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How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2024?

In 2024, through , the debt limit was suspended on every statement day we hold, so there was no room to measure.

The debt limit in 2024 at a glance

The debt limit in 2024
MeasureValue
Statement days held251
Lowest room left ($ million)n/a
Day of the lowest roomn/a
Near the limit: room under this amount ($ million)1,000
Statement days near the limit0
Statement days with the limit suspended251

How much room was left at the end of each month of 2024?

Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 202434,078,737n/an/a865,481
February 202434,352,644n/an/a837,099
March 202434,471,715n/an/a775,268
April 202434,499,121n/an/a962,428
May 202434,547,692n/an/a718,926
June 202434,717,852n/an/a777,798
July 202434,990,821n/an/a854,001
August 202435,142,543n/an/a709,513
September 202435,354,856n/an/a885,725
October 202435,833,898n/an/a921,042
November 202435,971,994n/an/a756,878
December 202436,103,970n/an/a721,892

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Every statement day

Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2024 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
36,103,970n/an/a721,892
36,038,779n/an/a745,427
36,030,444n/an/a720,401
35,998,280n/an/a688,699
36,035,476n/an/a735,039
36,079,787n/an/a792,864
36,048,723n/an/a767,489
36,053,425n/an/a787,982
36,055,823n/an/a803,975
36,076,758n/an/a830,681
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
36,081,159n/an/a861,216
36,019,900n/an/a725,325
36,018,475n/an/a703,676
36,019,514n/an/a711,354
36,049,619n/an/a748,309
36,059,302n/an/a800,890
36,050,680n/an/a788,754
36,051,187n/an/a798,654
36,056,388n/an/a815,011
36,054,466n/an/a815,482
36,057,309n/an/a842,781
35,971,994n/an/a756,878
35,977,509n/an/a782,704
35,999,653n/an/a811,242
35,939,955n/an/a777,116
35,932,354n/an/a758,663
35,919,002n/an/a779,696
35,860,415n/an/a737,834
35,877,979n/an/a762,717
35,850,731n/an/a754,133
35,843,467n/an/a730,911
35,849,353n/an/a815,693
35,836,383n/an/a808,857
35,849,064n/an/a851,371
35,829,297n/an/a831,278
35,826,631n/an/a839,963
35,797,390n/an/a840,227
35,795,613n/an/a838,800
35,770,001n/an/a836,603
35,749,726n/an/a819,229
35,833,898n/an/a921,042
35,738,350n/an/a847,137
35,739,033n/an/a847,063
35,709,023n/an/a835,894
35,704,528n/an/a827,478
35,697,465n/an/a834,134
35,667,918n/an/a817,410
35,692,542n/an/a838,690
35,663,578n/an/a841,596
35,658,078n/an/a827,798
35,656,602n/an/a828,847
35,633,278n/an/a814,751
35,640,208n/an/a825,653
35,594,881n/an/a779,699
35,567,367n/an/a783,345
35,582,817n/an/a787,395
35,605,849n/an/a820,191
35,571,871n/an/a810,517
35,567,269n/an/a800,250
35,563,717n/an/a795,948
35,567,765n/an/a823,412
35,558,112n/an/a813,994
35,354,856n/an/a885,725
35,208,146n/an/a772,704
35,182,334n/an/a746,699
35,191,823n/an/a778,910
35,211,337n/an/a804,696
35,212,600n/an/a824,326
35,205,115n/an/a804,739
35,212,197n/an/a825,250
35,217,789n/an/a839,398
35,236,504n/an/a853,715
35,233,145n/an/a875,103
35,153,844n/an/a713,930
35,158,080n/an/a688,354
35,195,438n/an/a725,577
35,216,543n/an/a746,095
35,233,043n/an/a771,405
35,226,871n/an/a759,836
35,228,481n/an/a769,122
35,230,826n/an/a771,047
35,205,810n/an/a774,135
35,142,543n/an/a709,513
35,162,345n/an/a754,480
35,154,644n/an/a757,077
35,173,561n/an/a786,228
35,110,548n/an/a740,219
35,096,713n/an/a734,234
35,092,225n/an/a734,733
35,078,611n/an/a734,727
35,099,640n/an/a758,980
35,063,012n/an/a743,033
35,049,598n/an/a730,937
35,050,665n/an/a725,909
35,022,669n/an/a788,823
35,044,527n/an/a812,614
35,012,276n/an/a800,035
35,005,358n/an/a788,359
35,005,294n/an/a792,296
34,981,308n/an/a785,233
34,971,474n/an/a779,820
34,946,162n/an/a769,196
34,935,753n/an/a759,058
34,942,866n/an/a785,094
34,990,821n/an/a854,001
34,927,450n/an/a802,422
34,889,887n/an/a781,500
34,884,184n/an/a766,528
34,879,592n/an/a767,894
34,854,126n/an/a767,419
34,871,817n/an/a793,467
34,835,074n/an/a769,783
34,826,639n/an/a771,252
34,827,501n/an/a775,779
34,807,930n/an/a766,779
34,823,959n/an/a795,024
34,796,710n/an/a764,538
34,771,745n/an/a734,465
34,770,628n/an/a731,416
34,747,906n/an/a722,328
34,770,115n/an/a747,238
34,744,339n/an/a743,168
34,736,635n/an/a732,159
34,733,642n/an/a745,608
34,751,276n/an/a768,554
34,727,439n/an/a763,439
34,717,852n/an/a777,798
34,603,416n/an/a718,618
34,607,658n/an/a744,206
34,630,527n/an/a767,249
34,631,790n/an/a784,434
34,614,409n/an/a763,426
34,605,669n/an/a771,749
34,615,374n/an/a782,158
34,632,819n/an/a822,612
34,560,860n/an/a676,305
34,562,513n/an/a648,027
34,564,917n/an/a650,212
34,585,692n/an/a667,218
34,593,231n/an/a690,309
34,554,153n/an/a675,508
34,551,044n/an/a680,746
34,542,614n/an/a703,314
34,537,497n/an/a700,652
34,518,282n/an/a712,359
34,547,692n/an/a718,926
34,489,003n/an/a699,060
34,503,390n/an/a716,020
34,487,047n/an/a718,888
34,467,482n/an/a697,953
34,455,779n/an/a703,626
34,449,611n/an/a710,882
34,466,067n/an/a738,412
34,450,795n/an/a737,727
34,440,031n/an/a724,577
34,431,213n/an/a716,876
34,418,276n/an/a706,108
34,455,631n/an/a805,661
34,436,466n/an/a808,430
34,426,353n/an/a795,161
34,425,825n/an/a804,246
34,425,244n/an/a816,809
34,442,063n/an/a845,541
34,444,613n/an/a866,863
34,429,424n/an/a853,110
34,443,716n/an/a872,592
34,441,267n/an/a890,442
34,499,121n/an/a962,428
34,449,148n/an/a929,594
34,442,239n/an/a909,938
34,437,938n/an/a907,965
34,457,064n/an/a929,379
34,466,461n/an/a955,714
34,477,444n/an/a955,986
34,468,609n/an/a939,464
34,465,314n/an/a930,542
34,463,997n/an/a929,932
34,477,647n/an/a906,002
34,490,928n/an/a897,016
34,438,341n/an/a725,026
34,435,089n/an/a667,717
34,447,695n/an/a672,537
34,466,818n/an/a691,824
34,495,283n/an/a729,067
34,484,886n/an/a710,389
34,482,336n/an/a710,202
34,490,158n/an/a732,828
34,507,235n/an/a760,049
34,513,266n/an/a791,219
34,471,715n/an/a775,268
34,460,377n/an/a770,655
34,457,305n/an/a772,260
34,477,611n/an/a803,649
34,482,606n/an/a821,686
34,463,881n/an/a805,042
34,458,907n/an/a802,910
34,446,983n/an/a812,605
34,467,229n/an/a844,682
34,437,569n/an/a846,001
34,426,395n/an/a804,194
34,368,894n/an/a749,212
34,361,026n/an/a748,388
34,381,473n/an/a783,745
34,357,035n/an/a786,418
34,347,970n/an/a764,686
34,343,439n/an/a765,974
34,325,343n/an/a760,550
34,322,583n/an/a766,649
34,295,817n/an/a765,413
34,275,557n/an/a748,140
34,352,644n/an/a837,099
34,267,903n/an/a767,672
34,290,082n/an/a808,655
34,262,501n/an/a802,419
34,251,767n/an/a787,483
34,214,704n/an/a759,556
34,185,497n/an/a788,759
34,191,983n/an/a821,629
34,152,810n/an/a779,746
34,150,776n/an/a768,884
34,133,392n/an/a831,880
34,156,277n/an/a860,356
34,119,309n/an/a845,004
34,114,131n/an/a831,940
34,113,795n/an/a832,976
34,085,387n/an/a821,575
34,083,502n/an/a820,881
34,042,221n/an/a800,298
34,033,044n/an/a786,179
34,039,862n/an/a813,657
34,078,737n/an/a865,481
34,061,097n/an/a863,278
34,028,044n/an/a843,812
34,022,499n/an/a829,406
34,021,727n/an/a830,060
33,979,393n/an/a815,159
33,999,556n/an/a818,059
33,968,064n/an/a802,545
33,961,221n/an/a790,018
33,957,942n/an/a789,692
33,950,654n/an/a773,544
33,951,206n/an/a795,304
33,946,417n/an/a735,757
33,945,935n/an/a730,305
33,892,326n/an/a727,856
33,913,826n/an/a749,407
33,902,373n/an/a758,566
33,897,355n/an/a747,982
33,893,100n/an/a753,179
33,883,551n/an/a743,464
33,878,623n/an/a766,340

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Source: U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data, Daily Treasury Statement. Observed .

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Sources and licence

  • U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data (source). Licence: Public domain, a work of the US federal government

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