# Government debt (absolute) — United States
> Latest: 33.92 trillion national currency (2024). Change: +6.3% vs 2023.
- Unit: national currency
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1989–2024
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.DOD.TOTL.CN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN?locations=US
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/USA
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2020 | 26.61T |
| 2021 | 28.06T |
| 2022 | 29.37T |
| 2023 | 31.91T |
| 2024 | 33.92T |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2024). Government debt (absolute) — United States [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/USA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN?locations=US
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)