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Net interest, last 12 months

Up $80.8 billion in a year

$1,051.8 billion

Time frame
Line chart of net interest, last 12 months, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026: from $971.0 billion to $1,051.8 billion.Line chart of net interest, last 12 months, 2021 to 2026: from $352.3 billion to $1,051.8 billion.Line chart of net interest, last 12 months, 2016 to 2026: from $240.7 billion to $1,051.8 billion.Line chart of net interest, last 12 months, 2015 to 2026: from $216.6 billion to $1,051.8 billion.

Source: Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement, Table 9; series mts_table_9.Net Interest. Data as of Sept 2026.

Method: The last 12 months, from Table 9’s fiscal-year-to-date totals: this fiscal year to date, plus the whole of last fiscal year, less last fiscal year to the same month.

Net interest, last 12 months, Sept 2026: 1,051.8 + 970.4 − 970.4 = 1,051.8.

Net interest, last 12 months: every reading, newest first.
DateValue
Sept 2026$1,051.8 billion
Aug 2026$1,053.9 billion
July 2026$1,061.0 billion
June 2026$1,048.8 billion
May 2026$1,028.7 billion
April 2026$1,007.4 billion
March 2026$1,000.2 billion
Feb 2026$998.8 billion
Jan 2026$994.3 billion
Dec 2025$999.1 billion
Nov 2025$989.4 billion
Oct 2025$980.9 billion
Sept 2025$971.0 billion
Aug 2025$971.7 billion
July 2025$959.2 billion
June 2025$948.0 billion
May 2025$945.1 billion
April 2025$946.2 billion
March 2025$941.5 billion
Feb 2025$927.7 billion
Jan 2025$920.7 billion
Dec 2024$907.6 billion
Nov 2024$893.5 billion
Oct 2024$886.0 billion
Sept 2024$881.7 billion
Aug 2024$872.5 billion
July 2024$861.1 billion
June 2024$847.3 billion
May 2024$836.1 billion
April 2024$809.6 billion
March 2024$787.3 billion
Feb 2024$774.8 billion
Jan 2024$748.3 billion
Dec 2023$730.4 billion
Nov 2023$716.7 billion
Oct 2023$692.2 billion
Sept 2023$659.2 billion
Aug 2023$633.7 billion
July 2023$627.5 billion
June 2023$615.8 billion
May 2023$588.1 billion
April 2023$583.6 billion
March 2023$564.9 billion
Feb 2023$541.5 billion
Jan 2023$533.1 billion
Dec 2022$517.7 billion
Nov 2022$505.4 billion
Oct 2022$488.2 billion
Sept 2022$475.1 billion
Aug 2022$465.6 billion
July 2022$444.7 billion
June 2022$427.3 billion
May 2022$423.3 billion
April 2022$404.2 billion
March 2022$394.4 billion
Feb 2022$382.5 billion
Jan 2022$376.0 billion
Dec 2021$366.7 billion
Nov 2021$350.6 billion
Oct 2021$349.7 billion
Sept 2021$352.3 billion
Aug 2021$356.9 billion
July 2021$351.7 billion
June 2021$343.5 billion
May 2021$323.7 billion
April 2021$312.7 billion
March 2021$314.6 billion
Feb 2021$321.1 billion
Jan 2021$326.1 billion
Dec 2020$332.6 billion
Nov 2020$341.5 billion
Oct 2020$344.6 billion
Sept 2020$344.7 billion
Aug 2020$342.4 billion
July 2020$341.6 billion
June 2020$346.9 billion
May 2020$368.0 billion
April 2020$382.7 billion
March 2020$384.8 billion
Feb 2020$383.7 billion
Jan 2020$377.8 billion
Dec 2019$375.4 billion
Nov 2019$375.1 billion
Oct 2019$376.1 billion
Sept 2019$375.6 billion
Aug 2019$371.7 billion
July 2019$367.9 billion
June 2019$368.2 billion
May 2019$361.0 billion
April 2019$352.0 billion
March 2019$349.2 billion
Feb 2019$345.7 billion
Jan 2019$344.2 billion
Dec 2018$340.3 billion
Nov 2018$330.1 billion
Oct 2018$328.2 billion
Sept 2018$324.7 billion
Aug 2018$320.3 billion
July 2018$313.7 billion
June 2018$304.1 billion
May 2018$297.5 billion
April 2018$291.0 billion
March 2018$283.2 billion
Feb 2018$279.9 billion
Jan 2018$277.7 billion
Dec 2017$274.1 billion
Nov 2017$274.2 billion
Oct 2017$267.9 billion
Sept 2017$262.8 billion
Aug 2017$257.6 billion
July 2017$258.6 billion
June 2017$260.9 billion
May 2017$262.2 billion
April 2017$265.1 billion
March 2017$259.9 billion
Feb 2017$253.9 billion
Jan 2017$251.5 billion
Dec 2016$250.6 billion
Nov 2016$247.9 billion
Oct 2016$244.1 billion
Sept 2016$240.7 billion
Aug 2016$246.3 billion
July 2016$245.4 billion
June 2016$245.0 billion
May 2016$240.2 billion
April 2016$239.9 billion
March 2016$242.7 billion
Feb 2016$234.6 billion
Jan 2016$229.6 billion
Dec 2015$225.5 billion
Nov 2015$222.2 billion
Oct 2015$222.2 billion
Sept 2015$223.3 billion
Aug 2015$222.4 billion
July 2015$221.0 billion
June 2015$217.6 billion
May 2015$217.9 billion
April 2015$217.5 billion
March 2015$216.6 billion

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