United States
The US pages use Treasury Fiscal Data (Debt to the Penny) for the headline debt and draw on the BEA, the New York Fed, the Census Bureau, the BLS, and the Federal Reserve as primary sources per metric. The headline is total federal debt — debt held by the public plus intragovernmental holdings — with IMF references attached only for comparison.
| Metric | Primary | As of | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| nationalDebt | US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny | 2026-10-07 | IMF Global Debt Database |
| householdDebt | NY Fed — Household Debt and Credit Report | 2026-03-31 | — |
| mortgageDebt | NY Fed — Mortgage Debt (HHDC) | 2026-03-31 | — |
| creditCardDebt | NY Fed — Credit Card Debt (HHDC) | 2026-03-31 | — |
| gdp | BEA — Nominal GDP (NIPA Table 1.1.5) | 2025-12-31 | World Bank GDP (current LCU) |
| population | US Census Bureau — Vintage 2025 National Population Estimates | 2025-07-01 | World Bank population, total |
| govRevenue | US Treasury — Monthly Treasury Statement (Receipts FY2024) | 2025-09-30 | — |
| govSpending | US Treasury — Monthly Treasury Statement (Outlays FY2024) | 2025-09-30 | — |
| exports | US Census Bureau — FT900 (Exports of Goods and Services 2024) | 2025-12-31 | — |
| imports | US Census Bureau — FT900 (Imports of Goods and Services 2024) | 2025-12-31 | — |
| currentAccount | BEA — International Transactions (Current Account) | 2025-12-31 | — |
| foreignReserves | US Treasury TIC — Official Reserve Assets | 2025-12-31 | — |
| externalDebt | US Treasury / BEA — Gross External Debt Position | 2026-03-31 | — |
| unemploymentRate | BLS — Unemployment Rate (U-3, Current Population Survey) | 2026-06-30 | — |
| inflationRate | BLS — CPI-U (All Urban Consumers) | 2026-06-30 | — |
| interestRate | Federal Reserve — Federal Funds Effective Rate | 2026-07-15 | — |
| exchangeRate | Reference rate (USD base = 1.00) | 2025-12-31 | — |
| debtPerCitizen | Derived (computed from base series) | 2025-12-31 | — |
| householdDebtPerCitizen | Derived (computed from base series) | 2025-12-31 | — |
| debtToGDP | Derived (computed from base series) | 2025-12-31 | — |
| fiscalBalance | Derived (computed from base series) | 2025-12-31 | — |
| tradeBalance | Derived (computed from base series) | 2025-12-31 | — |
How to read this table
The primary sources for the US pages are Treasury Fiscal Data (Debt to the Penny), Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP, and Census Bureau population estimates. IMF and FRED material is cited only as secondary, for international comparison or time-series checks. The headline is on a federal basis and excludes state and local government debt — something to confirm in the table first.
The US updates more frequently than most countries. Because the debt outstanding is published every business day, the estimated interval on the numerator is barely a day. GDP is quarterly and population an annual estimate, however, so for the ratio to GDP or debt per person the denominator carries a far longer estimated interval. Even on the same screen, the confidence interval differs by series.
When citing, state whether the figure is debt held by the public or the total including intragovernmental holdings. The difference runs to trillions of dollars, so a citation that omits the series is hard to verify. The links in the table lead to the original releases, and because Treasury data updates daily it is worth recording the time of retrieval too.