Two Centuries of Debt in 27 Months
From March 2020 to June 2022, a span of just 27 months, the federal government added $7 trillion to the national debt as a result of a massive spending spree. It took the government 215 years, from George Washington to George W. Bush, to initially reach $7 trillion in debt.
Historical data also from Treasury.
Updated May 16, 2023
Source: Treasury Department
