Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 1790 - 1849
The first fiscal year for the U.S. Government started Jan. 1, 1789. Congress changed the beginning of the fiscal year from Jan. 1 to Jul. 1 in 1842, and finally from Jul. 1 to Oct. 1 in 1977 where it remains today.
To find more historical information, visit The Public Debt Historical Information archives.
| Date | Dollar Amount |
|---|---|
| 07/01/1849 | 63,061,858.69 |
| 07/01/1848 | 47,044,862.23 |
| 07/01/1847 | 38,826,534.77 |
| 07/01/1846 | 15,550,202.97 |
| 07/01/1845 | 15,925,303.01 |
| 07/01/1844 | 23,461,652.50 |
| 07/01/1843 | 32,742,922.00 |
| 01/01/1843 | 20,201,226.27 |
| 01/01/1842 | 13,594,480.73 |
| 01/01/1841 | 5,250,875.54 |
| 01/01/1840 | 3,573,343.82 |
| 01/01/1839 | 10,434,221.14 |
| 01/01/1838 | 3,308,124.07 |
| 01/01/1837 | 336,957.83 |
| 01/01/1836 | 37,513.05 |
| 01/01/1835 | 33,733.05 |
| 01/01/1834 | 4,760,082.08 |
| 01/01/1833 | 7,001,698.83 |
| 01/01/1832 | 24,322,235.18 |
| 01/01/1831 | 39,123,191.68 |
| 01/01/1830 | 48,565,406.50 |
| 01/01/1829 | 58,421,413.67 |
| 01/01/1828 | 67,475,043.87 |
| 01/01/1827 | 73,987,357.20 |
| 01/01/1826 | 81,054,059.99 |
| 01/01/1825 | 83,788,432.71 |
| 01/01/1824 | 90,269,777.77 |
| 01/01/1823 | 90,875,877.28 |
| 01/01/1822 | 93,546,676.98 |
| 01/01/1821 | 89,987,427.66 |
| 01/01/1820 | 91,015,566.15 |
| 01/01/1819 | 95,529,648.28 |
| 01/01/1818 | 103,466,633.83 |
| 01/01/1817 | 123,491,965.16 |
| 01/01/1816 | 127,334,933.74 |
| 01/01/1815 | 99,833,660.15 |
| 01/01/1814 | 81,487,846.24 |
| 01/01/1813 | 55,962,827.57 |
| 01/01/1812 | 45,209,737.90 |
| 01/01/1811 | 48,005,587.76 |
| 01/01/1810 | 53,173,217.52 |
| 01/01/1809 | 57,023,192.09 |
| 01/01/1808 | 65,196,317.97 |
| 01/01/1807 | 69,218,398.64 |
| 01/01/1806 | 75,723,270.66 |
| 01/01/1805 | 82,312,150.50 |
| 01/01/1804 | 86,427,120.88 |
| 01/01/1803 | 77,054,686.40 |
| 01/01/1802 | 80,712,632.25 |
| 01/01/1801 | 83,038,050.80 |
| 01/01/1800 | 82,976,294.35 |
| 01/01/1799 | 78,408,669.77 |
| 01/01/1798 | 79,228,529.12 |
| 01/01/1797 | 82,064,479.33 |
| 01/01/1796 | 83,762,172.07 |
| 01/01/1795 | 80,747,587.39 |
| 01/01/1794 | 78,427,404.77 |
| 01/01/1793 | 80,358,634.04 |
| 01/01/1792 | 77,227,924.66 |
| 01/01/1791 | 75,463,476.52 |
| 01/01/1790 | 71,060,508.50 |
