Debt Subject to Limit Graph
*The current Debt Limit was increased from $15.194 trillion to $16.394 trillion effective January 30, 2012. See the FAQs for more information on Debt Subject to Limit.
The Debt Subject to Limit is the maximum amount of money the Government is allowed to borrow without receiving additional authority from Congress. The current statutory limit is $16.394 trillion.
The Debt can be classified and analyzed in many ways. Some of the information you can view is:
