February 2026

Released February 06, 2026

+$2.35T
Change in gross national debt
Feb 04, 2025 to Feb 04, 2026

$286,108
Gross national debt per household
Feb 04, 2026

3.348 percent
Avg. int. rate on total marketable debt
Jan 2026

Growth of the national debt

• As of February 04, 2026, total gross national debt is $38.56 trillion.

  • Debt held by the public is $30.96 trillion.
  • Intragovernmental debt is $7.61 trillion.

• Relative to one year ago, total gross national debt is $2.35 trillion higher; relative to five years ago, it is $10.70 trillion higher.

• Over the past year, the rate of increase averaged $6.43 billion per day, $267.76 million per hour, $4.46 million per minute, or $74,378.88 per second.

• The increase in gross national debt over the past year amounts to $6,894.56 per person or $17,401.98 per household.

• Total gross national debt amounts to $113,354 per person or $286,108 per household.

• Assuming the average daily rate of growth over the past three years continues, the U.S. will reach $39 trillion by approximately April 12, 2026.

  • At that rate, an increase of another trillion dollars would be reached in approximately 154 days.

Interest rate on U.S. debt

U.S. public debt in the form of Treasury securities is primarily made up of bills (4-52 weeks), notes (2-10 years), and bonds (20-30 years). Others include Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, Cash Management Bills, and Floating Rate Notes.

• Net interest as a share of outlays is forecast by the Congressional Budget Office to be 13.85 percent in FY2026, 14.11 percent in FY2027, and 14.52 percent in FY2028.

• As of January 2026, the average interest rate on the total marketable national debt is 3.348 percent. One year ago, it was 3.337 percent; five years ago, it was 1.541 percent.

• The total amount of interest paid to trust funds over the past 12 months was $251.76 billion, an average of $20.98 billion per month.

Composition of U.S. debt

• A bid-to-cover ratio of 2 or higher reflects strong Treasury demand. As of January 2026, the bid-to-cover ratio for Treasury bills (4-week) is 2.85, for notes (10-year) is 2.38, and for bonds (30-year) is 2.29.

• As of January 2026, of the $30.92 trillion of total public debt outstanding, $15.72 trillion (50.83 percent) is in notes, $6.59 trillion (21.33 percent) is in bills, and $5.26 trillion (17.01 percent) is in bonds. $3.35 trillion (10.83 percent) is in other securities.

• As of the most recent data from Q1 of FY2026, approximately 33 percent of U.S. publicly held marketable debt will be maturing within 12 months.

• As of the most recent data from December 2025, the average maturity is 70 months. In December 2024, it was 71 months; in December 2020, it was 65 months.

Upcoming releases

Date	Time	Release	Data source
Feb 11	08:30 AM	Monthly Inflation Update, January 2026	Bureau of Labor Statistics
Feb 12	10:00 AM	Monthly Fiscal Update, January 2026	U.S. Treasury
Feb 26	08:30 AM	Monthly Expenditures Update, January 2026	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Feb 26	08:30 AM	Monthly GDP Update, Q4 2025 Second Estimate	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Mar 05	08:30 AM	Monthly Trade Update, January 2026	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Mar 06	08:30 AM	Monthly Employment Update, February 2026	Bureau of Labor Statistics

Notes

Source: U.S. Treasury; JEC Republicans calculations