Gross debt in the United States
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. On the other hand not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in the United States in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 4,242.8 billion and 24,935.9 trillion USD. The highest level of the last years at 24,936 trillion US Dollar was reached in 2020.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in the United States a debt of 75,682 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,776 USD.
Back to overview: United States
Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | United States total | United States per capita | EU per capita |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | 4,537.52 bn USD | 16,449 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 4,512.11 bn USD | 16,170 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 4,242.83 bn USD | 15,037 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 4,302.91 bn USD | 15,100 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 4,606.89 bn USD | 16,017 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 5,119.19 bn USD | 17,646 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 5,554.34 bn USD | 18,969 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 5,946.38 bn USD | 20,122 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 6,192.74 bn USD | 20,755 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 6,527.68 bn USD | 21,670 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 7,857.58 bn USD | 25,839 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 9,387.56 bn USD | 30,601 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 11,041.24 bn USD | 35,694 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 12,205.30 bn USD | 39,172 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 13,409.69 bn USD | 42,723 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 14,290.20 bn USD | 45,214 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 15,059.68 bn USD | 47,300 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 15,850.98 bn USD | 49,420 USD | 25,920 USD |
2016 | 16,749.98 bn USD | 51,846 USD | 26,262 USD |
2017 | 17,389.32 bn USD | 53,485 USD | 27,025 USD |
2018 | 18,754.54 bn USD | 57,382 USD | 28,454 USD |
2019 | 19,959.22 bn USD | 60,790 USD | 27,178 USD |
2020 | 24,935.92 bn USD | 75,682 USD | 30,776 USD |