The highs and lows of US debt ceilings
US debt in context
Over the past 30 years, U.S. debt has grown by more than 620%; since 2008, it has tripled.
For anyone who’s into scary math stories, the rolling U.S. debt clock calculates that of the more than $31.5 trillion, each taxpayer owes $250,000 and each U.S. citizen owes nearly $100,000.