United States External Debt
United States · Quarterly series · EC-US-ED
Latest, Q2 2026
30.47T USD
+0.9% from Q1 2026
Forecast
Forecast for Q2 2027: 31.90T USD, with an 80% interval of 30.92T USD to 32.76T USD.
| Period | Forecast | 80% low | 80% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30.83T USD | 30.41T USD | 31.19T USD |
| Q4 2026 | 31.16T USD | 30.60T USD | 31.71T USD |
| Q1 2027 | 31.54T USD | 30.63T USD | 32.42T USD |
| Q2 2027 | 31.90T USD | 30.92T USD | 32.76T USD |
AI confidence
Needs refreshThe data refresh is due. Confidence will be reassessed against the refreshed history.
Model: Agentic Investor TSFM (foundation model)
- Accuracy vs naive
- n/aNot evaluated
- Direction
- n/aNot evaluated
- Turning points
- n/aNot evaluated
How this assessment is made
AI confidence describes historical evidence for this forecast, not a probability of being correct. Each backtest fits on data available before its test window. The baseline carries the last value forward. Supported evidence requires at least six complete, non-overlapping tests, an error ratio below 0.90 (rounded to two decimals), and wins in a majority of tests. Ratios from 0.90 to below 1.10 are on par; 1.10 or above is weak evidence. Inconsistent wins produce mixed evidence. For a selected model, only the recent tests excluded from model selection determine this label. These are historical simulations using the available data, not a live trading track record; revisions and foundation-model pretraining can limit how closely they reproduce a past decision. Past performance can change.
Model comparison
Comparison pendingA new ticker first receives its serving model's forecast and evaluation. An eligible nightly batch can compare both candidates, subject to call budgets and retry limits.
Reading
That is the highest of the 40 readings since Q3 2016.
Recent history (24 observations)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 30.47T USD |
| Q1 2026 | 30.20T USD |
| Q4 2025 | 29.45T USD |
| Q3 2025 | 29.13T USD |
| Q2 2025 | 28.60T USD |
| Q1 2025 | 28.10T USD |
| Q4 2024 | 27.63T USD |
| Q3 2024 | 25.80T USD |
| Q2 2024 | 26.90T USD |
| Q1 2024 | 26.47T USD |
| Q4 2023 | 25.98T USD |
| Q3 2023 | 25.65T USD |
| Q2 2023 | 25.10T USD |
| Q1 2023 | 24.95T USD |
| Q4 2022 | 24.54T USD |
| Q3 2022 | 24.35T USD |
| Q2 2022 | 24.05T USD |
| Q1 2022 | 23.93T USD |
| Q4 2021 | 23.37T USD |
| Q3 2021 | 22.82T USD |
| Q2 2021 | 22.60T USD |
| Q1 2021 | 21.76T USD |
| Q4 2020 | 21.36T USD |
| Q3 2020 | 21.31T USD |
Source
Data: public market data feeds.
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