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The increase in federal debt held by the public as a percentage of GDP and its implications for fiscal space.
’ gross national debt stood at as of January 7, 2026, an increase of $2.25 trillion compared with the same date a year earlier, a rise the Joint Economic Committee quantified as averaging roughly $8.0...
’ gross national debt stood at about in early January 2026, with debt held by the public near $30.8 trillion, and the year‑over‑year increase roughly $2.25 trillion as reported by on January 7, 2026 ....
The federal deficit for fiscal year (FY) 2025 totaled roughly $1.8 trillion, a slight decline from the prior year rather than an increase, even as year‑to‑date deficits during 2025 were often larger t...