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Debt limit · 2022, Daily Treasury Statement, Table IIIC

How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2022?

In 2022, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $34.15 billion.

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day of 2022

250 statements, to Lowest on

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day, 3 January 2022 to 30 December 2022

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day of 2022

250 statements, to Lowest on

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day, 3 January 2022 to 30 December 2022, 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 $31.35T, limit $31.38T, room $34.15B on .

The linesLatest:

  • Debt subject to the limit$31.35T
  • Statutory limit$31.38T

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day of 2022

250 statements, to Lowest on

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day, 3 January 2022 to 30 December 2022

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 2022 is in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".

MeasureLast statementFirst statement
Statement day
Subject to the limit31,347,31029,534,740
Statutory limit31,381,46331,381,463
Room left34,1531,846,723
Cash balance446,685366,304

Observed .

In 2022

Room left fell from $1.85 trillion on to $34.15 billion on .

Room left stayed above $1 billion on every statement day of the year.

Every year, side by side

Understanding near the limit

Where it stands today

Room left was under $1 billion on 0 statement days of 2022; the lowest was $34.15 billion, 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 2022 say?250 days, newest first, $ million
Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2022 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
31,347,31031,381,46334,153446,685
31,253,52431,381,463127,939412,900
31,254,84731,381,463126,616409,809
31,266,11131,381,463115,352430,977
31,275,39031,381,463106,073431,253
31,256,52531,381,463124,938429,684
31,249,88731,381,463131,576434,922
31,266,68631,381,463114,777450,413
31,285,75631,381,46395,707482,388
31,276,48331,381,463104,980467,544
31,248,60031,381,463132,863448,106
31,214,68731,381,463166,776342,104
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
31,234,14231,381,463147,321343,699
31,248,21531,381,463133,248370,897
31,240,74131,381,463140,722357,709
31,239,81931,381,463141,644358,794
31,265,49731,381,463115,966410,853
31,268,58131,381,463112,882411,431
31,283,39131,381,46398,072440,836
31,279,60931,381,463101,854434,939
31,292,32131,381,46389,142458,408
31,345,64931,381,46335,814532,791
31,303,85431,381,46377,609506,052
31,301,47831,381,46379,985517,125
31,297,36531,381,46384,098510,532
31,264,68831,381,463116,775492,754
31,278,76431,381,463102,699512,602
31,218,40531,381,463163,058476,764
31,212,71331,381,463168,750469,610
31,214,88931,381,463166,574465,368
31,202,85431,381,463178,609472,185
31,219,01731,381,463162,446482,354
31,187,73131,381,463193,732524,136
31,183,13731,381,463198,326510,550
31,176,25531,381,463205,208517,340
31,193,92531,381,463187,538545,285
31,156,51831,381,463224,945530,764
31,152,16331,381,463229,300524,694
31,150,65931,381,463230,804524,883
31,156,88531,381,463224,578552,089
31,146,47231,381,463234,991551,009
31,173,73931,381,463207,724596,470
31,192,74231,381,463188,721621,627
31,193,79131,381,463187,672625,362
31,189,76331,381,463191,700636,327
31,205,00931,381,463176,454659,483
31,168,03931,381,463213,424636,785
31,165,64031,381,463215,823624,584
31,163,53931,381,463217,924635,492
31,159,75331,381,463221,710640,613
31,176,90531,381,463204,558655,230
31,149,91831,381,463231,545651,318
31,085,90031,381,463295,563574,982
31,082,35731,381,463299,106578,283
31,082,42631,381,463299,037583,513
31,090,06131,381,463291,402614,781
31,087,00531,381,463294,458611,855
31,086,97631,381,463294,487612,400
31,083,15931,381,463298,304622,131
31,077,33531,381,463304,128617,850
31,064,64431,381,463316,819630,975
30,869,25931,381,463512,204635,994
30,815,36231,381,463566,101658,634
30,832,44631,381,463549,017661,920
30,851,02831,381,463530,435683,943
30,855,61731,381,463525,846705,918
30,844,04731,381,463537,416697,726
30,839,24631,381,463542,217682,027
30,831,74531,381,463549,718690,286
30,847,27231,381,463534,191695,823
30,846,30731,381,463535,156704,998
30,835,60231,381,463545,861692,971
30,831,60831,381,463549,855677,452
30,831,63831,381,463549,825617,997
30,848,00731,381,463533,456599,932
30,844,16631,381,463537,297601,944
30,839,38131,381,463542,082585,000
30,839,18431,381,463542,279581,785
30,845,20831,381,463536,255582,921
30,835,01731,381,463546,446589,596
30,818,91131,381,463562,552574,423
30,826,02731,381,463555,436598,859
30,883,74431,381,463497,719669,911
30,829,25731,381,463552,206627,082
30,802,72231,381,463578,741610,399
30,796,95731,381,463584,506600,109
30,774,14331,381,463607,320580,033
30,702,63231,381,463678,831530,196
30,728,04931,381,463653,414555,139
30,691,30531,381,463690,158543,194
30,681,84131,381,463699,622529,281
30,680,17331,381,463701,290530,499
30,675,61331,381,463705,850539,278
30,687,62031,381,463693,843559,827
30,646,85331,381,463734,610525,921
30,613,15731,381,463768,306548,414
30,611,33631,381,463770,127546,978
30,609,74131,381,463771,722561,140
30,604,99131,381,463776,472583,255
30,554,40831,381,463827,055555,513
30,542,27431,381,463839,189548,849
30,541,40731,381,463840,056554,402
30,535,02431,381,463846,439566,577
30,549,58031,381,463831,883586,370
30,490,41531,381,463891,048551,023
30,548,96231,381,463832,501619,273
30,531,98631,381,463849,477597,017
30,533,64431,381,463847,819615,515
30,550,13031,381,463831,333637,228
30,495,84031,381,463885,623605,872
30,481,73831,381,463899,725589,322
30,479,32531,381,463902,138594,035
30,484,71631,381,463896,747616,348
30,506,21731,381,463875,246636,362
30,476,64931,381,463904,814628,659
30,467,82331,381,463913,640606,834
30,445,11531,381,463936,348595,272
30,461,23931,381,463920,224618,740
30,479,24931,381,463902,214643,141
30,473,81331,381,463907,650665,792
30,462,45731,381,463919,006658,096
30,460,28231,381,463921,181666,044
30,478,55831,381,463902,905687,943
30,454,45131,381,463927,012689,482
30,440,75331,381,463940,710685,842
30,523,25131,381,463858,212782,406
30,428,18531,381,463953,278759,845
30,428,76631,381,463952,697757,242
30,421,82631,381,463959,637768,652
30,415,15731,381,463966,306758,505
30,378,23231,381,4631,003,231735,139
30,395,00831,381,463986,455745,052
30,400,82131,381,463980,642757,733
30,404,12631,381,463977,337762,327
30,392,94631,381,463988,517755,888
30,408,52331,381,463972,940769,937
30,360,37831,381,4631,021,085661,227
30,359,38731,381,4631,022,076653,718
30,353,86131,381,4631,027,602627,393
30,354,57531,381,4631,026,888631,026
30,374,77131,381,4631,006,692683,892
30,375,79131,381,4631,005,672702,336
30,379,22631,381,4631,002,237724,554
30,370,64231,381,4631,010,821731,781
30,383,66831,381,463997,795757,559
30,399,45131,381,463982,012780,575
30,458,01231,381,463923,451854,240
30,382,58831,381,463998,875782,309
30,359,60531,381,4631,021,858762,674
30,379,37731,381,4631,002,086801,714
30,394,85931,381,463986,604818,688
30,383,76231,381,463997,701838,141
30,374,82631,381,4631,006,637822,339
30,375,48431,381,4631,005,979825,182
30,393,09731,381,463988,366866,726
30,408,30731,381,463973,156891,271
30,405,70431,381,463975,759914,571
30,342,59131,381,4631,038,872880,792
30,341,49631,381,4631,039,967893,803
30,355,88831,381,4631,025,575919,331
30,372,89431,381,4631,008,569941,766
30,374,34331,381,4631,007,120962,928
30,365,33431,381,4631,016,129950,700
30,358,69831,381,4631,022,765943,481
30,369,95131,381,4631,011,512964,412
30,363,15531,381,4631,018,308955,262
30,362,48131,381,4631,018,982975,018
30,333,89431,381,4631,047,569923,240
30,365,18931,381,4631,016,274953,933
30,379,64431,381,4631,001,819957,419
30,392,92531,381,463988,538972,993
30,399,67831,381,463981,785958,291
30,383,81131,381,463997,652934,238
30,380,68131,381,4631,000,782918,877
30,373,04031,381,4631,008,423907,526
30,388,00031,381,463993,463893,351
30,384,70331,381,463996,760841,253
30,247,11131,381,4631,134,352578,473
30,311,99031,381,4631,069,473602,292
30,302,22431,381,4631,079,239543,536
30,317,34731,381,4631,064,116545,611
30,330,45831,381,4631,051,005564,856
30,322,42731,381,4631,059,036544,736
30,319,68931,381,4631,061,774542,946
30,311,24631,381,4631,070,217545,584
30,309,21931,381,4631,072,244542,176
30,324,76331,381,4631,056,700579,607
30,306,12831,381,4631,075,335567,423
30,365,31531,381,4631,016,148651,523
30,264,68031,381,4631,116,783556,791
30,262,57431,381,4631,118,889560,968
30,283,38231,381,4631,098,081596,168
30,277,31331,381,4631,104,150582,578
30,245,46031,381,4631,136,003563,796
30,246,05431,381,4631,135,409576,442
30,258,64531,381,4631,122,818607,762
30,260,60931,381,4631,120,854626,636
30,252,14331,381,4631,129,320622,418
30,249,51531,381,4631,131,948624,216
30,224,80031,381,4631,156,663621,527
30,237,13831,381,4631,144,325629,614
30,160,57331,381,4631,220,890567,360
30,139,08331,381,4631,242,380544,592
30,136,86031,381,4631,244,603541,965
30,206,97331,381,4631,174,490609,369
30,223,03031,381,4631,158,433645,312
30,223,62131,381,4631,157,842673,387
30,215,96431,381,4631,165,499658,241
30,213,75831,381,4631,167,705661,486
30,219,67631,381,4631,161,787685,491
30,207,94431,381,4631,173,519699,674
30,258,45131,381,4631,123,012771,264
30,150,76131,381,4631,230,702661,184
30,126,17331,381,4631,255,290640,342
30,117,84331,381,4631,263,620674,797
30,119,68131,381,4631,261,782695,704
30,106,95431,381,4631,274,509702,252
30,086,64931,381,4631,294,814705,359
30,087,77831,381,4631,293,685709,261
30,102,05931,381,4631,279,404718,597
30,010,68631,381,4631,370,777699,135
30,007,86031,381,4631,373,603682,930
30,006,45131,381,4631,375,012672,004
29,996,79431,381,4631,384,669679,019
30,014,76831,381,4631,366,695703,228
29,977,05631,381,4631,404,407691,711
29,971,17631,381,4631,410,287682,002
29,967,76931,381,4631,413,694684,721
29,973,80531,381,4631,407,658710,267
29,977,27831,381,4631,404,185708,705
29,982,99031,381,4631,398,473742,843
29,895,92231,381,4631,485,541642,334
29,896,62731,381,4631,484,836641,597
29,883,75331,381,4631,497,710639,620
29,895,62031,381,4631,485,843646,920
29,854,01731,381,4631,527,446619,699
29,845,17031,381,4631,536,293598,929
29,839,69831,381,4631,541,765601,115
29,823,41631,381,4631,558,047580,171
29,841,56831,381,4631,539,895586,619
29,717,71031,381,4631,663,753453,239
29,717,09631,381,4631,664,367441,135
29,755,08531,381,4631,626,378489,679
29,771,49731,381,4631,609,966507,352
29,694,13931,381,4631,687,324447,887
29,684,98731,381,4631,696,476436,443
29,684,04031,381,4631,697,423440,561
29,661,54331,381,4631,719,920434,757
29,657,61331,381,4631,723,850424,696
29,534,74031,381,4631,846,723366,304

The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.

What were the year's figures, at a glance?2022
The debt limit in 2022
MeasureValue
Statement days held250
Lowest room left ($ million)34,153
Day of the lowest room
Near the limit: room under this amount ($ million)1,000
Statement days near the limit0
Statement days with the limit suspended0
How much room was left at the end of each month of 2022?$ million
Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 202229,982,99031,381,4631,398,473742,843
February 202230,258,45131,381,4631,123,012771,264
March 202230,365,31531,381,4631,016,148651,523
April 202230,333,89431,381,4631,047,569923,240
May 202230,458,01231,381,463923,451854,240
June 202230,523,25131,381,463858,212782,406
July 202230,548,96231,381,463832,501619,273
August 202230,883,74431,381,463497,719669,911
September 202230,869,25931,381,463512,204635,994
October 202231,173,73931,381,463207,724596,470
November 202231,345,64931,381,46335,814532,791
December 202231,347,31031,381,46334,153446,685

The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.

When are the figures from?

Observed .

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

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