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US federal interest payments (annualised)

How it's computed
Values exactly as published by the source (rounded).
Source
FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (A091RC1Q027SBEA) · link
As of
1 Apr 2026 · fetched 24 Oct 2026

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226 rows
Year / dateFederal interest payments (US$ billions, SAAR)
1970-01-0131.524
1970-04-0132.88
1970-07-0134.272
1970-10-0134.644
1971-01-0134.744
1971-04-0134.756
1971-07-0135.408
1971-10-0136.032
1972-01-0136.528
1972-04-0137.184
1972-07-0137.892
1972-10-0138.916
1973-01-0140.944
1973-04-0142.644
1973-07-0144.196
1973-10-0145.38
1974-01-0146.184
1974-04-0147.376
1974-07-0148.86
1974-10-0149.516
1975-01-0150.292
1975-04-0151.468
1975-07-0153.036
1975-10-0155.072
1976-01-0156.872
1976-04-0158.092
1976-07-0159.44
1976-10-0161.18
1977-01-0162.044
1977-04-0163.776
1977-07-0165.78
1977-10-0169.444
1978-01-0173.96
1978-04-0177.34
1978-07-0180.944
1978-10-0184.204
1979-01-0187.564
1979-04-0189.912
1979-07-0192.276
1979-10-0196.072
1980-01-01102.252
1980-04-01107.264
1980-07-01108.068
1980-10-01112.532
1981-01-01126.032
1981-04-01129.536
1981-07-01135.744
1981-10-01142.404
1982-01-01146.8
1982-04-01150.908
1982-07-01155.932
1982-10-01157.084
1983-01-01158.888
1983-04-01163.136
1983-07-01170.052
1983-10-01175.808
1984-01-01182.8
1984-04-01188.412
1984-07-01198.788
1984-10-01205.308
1985-01-01208.26
1985-04-01213.144
1985-07-01214.52
1985-10-01219.044
1986-01-01222.568
1986-04-01224.276
1986-07-01224.708
1986-10-01225.264
1987-01-01226.988
1987-04-01229.136
1987-07-01233.152
1987-10-01239.984
1988-01-01244.124
1988-04-01244.608
1988-07-01248.86
1988-10-01254.068
1989-01-01263.236
1989-04-01269.26
1989-07-01271.388
1989-10-01274.756
1990-01-01280.316
1990-04-01285.016
1990-07-01293.212
1990-10-01297.64
1991-01-01300.884
1991-04-01304.124
1991-07-01304.38
1991-10-01308.044
1992-01-01306.436
1992-04-01307.912
1992-07-01307.676
1992-10-01305.524
1993-01-01310.764
1993-04-01311.852
1993-07-01312.504
1993-10-01310.636
1994-01-01309.236
1994-04-01316.624
1994-07-01323.992
1994-10-01333.508
1995-01-01344.356
1995-04-01352.04
1995-07-01355.632
1995-10-01357.276
1996-01-01359.124
1996-04-01357.216
1996-07-01361.172
1996-10-01362.44
1997-01-01362.184
1997-04-01364.768
1997-07-01367.076
1997-10-01368.372
1998-01-01368.336
1998-04-01367.648
1998-07-01366.204
1998-10-01360.088
1999-01-01352.596
1999-04-01352.141
1999-07-01351.073
1999-10-01352.925
2000-01-01354.822
2000-04-01354.109
2000-07-01352.877
2000-10-01353.105
2001-01-01345.479
2001-04-01334.776
2001-07-01326.826
2001-10-01317.821
2002-01-01304.931
2002-04-01301.958
2002-07-01300.19
2002-10-01298.006
2003-01-01290.794
2003-04-01290.322
2003-07-01291.659
2003-10-01294.108
2004-01-01297.882
2004-04-01299.661
2004-07-01308.159
2004-10-01318.386
2005-01-01329.407
2005-04-01343.582
2005-07-01349.228
2005-10-01355.282
2006-01-01358.209
2006-04-01367.415
2006-07-01376.299
2006-10-01386.925
2007-01-01396.009
2007-04-01407.914
2007-07-01414.164
2007-10-01413.825
2008-01-01403.473
2008-04-01388.351
2008-07-01382.152
2008-10-01379.614
2009-01-01361.869
2009-04-01352.134
2009-07-01350.317
2009-10-01353.811
2010-01-01360.258
2010-04-01376.93
2010-07-01389.247
2010-10-01399.514
2011-01-01410.805
2011-04-01424.987
2011-07-01432.625
2011-10-01433.35
2012-01-01428.343
2012-04-01424.345
2012-07-01420.974
2012-10-01416.834
2013-01-01411.052
2013-04-01412.508
2013-07-01416.742
2013-10-01425.001
2014-01-01431.952
2014-04-01440.027
2014-07-01442.107
2014-10-01442.283
2015-01-01428.689
2015-04-01425.877
2015-07-01427.881
2015-10-01434.682
2016-01-01446.225
2016-04-01453.291
2016-07-01457.514
2016-10-01460.184
2017-01-01460.669
2017-04-01471.214
2017-07-01481.457
2017-10-01493.441
2018-01-01507.619
2018-04-01531.778
2018-07-01551.891
2018-10-01571.229
2019-01-01579.714
2019-04-01586.409
2019-07-01578.256
2019-10-01564.241
2020-01-01544.122
2020-04-01514.737
2020-07-01508.011
2020-10-01516.711
2021-01-01532.362
2021-04-01559.508
2021-07-01586.694
2021-10-01610.825
2022-01-01635.216
2022-04-01683.051
2022-07-01750.826
2022-10-01822.708
2023-01-01861.849
2023-04-01894.443
2023-07-01965.482
2023-10-011,026.798
2024-01-011,062.76
2024-04-011,095.97
2024-07-011,145.002
2024-10-011,166.444
2025-01-011,170.484
2025-04-011,197.132
2025-07-011,238.252
2025-10-011,265.05
2026-01-011,252.858
2026-04-011,279.734
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