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How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2025?

In 2025, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $24.00 million; it was under $1 billion on 115 statement days.

The debt limit in 2025 at a glance

The debt limit in 2025
MeasureValue
Statement days held250
Lowest room left ($ million)24
Day of the lowest room
Near the limit: room under this amount ($ million)1,000
Statement days near the limit115
Statement days with the limit suspended0

Room left under the limit in 2025

$ trillion

Room left under the limit in 20250.02.04.06.02 January 202531 December 2025Room left under the limit in 20250.02.04.06.02 January 202531 December 2025

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

How much room was left at the end of each month of 2025?

Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 202536,103,97036,103,99626793,025
February 202536,103,97136,103,99625559,582
March 202536,103,97236,103,99624405,786
April 202536,103,97136,103,99625677,657
May 202536,103,97036,103,99626351,443
June 202536,103,97136,103,99625456,980
July 202536,803,01441,103,9964,300,982497,596
August 202537,161,53941,103,9963,942,457555,224
September 202537,526,32041,103,9963,577,676890,825
October 202537,926,97341,103,9963,177,023926,328
November 202538,222,69841,103,9962,881,298956,014
December 202538,340,71841,103,9962,763,278872,853

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When did the limit change in 2025?

Changes in the statutory limit ($ million; a dash means suspended)
First statement dayLimit beforeLimit after
n/a36,103,996
36,103,99641,103,996

Every statement day

Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2025 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
38,340,71841,103,9962,763,278872,853
38,200,45541,103,9962,903,541826,406
38,215,46841,103,9962,888,528858,993
38,207,51441,103,9962,896,482833,784
38,182,72741,103,9962,921,269801,537
38,204,52441,103,9962,899,472824,439
38,208,35541,103,9962,895,641872,048
38,200,67341,103,9962,903,323839,799
38,202,46241,103,9962,901,534842,422
38,207,90941,103,9962,896,087861,417
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
38,224,37641,103,9962,879,620887,180
38,248,36941,103,9962,855,627912,994
38,166,36241,103,9962,937,634792,465
38,175,89341,103,9962,928,103792,667
38,180,18741,103,9962,923,809805,827
38,204,37141,103,9962,899,625837,306
38,224,02541,103,9962,879,971880,125
38,216,40741,103,9962,887,589870,232
38,214,51241,103,9962,889,484878,666
38,230,55841,103,9962,873,438908,523
38,250,05641,103,9962,853,940935,847
38,252,89741,103,9962,851,099948,079
38,222,69841,103,9962,881,298956,014
38,162,23741,103,9962,941,759899,678
38,187,07141,103,9962,916,925931,736
38,163,54241,103,9962,940,454906,547
38,158,56341,103,9962,945,433892,074
38,151,26041,103,9962,952,736909,575
38,125,76441,103,9962,978,232900,832
38,153,78441,103,9962,950,212928,422
38,070,63741,103,9963,033,359924,961
38,041,73341,103,9963,062,263959,113
38,037,98041,103,9963,066,016961,929
38,010,61641,103,9963,093,380943,145
38,015,38841,103,9963,088,608965,301
38,004,67041,103,9963,099,326949,804
38,004,97641,103,9963,099,020953,555
37,980,32741,103,9963,123,669942,700
37,935,30541,103,9963,168,691939,584
37,893,45641,103,9963,210,540924,957
37,926,97341,103,9963,177,023926,328
37,994,61441,103,9963,109,3821,000,632
37,968,13741,103,9963,135,859983,859
37,965,78941,103,9963,138,207984,857
37,932,08241,103,9963,171,914964,762
37,896,70841,103,9963,207,288942,495
37,895,08341,103,9963,208,913944,965
37,879,66741,103,9963,224,329905,074
37,908,07141,103,9963,195,925929,315
37,869,60241,103,9963,234,394905,754
37,864,43341,103,9963,239,563905,393
37,852,94741,103,9963,251,049899,682
37,831,10941,103,9963,272,887851,952
37,806,69741,103,9963,297,299841,366
37,772,05741,103,9963,331,939794,452
37,769,82041,103,9963,334,176796,023
37,751,76341,103,9963,352,233794,054
37,776,94941,103,9963,327,047823,736
37,751,43041,103,9963,352,566815,262
37,738,64941,103,9963,365,347798,367
37,767,10441,103,9963,336,892823,845
37,753,20741,103,9963,350,789819,378
37,526,32041,103,9963,577,676890,825
37,395,25241,103,9963,708,744805,674
37,386,29741,103,9963,717,699786,337
37,353,75141,103,9963,750,245761,087
37,342,33941,103,9963,761,657757,970
37,356,76241,103,9963,747,234781,512
37,399,72841,103,9963,704,268822,471
37,391,50441,103,9963,712,492818,530
37,394,83041,103,9963,709,166816,451
37,379,55041,103,9963,724,446807,142
37,388,92741,103,9963,715,069823,741
37,421,08441,103,9963,682,912857,709
37,346,64141,103,9963,757,355707,770
37,354,92241,103,9963,749,074682,732
37,336,76441,103,9963,767,232667,585
37,359,15341,103,9963,744,843690,281
37,326,84841,103,9963,777,148680,369
37,317,57041,103,9963,786,426666,137
37,313,35741,103,9963,790,639669,272
37,299,78541,103,9963,804,211661,939
37,299,89141,103,9963,804,105690,094
37,161,53941,103,9963,942,457555,224
37,193,83541,103,9963,910,161609,660
37,169,74541,103,9963,934,251595,798
37,089,91941,103,9964,014,077632,894
37,140,28241,103,9963,963,714595,519
37,117,90741,103,9963,986,089581,509
37,115,39041,103,9963,988,606561,249
37,065,41841,103,9964,038,578526,063
37,093,34841,103,9964,010,648562,784
37,029,59941,103,9964,074,397519,490
37,020,61341,103,9964,083,383493,107
36,974,05641,103,9964,129,940549,080
36,932,17341,103,9964,171,823515,469
36,956,53141,103,9964,147,465545,499
36,891,98741,103,9964,212,009504,280
36,883,49941,103,9964,220,497491,063
36,880,49341,103,9964,223,503491,691
36,838,94941,103,9964,265,047464,315
36,818,22441,103,9964,285,772459,240
36,727,02341,103,9964,376,973392,810
36,713,63741,103,9964,390,359377,780
36,803,01441,103,9964,300,982497,596
36,691,13341,103,9964,412,863419,446
36,692,02441,103,9964,411,972417,834
36,624,20841,103,9964,479,788362,570
36,620,09241,103,9964,483,904348,098
36,608,02741,103,9964,495,969349,408
36,575,64441,103,9964,528,352333,538
36,599,54641,103,9964,504,450345,335
36,550,76141,103,9964,553,235319,359
36,540,92241,103,9964,563,074315,658
36,541,59541,103,9964,562,401317,026
36,516,34641,103,9964,587,650312,085
36,539,41641,103,9964,564,580327,937
36,487,11741,103,9964,616,879298,224
36,482,52041,103,9964,621,476282,363
36,481,13841,103,9964,622,858288,395
36,490,90841,103,9964,613,088311,048
36,515,39141,103,9964,588,605343,047
36,473,14441,103,9964,630,852332,482
36,103,97036,103,99626313,162
36,103,97136,103,99625372,232
36,103,97036,103,99626367,512
36,103,97136,103,99625456,980
36,103,97136,103,99625338,348
36,103,97136,103,99625304,841
36,103,97136,103,99625334,579
36,103,97036,103,99626358,071
36,103,97136,103,99625374,568
36,103,97136,103,99625366,520
36,103,97136,103,99625383,851
36,103,97136,103,99625409,139
36,103,97136,103,99625446,302
36,103,97136,103,99625288,078
36,103,97136,103,99625260,807
36,103,97136,103,99625277,025
36,103,97136,103,99625309,409
36,103,97136,103,99625358,796
36,103,97136,103,99625344,758
36,103,97136,103,99625350,843
36,103,97136,103,99625376,160
36,103,97136,103,99625382,937
36,103,97136,103,99625439,362
36,103,97036,103,99626351,443
36,103,97236,103,99624399,844
36,103,97136,103,99625436,627
36,103,97136,103,99625477,481
36,103,97036,103,99626470,643
36,103,97036,103,99626473,748
36,103,97136,103,99625475,886
36,103,97036,103,99626511,526
36,103,97136,103,99625523,207
36,103,97136,103,99625504,706
36,103,97036,103,99626496,649
36,103,97136,103,99625562,433
36,103,97136,103,99625590,652
36,103,97136,103,99625583,369
36,103,97136,103,99625572,746
36,103,97136,103,99625576,228
36,103,97136,103,99625595,860
36,103,97136,103,99625583,753
36,103,97136,103,99625590,351
36,103,97136,103,99625574,345
36,103,97136,103,99625593,088
36,103,97136,103,99625677,657
36,103,97136,103,99625616,705
36,103,97136,103,99625597,998
36,103,97136,103,99625571,691
36,103,97036,103,99626562,759
36,103,97136,103,99625576,159
36,103,97136,103,99625606,684
36,103,97036,103,99626626,444
36,103,97236,103,99624612,381
36,103,97136,103,99625599,993
36,103,97036,103,99626638,783
36,103,97136,103,99625600,455
36,103,97136,103,99625415,670
36,103,97136,103,99625330,503
36,103,97136,103,99625314,467
36,103,97136,103,99625315,189
36,103,97136,103,99625346,635
36,103,97136,103,99625309,989
36,103,97136,103,99625291,391
36,103,97136,103,99625296,360
36,103,97136,103,99625301,624
36,103,97136,103,99625299,858
36,103,97236,103,99624405,786
36,103,97136,103,99625301,789
36,103,97136,103,99625280,650
36,103,97136,103,99625315,970
36,103,97236,103,99624350,498
36,103,97136,103,99625385,686
36,103,97136,103,99625361,945
36,103,97136,103,99625383,246
36,103,97036,103,99626415,799
36,103,97036,103,99626450,153
36,103,97036,103,99626530,752
36,103,97036,103,99626414,141
36,103,97036,103,99626412,423
36,103,96936,103,99627450,713
36,103,97036,103,99626500,897
36,103,97036,103,99626542,588
36,103,97136,103,99625521,461
36,103,97036,103,99626529,488
36,103,97136,103,99625522,818
36,103,97036,103,99626532,751
36,103,97036,103,99626566,710
36,103,97136,103,99625559,582
36,103,97036,103,99626537,294
36,103,97036,103,99626568,550
36,103,97036,103,99626623,711
36,103,97136,103,99625707,057
36,103,97036,103,99626713,642
36,103,97036,103,99626727,881
36,103,97036,103,99626738,938
36,103,97036,103,99626773,826
36,103,96936,103,99627802,084
36,103,97036,103,99626809,338
36,103,97036,103,99626809,154
36,103,97136,103,99625842,182
36,103,96936,103,99627837,805
36,103,97036,103,99626825,751
36,103,97036,103,99626830,323
36,103,97136,103,99625817,953
36,103,97036,103,99626816,166
36,103,97136,103,99625800,006
36,103,97036,103,99626793,025
36,103,97036,103,99626825,951
36,103,97036,103,99626811,549
36,103,97036,103,99626813,442
36,103,97036,103,99626797,458
36,103,97036,103,99626768,984
36,103,97036,103,99626760,043
36,103,97036,103,99626665,485
36,103,97036,103,99626704,874
36,091,04236,103,99612,954673,357
36,081,19436,103,99622,802677,188
36,060,06636,103,99643,930651,187
36,087,35436,103,99616,642671,551
36,060,93536,103,99643,061647,354
36,054,70136,103,99649,295631,584
36,050,80836,103,99653,188623,729
36,040,33036,103,99663,666620,531
36,064,49236,103,99639,504651,488
36,058,54036,103,99645,456668,557
36,048,58136,103,99655,415650,277
36,053,62136,103,99650,375677,045

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

Sources and licence

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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