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National debt clock
US and world government debt estimated to the second from IMF World Economic Outlook data, with debt-to-GDP and the largest national debts, updated live.
How much is the US national debt right now?
As of Oct 19, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC, World Monitor estimates US government debt at $43.77 trillion, growing by about $84,737 per second, and total government debt across 185 countries at $127.37 trillion. The estimate extrapolates the latest IMF figures by each country's projected deficit.
Current reading
Published reading| # | Country | Government debt | Debt to GDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $43.77 trillion | 128.7% |
| 2 | China | $24.65 trillion | 109.1% |
| 3 | Japan | $8.75 trillion | 196.4% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $4.57 trillion | 102.5% |
| 5 | France | $4.36 trillion | 120.4% |
| 6 | Italy | $3.80 trillion | 137.6% |
| 7 | Germany | $3.74 trillion | 66.9% |
| 8 | India | $3.61 trillion | 81.3% |
| 9 | Canada | $2.96 trillion | 113.4% |
| 10 | Brazil | $2.73 trillion | 99.3% |
How the clock is estimated
World Monitor starts from each country's government debt-to-GDP ratio and GDP in the IMF World Economic Outlook, which measures debt at the end of its reporting period. A country running a deficit accrues debt at its projected annual deficit spread evenly over the year, reaching the IMF figure at the period end; a country in surplus does not tick upward.
These economies report government finance on a fiscal year, so their IMF figure is reached at the verified end of that year:
- March 31 of the WEO-labelled year: Barbados, Myanmar, St. Lucia
- June 30 of the WEO-labelled year: The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nauru, Pakistan, Samoa, Tonga
- July 15 of the WEO-labelled year: Nepal
- September 30 of the WEO-labelled year: Haiti, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago
- March 20 of the following year: Afghanistan, Iran
- March 31 of the following year: Botswana, Eswatini, Hong Kong SAR, India, Jamaica, Lesotho
- June 30 of the following year: Dominica, Mauritius
- July 31 of the following year: Fiji
The clock uses midnight UTC immediately after each period ends. Other countries use the December 31 calendar-year fallback, as does Singapore, whose IMF calendar-year figures already blend two fiscal years. When US Treasury FiscalData is available, it replaces the IMF figure for the United States and the clock starts from its record date.
The result is an estimate, not an official count: official debt figures move in steps when governments borrow and repay.
What counts as government debt
The IMF measure is general government gross debt: central, state and local government and social security funds. It is broader than the US "debt subject to limit" and is not netted against government-held assets.
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