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Part of situation: US debt surpasses $40.5T; public debt exceeds 100% of GDP (78 clusters)

United States federal deficit reaches $1.99 trillion in fiscal 2026

U.S. federal deficit national debt interest payments fiscal year 2026 U.S. Treasury

The United States federal deficit for fiscal year 2026 reached approximately $1.99 trillion, marking a 12% increase from the $1.775 trillion recorded in 2025. This represents the largest annual deficit since 2021.

Total federal expenditures rose to $7.40 trillion, while total revenues reached $5.40 trillion. A significant driver of this fiscal imbalance is the rising cost of servicing the national debt, which has surpassed $40 trillion. Net interest payments on public debt hit a record $1.052 trillion, an increase of over 8% compared to the $970 billion paid in fiscal 2025.

These interest payments now account for roughly 3.2% of the U.S. GDP, a level that exceeds the previous record set in 1991. The rising costs are attributed to both the growing total debt and higher interest rates, with the average interest rate on negotiable Treasury securities reaching 3.52% at the end of September. Major expenditure items included Social Security benefits, totaling nearly $1.7 trillion, and Medicare expenditures, which reached nearly $1.1 trillion.

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Bloomberg · Brookings Institution · Congressional Budget Office · Peter G. Peterson Foundation · Peterson Foundation · Scott Bessent · U.S. Department of the Treasury · United States · United States Department of the Treasury

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El Déficit Federal De EE.UU. Sube A US$1,99 Billones [diariofinanciero.do]
Deficit saveznog budžeta SAD u protekloj fiskalnoj godini dostigao skoro dva biliona dolara, najviši od 2021. godine [insajder.net]
El déficit federal de EE. UU. roza los 2 billones en 2026 y ningún candidato a las midterms lo discute [www.moncloa.com]
Američki dug premašio 40 biliona dolara, deficit nastavlja rasti [www.biznis.ba]
美財政赤字年增 12% 淨利息支出破兆美元 | TechNews 科技新報 [finance.technews.tw]
ΗΠΑ: «Βόμβα» $1,05 τρισ. οι τόκοι του χρέους – Στενεύουν τα δημοσιονομικά περιθώρια [www.reporter.gr]
Αμερικανικό χρέος: Ξεπέρασαν το $1 τρισ. οι τόκοι – Ανησυχία στις αγορές [www.sofokleousin.gr]
EUA pagam mais de US$ 1 trilhão em juros da dívida pública sob Trump [www1.folha.uol.com.br]
U.S. debt interest payments hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in fiscal 2026 — faster than total federal spending, revenue and GDP growth [fortune.com]