- Total public debt subject to limit Jan. 22 12,245,872,000,000- Statutory debt limit 12,394,000,000,000- Total public debt outstanding Jan. 22 12,302,465,000,000- Operating balance Jan. 22 142,454,000,000- Interest fiscal year 2009 383,365,000,000- Interest fiscal year 2008 451,154,000,000- Deficit fiscal year 2009 1,417,121,000,000- Deficit fiscal year 2008 454,798,000,000- Receipts fiscal year 2009 2,104,613,000,000- Receipts fiscal year 2008 2,523,642,000,000- Outlays fiscal year 2009 3,521,734,000,000- Outlays fiscal year 2008 2,978,440,000,000- Gold assets in September 11,041,000,000