🇺🇸 How severe has the U.S. debt burden become? Interest payments on U.S. public debt to overseas holders reached a record $292B in Q3 2025 more than double 2020 levels. The U.S. now pays roughly 6x more in interest to foreign creditors than before the 2008 financial crisis. Foreign investors hold a record $9.1T in U.S. Treasuries, about 4x higher than in 2005. Debt servicing costs are rising fast and becoming a growing fiscal pressure. 📊

🇺🇸 How severe has the U.S. debt burden become?

Interest payments on U.S. public debt to overseas holders reached a record $292B in Q3 2025 more than double 2020 levels.

The U.S. now pays roughly 6x more in interest to foreign creditors than before the 2008 financial crisis.

Foreign investors hold a record $9.1T in U.S.
Treasuries, about 4x higher than in 2005.

Debt servicing costs are rising fast and becoming a growing fiscal pressure. 📊