904,110,042 |
| 1970 | 389,158,403,690 |
| 1975 | 576,649,000,0001 |
| 1980 | $930,210,000,0001 |
| 1985 | 1,945,941,616,460 |
| 1990 | 3,233,313,451,777 |
| 1995 | 4,973,982,900,709 |
| 1999 | 5,656,270,901,633 |
| 2000 | 5,674,178,209,887 |
| 2001 | 5,807,463,412,200 |
| 2002 | 6,228,235,965,597 |
| 2003 | 6,783,231,062,744 |
| 2004 | 7,379,052,696,330 |
| 2005 | 7,932,709,661,723 |
| 2008 | 9,377,557,217,133 |
| 2012 | 16,053,068,476,695 |
| 2014 | 17,824,071,380,733 |
NOTE: Figures as of Jan. 1 for years 1800 - 1840; as of July 1 for years 1845 -1920; as of June 30 for years 1925 - 1950; as of Dec. 31 for years 1955 - 1985; as of Sept. 30 for years 1990 - present.
1. Rounded to millions.
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, The Public Debt Online. Web: TreasuryDirect. See Also: Chamber of Commerce, Student Loan Statistics.
