Central government debt (current LCU) 1990 - 2022

Description	Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
Unit of measure	Absolute number (Billions)

Description

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.

Unit of measure

Absolute number (Billions)

Source: International Monetary Fund

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	United States
1990	2,440.95
1991	2,713.37
1992	3,002.62
1993	3,308.99
1994	3,450.76
1995	3,606.69
1996	3,773.52
1997	3,784.20
1998	3,727.46
1999	3,633.58
2000	3,410.25
2001	5,549.55
2002	5,886.70
2003	6,444.30
2004	6,922.54
2005	7,372.21
2006	7,663.14
2007	8,056.34
2008	9,425.40
2009	10,980.50
2010	12,786.30
2011	13,969.10
2012	15,221.70
2013	16,091.10
2014	16,807.70
2015	17,555.20
2016	18,415.50
2017	19,028.00
2018	20,336.30
2019	21,547.00
2020	26,596.80
2021	28,050.60
2022	28,417.70

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