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US debt projections

Projections of US debt held by the public and gross federal debt under current law and alternative policy choices

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Jan 28, 2026
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What is the current size of the U.S. national debt and how has it changed this year?

’ 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...

Jan 15, 2026
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What is the break down on US tax dollar expenditures in the past 5 years.

Over the past five fiscal years the federal government shifted from pandemic-era emergency spending and large deficits toward still-elevated baseline outlays concentrated in health care and retirement...