U.S. public debt 1990-2023

In September 2023, the national debt of the United States had risen up to 33.17 trillion U.S. dollars. The national debt per capita had risen to 85,552 U.S. dollars in 2021. As represented by the statistic above, the public debt of the United States has been continuously rising.U.S. public debtPublic debt, also known as national and governmental debt, is the debt owed by a nations’ central government. In the case of the U.S., national debt is owed by the federal government to Treasury security holders. Generally speaking, government debt increases with government spending, and can be decreased through taxes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government increased spending significantly to finance virus infrastructure, aid, and various forms of economic relief. International public debtVenezuela leads the global ranking of the 20 countries with the highest public debt in 2021. In relation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Venezuela's public debt amounted to around 306.95 percent of GDP. Eritrea was ranked fifth, with an estimated debt of 170 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.The national debt of the United Kingdom is forecasted to grow from 87 percent in 2022 to 70 percent in 2027, in relation to the Gross Domestic Product. These figures include England, Wales, Scotland as well as Northern Ireland.Greece had the highest national debt among EU countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020 in relation to the Gross Domestic Product. Germany ranked 13th in the EU, with its national debt amounting to 69 percent of GDP in the same time period.Tuvalu was one of the 20 countries with the lowest national debt in 2021 in relation to the GDP, while Macao had an estimated level of national debt of zero percent, the lowest of any country. The data refer to the debts of the entire state, including the central government, the provinces, municipalities, local authorities and social insurance.

至2023年9月，美国的国家债务已攀升至33.17万亿美元。截至2021年，人均国家债务已达85,552美元。如上所述的统计数据表明，美国的公共债务持续上升。美国公共债务，亦称为国家及政府债务，是指一个国家中央政府所承担的债务。就美国而言，国家债务由联邦政府向国库证券持有人所欠。通常而言，政府债务随政府支出的增加而增加，并通过税收来减少。在COVID-19疫情期间，美国政府大幅增加支出，以资助病毒基础设施、援助以及各种形式的经济救济。国际公共债务方面，委内瑞拉在2021年全球20个公共债务最高的国家中位居榜首。就国内生产总值（GDP）而言，委内瑞拉的公共债务约占GDP的306.95%。厄立特里亚排名第五，债务估计占国内生产总值的170%。英国的国家债务预计将从2022年的87%增长至2027年的70%，这一数据涵盖了英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰以及北爱尔兰。截至2020年第四季度，希腊在欧洲联盟国家中拥有最高的国家债务，与GDP的比例达到最高。在同一时期，德国在欧洲联盟中排名第13，其国家债务占GDP的比例为69%。图瓦卢是2021年国家债务最低的20个国家之一，而澳门的债务水平估计为零百分比，为世界各国中最低。这些数据涉及整个国家的债务，包括中央政府、各省、市、地方当局以及社会保险机构的债务。