{"id":6665,"date":"2026-04-23T04:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/?p=6665"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:58:27","slug":"us-national-debt-last-weeks-position-38-979-trillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/?p=6665","title":{"rendered":"US National Debt: Last Week&#8217;s position: $38.979 Trillion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8.png 941w, https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-8-624x190.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/fiscaldata.treasury.gov\/americas-finance-guide\/national-debt\/\">Understanding the National Debt | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>2025<\/strong>: Debt Interest for the full year was:- <strong>$1.22 Trillion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-9.png 779w, https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-9-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-9-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-9-624x459.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/fiscaldata.treasury.gov\/interest-expense-avg-interest-rates\/\">Interest Expense and Interest Rates | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>2026<\/strong>: So far, debt Interest for the current year is:- <strong>$623 Billion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-10.png 746w, https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-10-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.asadkarim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-10-624x473.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/fiscaldata.treasury.gov\/interest-expense-avg-interest-rates\/\">Interest Expense and Interest Rates | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Understanding the National Debt | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data In 2025: Debt Interest for the full year was:- $1.22 Trillion Source: Interest Expense and Interest Rates | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data In 2026: So far, debt Interest for the current year is:- $623 Billion Source: Interest Expense and Interest Rates | U.S. Treasury Fiscal 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