November 2026 | Released November 06, 2026

+$2.46T
Change in gross national debt
Nov 05, 2025 to Nov 04, 2026

$300,840
Gross national debt per household
Nov 04, 2026

3.570 percent
Avg. int. rate on total marketable debt
Oct 2026

Growth of the national debt

• As of November 04, 2026, total gross national debt is $40.55 trillion.

  • Debt held by the public is $32.77 trillion.
  • Intragovernmental debt is $7.79 trillion.

• Relative to one year ago, total gross national debt is $2.46 trillion higher; relative to five years ago, it is $11.64 trillion higher.

• Over the past year, the rate of increase averaged $6.75 billion per day, $281.45 million per hour, $4.69 million per minute, or $78,179.17 per second.

• The increase in gross national debt over the past year amounts to $7,190.37 per person or $18,240.99 per household.

• Total gross national debt amounts to $118,587 per person or $300,840 per household.

• Assuming the average daily rate of growth over the past three years continues, the U.S. will reach $41 trillion by approximately January 15, 2027.

  • At that rate, an increase of another trillion dollars would be reached in approximately 160 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 13.95 percent in FY2026, 14.25 percent in FY2027, and 14.94 percent in FY2028.

• As of October 2026, the average interest rate on the total marketable national debt is 3.570 percent. One year ago, it was 3.393 percent; five years ago, it was 1.455 percent.

• The total amount of interest paid to trust funds over the past 12 months was $291.75 billion, an average of $24.31 billion per month.

Composition of U.S. debt

• A bid-to-cover ratio of 2 or higher reflects strong Treasury demand. As of October 2026, the bid-to-cover ratio for Treasury bills (4-week) is 2.56, for notes (10-year) is 2.53, and for bonds (30-year) is 2.39.

• As of October 2026, of the $32.74 trillion of total public debt outstanding, $16.33 trillion (49.89 percent) is in notes, $7.38 trillion (22.55 percent) is in bills, and $5.55 trillion (16.95 percent) is in bonds. $3.47 trillion (10.61 percent) is in other securities.

• As of the most recent data from Q4 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 September 2026, the average maturity is 70 months. In September 2025, it was 71 months; in September 2021, it was 72 months.

Upcoming releases

Date	Time	Release	Data source
Nov 10	08:30 AM	Monthly Inflation Update, October 2026	Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nov 13	10:00 AM	Monthly Fiscal Update, October 2026	U.S. Treasury
Nov 20	10:00 AM	State Employment and Unemployment, October 2026	Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nov 25	08:30 AM	Monthly Expenditures Update, October 2026	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Nov 25	08:30 AM	Monthly GDP Update, Q3 2026 Second Estimate	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Dec 04	08:30 AM	Monthly Employment Update, November 2026	Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dec 07	10:00 AM	Monthly Debt Update, December 2026	U.S. Treasury

Notes

Source: U.S. Treasury; JEC Republicans calculations