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Debt limit · 2015, Daily Treasury Statement, Table IIIC

How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2015?

In 2015, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $24.00 million; it was under $1 billion on 162 statement days, and the limit was suspended on 90 days.

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day of 2015

252 statements, to Lowest on

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day, 2 January 2015 to 31 December 2015

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day of 2015

252 statements, to Lowest on

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day, 2 January 2015 to 31 December 2015, Room under the limit shaded

The tinted band is the room between the debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit (U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data, Daily Treasury Statement, Debt Subject to Limit): debt $18.11T, limit $18.11T on .

The linesLatest:

  • Debt subject to the limit$18.88T
  • Statutory limit$18.11T

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day of 2015

252 statements, to Lowest on

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day, 2 January 2015 to 31 December 2015

Each point is one Daily Treasury Statement; pointing at the chart shows its date and figures. A gap is a day the limit was suspended.

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The year's last statement beside the day room left was lowest and the year's first statement. Every statement day of 2015 is in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".

MeasureLast statementLowest roomFirst statement
Statement day
Subject to the limit18,881,74518,112,97618,040,465
Statutory limitn/a18,113,000n/a
Room leftn/a24n/a
Cash balance333,44787,505164,963

Observed .

In 2015

Room left fell from $25.00 million on to $24.00 million on .

Room left was under $1 billion on 162 statement days of the year's 252. The limit was suspended on 90 days.

Every year, side by side

The limit

From , a limit of $18.11 trillion applied, after a suspension.

From , the limit was suspended (it had been $18.11 trillion).

The limit in force today

Understanding near the limit

Where it stands today

Room left was under $1 billion on 162 statement days of 2015; the lowest was $24.00 million, on .

What counts as near the limit?

A statement day counts as near the limit when room left is under $1 billion: under extraordinary measures Treasury keeps a small room, never exactly zero.

The numbers behind the chart

What did each statement day of 2015 say?252 days, newest first, $ million
Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2015 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
18,881,745n/an/a333,447
18,784,892n/an/a324,846
18,783,921n/an/a315,002
18,778,489n/an/a315,258
18,762,614n/an/a269,540
18,755,076n/an/a266,131
18,767,158n/an/a274,253
18,757,981n/an/a274,060
18,754,767n/an/a265,246
18,755,998n/an/a263,075
18,747,945n/an/a266,187
18,758,004n/an/a265,147
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
18,727,413n/an/a186,805
18,724,655n/an/a165,184
18,721,787n/an/a160,711
18,734,992n/an/a175,746
18,748,958n/an/a187,717
18,749,078n/an/a193,149
18,746,669n/an/a187,252
18,747,817n/an/a187,998
18,762,626n/an/a217,267
18,757,712n/an/a211,369
18,787,183n/an/a253,274
18,742,485n/an/a217,722
18,679,682n/an/a154,215
18,690,300n/an/a166,583
18,682,788n/an/a170,116
18,680,803n/an/a162,827
18,678,198n/an/a165,040
18,618,371n/an/a112,494
18,630,040n/an/a123,580
18,620,503n/an/a128,339
18,613,482n/an/a141,693
18,608,988n/an/a141,656
18,565,452n/an/a96,449
18,574,817n/an/a114,943
18,569,865n/an/a109,961
18,569,799n/an/a112,153
18,492,889n/an/a44,215
18,492,360n/an/a40,606
18,452,109n/an/a25,148
18,112,97618,113,0002422,892
18,112,97518,113,0002529,922
18,112,97518,113,0002535,586
18,112,97618,113,0002449,022
18,112,97518,113,0002554,338
18,112,97618,113,0002447,856
18,112,97618,113,0002447,190
18,112,97618,113,0002457,086
18,112,97618,113,0002465,661
18,112,97618,113,0002466,754
18,112,97518,113,0002560,077
18,112,97518,113,0002553,089
18,112,97618,113,0002457,540
18,112,97518,113,0002573,212
18,112,97618,113,0002466,262
18,112,97518,113,0002569,269
18,112,97518,113,0002587,139
18,112,97518,113,0002580,764
18,112,97618,113,0002484,251
18,112,97618,113,0002477,996
18,112,97518,113,0002597,527
18,112,97518,113,00025198,716
18,112,97618,113,00024144,754
18,112,97518,113,00025141,420
18,112,97618,113,00024135,132
18,112,97618,113,00024125,865
18,112,97618,113,00024164,941
18,112,97618,113,00024170,580
18,112,97618,113,00024159,015
18,112,97518,113,00025146,414
18,112,97518,113,00025140,806
18,112,97618,113,00024179,990
18,112,97618,113,00024176,280
18,112,97618,113,00024108,938
18,112,97618,113,0002489,469
18,112,97618,113,0002488,263
18,112,97618,113,0002476,256
18,112,97618,113,0002492,215
18,112,97518,113,0002586,871
18,112,97618,113,0002484,591
18,112,97618,113,00024122,263
18,112,97618,113,00024116,052
18,112,97518,113,00025131,787
18,112,97518,113,00025120,956
18,112,97518,113,00025109,509
18,112,97618,113,00024119,147
18,112,97518,113,00025132,259
18,112,97618,113,00024136,308
18,112,97518,113,00025127,918
18,112,97518,113,00025128,595
18,112,97518,113,00025142,076
18,112,97518,113,00025159,606
18,112,97518,113,00025166,391
18,112,97518,113,00025194,030
18,112,97518,113,00025195,017
18,112,97518,113,00025207,989
18,112,97518,113,00025194,178
18,112,97418,113,00026198,675
18,112,97518,113,00025193,376
18,112,97518,113,00025193,293
18,112,97418,113,00026198,755
18,112,97518,113,00025191,874
18,112,97418,113,00026194,970
18,112,97518,113,00025209,982
18,112,97418,113,00026208,961
18,112,97518,113,00025203,378
18,112,97518,113,00025198,065
18,112,97518,113,00025202,166
18,112,97418,113,00026193,399
18,112,97518,113,00025193,966
18,112,97418,113,00026183,203
18,112,97418,113,00026192,871
18,112,97518,113,00025201,804
18,112,97518,113,00025195,805
18,112,97518,113,00025198,114
18,112,97518,113,00025175,706
18,112,97518,113,00025179,334
18,112,97618,113,00024181,193
18,112,97518,113,00025174,933
18,112,97618,113,00024173,846
18,112,97518,113,00025173,642
18,112,97618,113,00024184,266
18,112,97418,113,00026191,010
18,112,97618,113,00024183,011
18,112,97518,113,00025180,219
18,112,97518,113,00025212,135
18,112,97418,113,00026254,340
18,112,97518,113,00025235,302
18,112,97518,113,00025225,955
18,112,97518,113,00025212,557
18,112,97518,113,00025240,762
18,112,97418,113,00026253,257
18,112,97418,113,00026253,502
18,112,97518,113,00025233,729
18,112,97518,113,00025227,775
18,112,97518,113,00025251,369
18,112,97518,113,00025255,946
18,112,97518,113,00025239,926
18,112,97518,113,00025180,260
18,112,97518,113,00025165,516
18,112,97518,113,00025172,918
18,112,97518,113,00025179,529
18,112,97418,113,00026184,235
18,112,97518,113,00025177,615
18,112,97518,113,00025179,752
18,112,97418,113,00026184,099
18,112,97518,113,00025173,517
18,112,97418,113,00026175,350
18,112,97418,113,00026198,947
18,112,97518,113,00025170,754
18,112,97518,113,00025163,581
18,112,97418,113,00026181,314
18,112,97518,113,00025176,627
18,112,97518,113,00025177,634
18,112,97518,113,00025173,749
18,112,97518,113,00025183,639
18,112,97518,113,00025188,095
18,112,97518,113,00025173,601
18,112,97518,113,00025205,199
18,112,97418,113,00026205,392
18,112,97518,113,00025216,630
18,112,97518,113,00025222,191
18,112,97418,113,00026217,032
18,112,97518,113,00025218,170
18,112,97518,113,00025229,131
18,112,97518,113,00025221,880
18,112,97518,113,00025225,663
18,112,97518,113,00025213,999
18,112,97518,113,00025273,869
18,112,97518,113,00025245,426
18,112,97518,113,00025241,333
18,112,97518,113,00025225,719
18,112,97518,113,00025209,295
18,112,97518,113,00025197,552
18,112,97518,113,00025201,073
18,112,97518,113,00025195,018
18,112,97518,113,00025149,009
18,112,97518,113,00025130,864
18,112,97418,113,00026112,506
18,112,97618,113,00024111,551
18,112,97518,113,0002567,740
18,112,97518,113,0002545,631
18,112,97618,113,0002432,306
18,112,97518,113,0002531,288
18,112,97618,113,0002444,254
18,112,97518,113,0002555,465
18,112,97418,113,0002657,552
18,112,97518,113,0002551,519
18,112,97518,113,0002574,619
18,112,97518,113,0002565,529
18,112,97518,113,00025100,084
18,112,97518,113,0002579,308
18,112,97518,113,0002572,876
18,112,97418,113,0002664,718
18,112,97418,113,0002671,325
18,112,97518,113,0002586,561
18,112,97418,113,0002692,916
18,112,97618,113,0002487,505
18,112,97518,113,0002588,030
18,112,97518,113,0002587,560
18,112,97518,113,00025101,105
18,112,97518,113,00025105,616
18,112,976n/an/a34,186
18,114,324n/an/a27,959
18,109,481n/an/a27,237
18,116,229n/an/a41,678
18,110,571n/an/a48,705
18,107,462n/an/a39,720
18,107,711n/an/a39,236
18,110,183n/an/a52,446
18,110,466n/an/a53,808
18,114,040n/an/a84,797
18,116,337n/an/a34,929
18,111,318n/an/a52,782
18,094,922n/an/a46,714
18,109,661n/an/a65,213
18,102,956n/an/a74,061
18,102,044n/an/a71,730
18,099,967n/an/a75,622
18,084,391n/an/a73,097
18,083,942n/an/a93,494
18,098,308n/an/a132,081
18,098,357n/an/a136,936
18,082,306n/an/a130,765
18,093,814n/an/a154,654
18,089,948n/an/a164,976
18,086,371n/an/a163,059
18,087,275n/an/a172,777
18,061,431n/an/a157,250
18,059,943n/an/a161,328
18,060,474n/an/a191,848
18,043,707n/an/a156,815
18,045,054n/an/a190,030
18,042,583n/an/a194,311
18,055,102n/an/a203,777
18,047,700n/an/a210,050
18,046,280n/an/a200,254
18,047,362n/an/a199,442
18,043,401n/an/a196,231
18,045,976n/an/a176,668
18,040,684n/an/a164,874
18,039,489n/an/a158,669
18,041,363n/an/a159,730
18,052,046n/an/a164,032
18,046,812n/an/a164,571
18,045,664n/an/a154,928
18,044,646n/an/a154,758
18,058,158n/an/a176,363
18,057,704n/an/a169,487
18,051,197n/an/a173,529
18,040,465n/an/a164,963

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What were the year's figures, at a glance?2015
The debt limit in 2015
MeasureValue
Statement days held252
Lowest room left ($ million)24
Day of the lowest room
Near the limit: room under this amount ($ million)1,000
Statement days near the limit162
Statement days with the limit suspended90
How much room was left at the end of each month of 2015?$ million
Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 201518,043,707n/an/a156,815
February 201518,116,337n/an/a34,929
March 201518,112,97518,113,00025100,084
April 201518,112,97518,113,00025273,869
May 201518,112,97418,113,00026198,947
June 201518,112,97418,113,00026254,340
July 201518,112,97518,113,00025209,982
August 201518,112,97518,113,00025131,787
September 201518,112,97518,113,00025198,716
October 201518,112,97618,113,0002422,892
November 201518,787,183n/an/a253,274
December 201518,881,745n/an/a333,447

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When did the limit change in 2015?A dash means suspended
Changes in the statutory limit ($ million; a dash means suspended)
First statement dayLimit beforeLimit after
n/a18,113,000
18,113,000n/a
When are the figures from?

Observed .

Room under the limit from the U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data.

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