US debt held by the public reached USD 32,200 billion at the end of September, equal to 100.03% of GDP in fiscal 2026, the first time the ratio has reached 100% at the end of a fiscal year since 1946. The ratio rose from 99.4% in fiscal 2025 but stayed below the 100.6% forecast by the CBO. The federal budget deficit in fiscal 2026 approached USD 2,000 billion, or 6.2% of GDP, even though the economy was not in a severe recession or crisis. The CBO projects net interest costs will rise by more than one percentage point of GDP over the next decade, and a rate 0.1 percentage points higher would add USD 379 billion in interest over 10 years. The Social Security trust fund is projected to run out of reserves in 2032, and CBO Director Phillip Swagel said deep political divisions are the biggest obstacle to agreement on raising revenue or controlling spending.
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