US government’s total debt from 1980 to 2022
$31.4tn debt limit
$30tn
$30.1tn
of debt
in 2022
2020 Covid-19
$26.9tn
$25tn
2017 Trump tax cuts
$20.2tn
$20tn
$15tn
2008 recession
$10tn
$10tn
2001 recession
$5.8tn
$5tn
0
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
US government’s total debt from 1980 to 2022
$31.4tn debt limit
$30tn
$30.1tn
of debt
in 2022
2020 Covid-19
$26.9tn
$25tn
2017 Trump tax cuts
$20.2tn
$20tn
$15tn
2008 recession
$10tn
$10tn
2001 recession
$5.8tn
$5tn
0
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
US government’s total debt from 1980 to 2022
$31.4tn debt limit
$30tn
$30.1tn
of debt
in 2022
2020 Covid-19
$26.9tn
$25tn
2017 Trump tax cuts
$20.2tn
$20tn
$15tn
2008 recession
$10tn
$10tn
2001 recession
$5.8tn
$5tn
0
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
US government’s total debt from 1980 to 2022
$31.4tn debt limit
$30tn
$30.1tn
of debt
in 2022
2020 Covid-19
$26.9tn
$25tn
2017 Trump tax cuts
$20.2tn
$20tn
$15tn
2008 recession
$10tn
$10tn
2001 recession
$5.8tn
$5tn
0
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
US government’s total debt from 1980 to 2022
$31.4tn debt limit
$30tn
$30.1tn
of debt
in 2022
2020 Covid-19
$26.9tn
$25tn
2017 Trump tax cuts
$20.2tn
$20tn
$15tn
2008 recession
$10tn
$10tn
2001 recession
$5.8tn
$5tn
0
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020