U.S. Debt Deficit Digest

Exploding Debt Service Costs

Exploding Debt Service Costs

Interest tripled to $1T+ annually. CBO FY26 $3B/day, $628B net >Med/Medicaid/defense. National debt $1M per household. Debt jumped $3.1T in one year, interest $1.2T annualized, debt doubling in 9 years. Debt-to-GDP at 122%. Interest costs up 13% in nine months, deficit $1.37T. Fitch warns US deficit at 7.8% GDP. 70% interest-to-borrowing threshold highlighted.

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Updated Jul 30, 2026