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The increase in the U.S. national debt during the fiscal year 2025, including the amounts and percentages of the debt held by the public and the gross federal debt.
The U.S. national debt rose by roughly $2.0–$2.3 trillion over fiscal year 2025, depending on which debt measure is used, equivalent to about a 6–7 percent increase year‑over‑year; the narrower and ec...
rose materially from the start of the decade through 2025, reaching roughly $36.1–$37.6 trillion in early-to-mid 2025 while intragovernmental holdings (the portion of gross debt the government owes to...
A sustained defense budget of would, by independent estimates, materially worsen federal debt over the next decade: the projects roughly $5 trillion in additional defense outlays through 2035 and abou...