The total federal debt in the United States reached $36.2 trillion in May 2025. This figure represents a 2% increase from May 2024, and a 31% rise from 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United States is considered the country with the highest national debt in the world in terms of total value, with the debt being about 122% of the country's annual GDP. This debt continues to grow by about a trillion dollars every three months.

Historically, public debt has sharply increased during major crises such as World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic. The debt surpassed $30 trillion for the first time in February 2022.

It is expected that the debt will continue to rise in the coming years, with interest payments on the debt also increasing 😇😇.