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How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2026?

In 2026, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $1.04 trillion.

The debt limit in 2026 at a glance

The debt limit in 2026
MeasureValue
Statement days held191
Lowest room left ($ million)1,043,429
Day of the lowest room
Near the limit: room under this amount ($ million)1,000
Statement days near the limit0
Statement days with the limit suspended0

Room left under the limit in 2026

$ trillion

Room left under the limit in 20260.01.02.03.02 January 20262 October 2026Room left under the limit in 20260.01.02.03.02 January 20262 October 2026

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

How much room was left at the end of each month of 2026?

Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 202638,346,63941,103,9962,757,357893,245
February 202638,597,69941,103,9962,506,297798,943
March 202638,890,10641,103,9962,213,890893,000
April 202638,789,71941,103,9962,314,277969,383
May 202639,031,08841,103,9962,072,908903,881
June 202639,287,68341,103,9961,816,313919,145
July 202639,588,82541,103,9961,515,171876,566
August 202639,989,94241,103,9961,114,0541,023,554
September 202639,979,12941,103,9961,124,867984,046
October 202640,043,13741,103,9961,060,859871,181

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Every statement day

Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2026 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
40,043,13741,103,9961,060,859871,181
40,060,56741,103,9961,043,429893,699
39,979,12941,103,9961,124,867984,046
39,909,00941,103,9961,194,987936,600
39,915,41241,103,9961,188,584959,572
39,908,13041,103,9961,195,866945,290
39,879,00241,103,9961,224,994924,627
39,886,12541,103,9961,217,871947,317
39,909,64441,103,9961,194,352957,409
39,925,06341,103,9961,178,9331,004,391
Show 181 more rows
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
39,912,17341,103,9961,191,823985,932
39,903,25841,103,9961,200,738972,675
39,906,37741,103,9961,197,619991,708
39,925,98541,103,9961,178,011991,557
39,867,03641,103,9961,236,960871,224
39,856,51841,103,9961,247,478822,200
39,857,30841,103,9961,246,688818,110
39,886,08541,103,9961,217,911843,705
39,895,13341,103,9961,208,863880,019
39,904,36741,103,9961,199,629888,923
39,911,98041,103,9961,192,016903,928
39,930,48941,103,9961,173,507944,364
39,925,15141,103,9961,178,845942,793
39,989,94241,103,9961,114,0541,023,554
39,916,24241,103,9961,187,754971,343
39,888,91841,103,9961,215,078950,804
39,883,30341,103,9961,220,693959,435
39,911,66041,103,9961,192,336994,137
39,849,31741,103,9961,254,679966,849
39,844,55341,103,9961,259,443933,218
39,844,18241,103,9961,259,814935,077
39,825,85841,103,9961,278,138936,406
39,859,83441,103,9961,244,162961,952
39,800,22741,103,9961,303,769932,785
39,749,12241,103,9961,354,874959,184
39,749,55941,103,9961,354,437966,587
39,730,50541,103,9961,373,491959,405
39,758,16541,103,9961,345,831997,330
39,709,14541,103,9961,394,851966,851
39,700,40841,103,9961,403,588954,113
39,704,68741,103,9961,399,309961,726
39,648,58441,103,9961,455,412929,325
39,646,63641,103,9961,457,360924,219
39,558,60341,103,9961,545,393870,083
39,588,82541,103,9961,515,171876,566
39,662,47941,103,9961,441,517997,946
39,623,34041,103,9961,480,656970,442
39,620,15641,103,9961,483,840966,136
39,538,19141,103,9961,565,805902,751
39,514,47341,103,9961,589,523886,300
39,498,32641,103,9961,605,670877,201
39,459,45641,103,9961,644,540835,417
39,483,32141,103,9961,620,675874,980
39,412,37341,103,9961,691,623828,197
39,403,88241,103,9961,700,114815,418
39,340,19441,103,9961,763,802822,510
39,312,19041,103,9961,791,806795,976
39,293,03141,103,9961,810,965787,814
39,241,92241,103,9961,862,074750,282
39,234,92741,103,9961,869,069738,273
39,235,43541,103,9961,868,561744,637
39,220,61041,103,9961,883,386749,244
39,239,92241,103,9961,864,074784,964
39,213,82541,103,9961,890,171783,107
39,199,87741,103,9961,904,119776,843
39,198,45541,103,9961,905,541770,587
39,214,74441,103,9961,889,252807,359
39,287,68341,103,9961,816,313919,145
39,169,47741,103,9961,934,519876,961
39,159,58641,103,9961,944,410895,576
39,132,42041,103,9961,971,576871,469
39,144,00241,103,9961,959,994901,845
39,143,41641,103,9961,960,580925,876
39,147,40141,103,9961,956,595942,815
39,126,21641,103,9961,977,780915,085
39,106,02241,103,9961,997,974956,502
39,112,14641,103,9961,991,850981,113
39,116,21341,103,9961,987,783979,791
39,031,05041,103,9962,072,946816,023
39,041,16141,103,9962,062,835799,517
39,037,66041,103,9962,066,336801,084
39,065,42541,103,9962,038,571830,399
39,054,93641,103,9962,049,060844,229
39,042,05841,103,9962,061,938825,540
39,053,93641,103,9962,050,060844,521
39,028,79341,103,9962,075,203845,722
39,045,11241,103,9962,058,884866,075
39,019,51941,103,9962,084,477856,842
39,031,08841,103,9962,072,908903,881
38,997,22141,103,9962,106,775849,710
38,986,23241,103,9962,117,764842,660
38,993,39741,103,9962,110,599881,329
38,933,39941,103,9962,170,597825,550
38,891,79641,103,9962,212,200785,882
38,872,28441,103,9962,231,712781,979
38,892,71741,103,9962,211,279822,275
38,831,99841,103,9962,271,998785,925
38,818,21841,103,9962,285,778758,819
38,775,34541,103,9962,328,651802,412
38,767,50641,103,9962,336,490807,420
38,792,50241,103,9962,311,494844,036
38,771,89941,103,9962,332,097854,589
38,760,55441,103,9962,343,442839,161
38,754,05641,103,9962,349,940846,562
38,743,26041,103,9962,360,736862,757
38,734,36741,103,9962,369,629860,287
38,729,62141,103,9962,374,375879,968
38,704,70941,103,9962,399,287857,311
38,789,71941,103,9962,314,277969,383
38,777,16141,103,9962,326,835988,102
38,776,20041,103,9962,327,796990,422
38,786,17041,103,9962,317,8261,002,382
38,776,84741,103,9962,327,149974,251
38,757,98441,103,9962,346,012969,844
38,782,34141,103,9962,321,6551,007,172
38,803,08041,103,9962,300,9161,029,510
38,817,40041,103,9962,286,5961,038,035
38,801,88441,103,9962,302,112998,636
38,807,87941,103,9962,296,117971,155
38,814,15341,103,9962,289,843924,435
38,758,40041,103,9962,345,596779,506
38,780,70741,103,9962,323,289758,910
38,770,25341,103,9962,333,743703,218
38,765,81241,103,9962,338,184686,969
38,774,95941,103,9962,329,037697,079
38,794,28541,103,9962,309,711728,227
38,819,22841,103,9962,284,768775,433
38,804,79641,103,9962,299,200753,938
38,822,60941,103,9962,281,387776,076
38,840,52141,103,9962,263,475803,553
38,890,10641,103,9962,213,890893,000
38,852,68941,103,9962,251,307868,478
38,843,19341,103,9962,260,803848,655
38,817,25141,103,9962,286,745823,031
38,819,45741,103,9962,284,539837,412
38,828,01241,103,9962,275,984876,206
38,835,96841,103,9962,268,028909,509
38,828,98441,103,9962,275,012870,864
38,828,47441,103,9962,275,522882,822
38,807,00641,103,9962,296,990875,833
38,846,23941,103,9962,257,757929,668
38,822,58441,103,9962,281,412937,577
38,730,92641,103,9962,373,070806,335
38,728,46641,103,9962,375,530809,284
38,712,02241,103,9962,391,974805,806
38,747,76041,103,9962,356,236862,841
38,712,65641,103,9962,391,340858,548
38,697,57141,103,9962,406,425833,086
38,700,58241,103,9962,403,414840,850
38,686,68041,103,9962,417,316846,979
38,681,66041,103,9962,422,336859,738
38,653,75441,103,9962,450,242871,377
38,597,69941,103,9962,506,297798,943
38,612,77341,103,9962,491,223849,449
38,590,02341,103,9962,513,973838,975
38,612,22641,103,9962,491,770901,173
38,583,47741,103,9962,520,519888,165
38,572,33641,103,9962,531,660893,370
38,566,19841,103,9962,537,798904,858
38,543,85141,103,9962,560,145888,854
38,545,99541,103,9962,558,001924,659
38,472,87641,103,9962,631,120913,645
38,472,58341,103,9962,631,413920,999
38,447,61141,103,9962,656,385910,533
38,471,87541,103,9962,632,121948,634
38,420,32141,103,9962,683,675917,568
38,413,59541,103,9962,690,401905,282
38,411,97641,103,9962,692,020914,563
38,390,86541,103,9962,713,131907,737
38,389,94241,103,9962,714,054907,892
38,342,29041,103,9962,761,706897,983
38,346,63941,103,9962,757,357893,245
38,393,10741,103,9962,710,889968,066
38,369,14441,103,9962,734,852952,705
38,393,03141,103,9962,710,965974,848
38,340,41541,103,9962,763,581943,665
38,315,87141,103,9962,788,125900,542
38,314,96941,103,9962,789,027888,450
38,301,30241,103,9962,802,694871,169
38,311,95041,103,9962,792,046899,869
38,286,35041,103,9962,817,646868,226
38,278,53841,103,9962,825,458840,883
38,223,33741,103,9962,880,659777,061
38,260,44641,103,9962,843,550780,790
38,265,07541,103,9962,838,921797,322
38,258,64841,103,9962,845,348775,114
38,257,21941,103,9962,846,777773,709
38,258,79141,103,9962,845,205783,571
38,256,22441,103,9962,847,772771,936
38,267,69141,103,9962,836,305801,062
38,247,34441,103,9962,856,652781,204

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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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