Debt Subject to the Limit Graph
*The current Debt Limit was increased from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion effective September 29, 2007. Please see the FAQs for more information on Debt subject to limit.
The Debt Subject to the Limit is the maximum amount of money the Government is allowed to borrow without receiving additional authority from Congress. The current statutory limit is $9.815 trillion.
The Debt can be classified and analyzed in many ways. Some of the information you can also view is:
