This was reported by the country’s Ministry of Finance.
As of 26 October, the figure stood at $40.528 trillion. By way of comparison, last October it had risen to $38 trillion, and in August 2026 it had surpassed the $40 trillion mark. In less than a decade, public debt has soared by $20 trillion.
Experts at the Peterson Institute for International Economics believe that unless Washington tackles the reform of public spending or taxation, the national debt could reach $50 trillion within the next six years.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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