Money · Phase 5

Sovereign funding pressure

How heavy is the US federal interest burden, and who holds the debt?

As of 2026-01-01 · U.S. Treasury via FRED

Stale — data unavailable

Latest data from the source is unavailable — showing the last archived observation. No values invented.

Interest burden

Federal interest outlays

970,065 $M

period 2025-09-30

U.S. Treasury · FRED

Federal receipts as % of GDP

17.02 %

period 2025-01-01

U.S. Treasury · FRED

Debt stock

Total public debt

39,065,421 $M

period 2026-01-01

U.S. Treasury · FRED

Public debt as % of GDP

122.59 %

period 2026-01-01

U.S. Treasury · FRED

Creditor split (structure preserved)

Debt held by Federal Reserve

4,693.6 $B

period 2026-01-01

U.S. Treasury · FRED

Debt held by foreign + international

9,270.9 $B

period 2025-10-01

U.S. Treasury · FRED

Debt held by private investors

27,041.1 $B

period 2026-01-01

U.S. Treasury · FRED

As of 2026-01-01 · U.S. Treasury via FRED · fiscaldata.treasury.gov

Observed federal funding facts — no sovereign-risk score; maturity/instrument structure out of scope this slice.