🇺🇸 US National Debt: 2000: $5.66 trillion 2005: $8.17 trillion 2010: $14.02 trillion 2015: $18.92 trillion 2020: $27.75 trillion 2025: $38.51 trillion 2026: $39.14 trillion (now) 2030: $48 trillion (estimated) 2035: $60 trillion (estimated) 25% of all tax revenue is already going to pay interest on the US national debt. The national debt is growing much faster than the economy, so interest payments on the national debt are consuming more and more of the government's budget.(Wall Street Mav)