History of the U.S. public debt

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In the end of the year 2003 the overall U.S. public debt was seven trillion dollars, (in U.S. trillions). The first yearly reported value was $75,463,476.52 on January 1, 1791. The lowest point was on January 1, 1835, when the national debt was only $33,733.05.

[edit] Prior fiscal years

Date Debt Interest Payment
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23 $405,872,109,315.83
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50 $352,350,252,507.90
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32 $321,566,323,971.29
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62 $318,148,529,151.51
09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16 $332,536,958,599.42
09/28/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 $359,507,635,242.41
09/29/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 $361,997,734,302.36
09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 $353,511,471,722.87
09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62 $363,823,722,920.26
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34 $355,795,834,214.66
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73 $343,955,076,695.15
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39 $332,413,555,030.62
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32 $296,277,764,246.26
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 $292,502,219,484.25
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66 $292,361,073,070.74
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03 $286,021,921,181.04
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25 $264,852,544,615.90
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32 $240,863,231,535.71
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16 $214,145,028,847.73
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00 ?
09/30/1986 $2,125,300,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1985 $1,823,100,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1984 $1,572,300,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1983 $1,377,200,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1982 $1,142,000,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1981 $997,900,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1980 $907,700,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1979 $826,500,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1978 $771,500,000,000.00 ?
09/30/1977 $698,800,000,000.00 ?

[edit] By decade

Date Debt
09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
12/31/1980 $930,210,000,000.00
12/31/1970 $389,158,403,690.26
12/30/1960 $290,216,815,241.68
06/30/1950 $257,357,352,351.04
06/29/1940 $42,967,531,037.68
06/30/1930 $16,185,309,831.43
07/01/1920 $25,952,456,406.16
07/01/1910 $2,652,665,838.04
07/01/1900 $2,136,961,091.67
07/01/1890 $1,552,140,204.73
07/01/1880 $2,120,415,370.63
07/01/1870 $2,480,672,427.81
07/01/1860 $64,842,287.88
07/01/1850 $63,452,773.55
01/01/1840 $3,573,343.82
01/01/1830 $48,565,406.50
01/01/1820 $91,015,566.15
01/01/1810 $53,173,217.52
01/01/1800 $82,976,294.35

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