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The national debt was up to $80,885 per person as of 2020. [153] The national debt equated to $59,143 per person U.S. population, or $159,759 per member of the U.S. working taxpayers, back in March 2016. [154] In 2008, $242 billion was spent on interest payments servicing the debt, out of a total tax revenue of $2.5 trillion, or 9.6%. Including ...
A number of states have a two-year or three year budget (e.g.: Kentucky) while others have a one-year budget (e.g.: Massachusetts). In the table, the fiscal years column lists all of the fiscal years the budget covers and the budget and budget per capita columns show the total for all those years.
[1]: 81 A debt instrument is a financial claim that requires payment of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor in the future. Examples include debt securities (such as bonds and bills), loans, and government employee pension obligations. [1]: 207 Net debt equals gross debt minus financial assets that are debt instruments.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: Pedestrians walk past a poster and electronic billboard displayed at Independence Ave and 9th St's SW that displays the current U.S. National debt per person and as a ...
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: Pedestrians walk past a poster and electronic billboard displayed at Independence Ave and 9th St's SW that displays the current U.S. National debt per person and as a ...
In March 2024, CNBC reported that America’s national debt “…permanently crossed over to $34 trillion on Jan. 4, after briefly crossing the mark on Dec. 29, according to data from the U.S ...
In 2016, state and local governments owed $3 trillion and have another $5 trillion in unfunded liabilities. [21] State and local governments have significant financial assets, totaling $2.7 trillion in 2009. In 2009, these included $1.3 trillion in credit market debt (that is, debt owed by other sectors to state and local governments).
The debt equates to about $100,000 per person in the U.S. That sounds like a lot, but the sum so far has not appeared to threaten U.S. economic growth. Instead, the risk is long term if the debt ...