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Interest Paid on Treasury Securities — Fiscal Year to Date

Cash interest the Treasury has paid to holders of its securities this fiscal year.

$11.5 bln+$7 mlnAs of October 26, 2026

Interest paid on Treasury securities through October 26, $11.5 bln, up $1.2 bln y-o-y. The y-o-y gap narrowed by $132 mln over the week.

Last two years

Interest Paid on Treasury Securities — Fiscal Year to Date, last two years-$42.4 bln$156.1 bln$354.7 bln$553.3 bln$751.9 bln2026

Source: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Statement (FiscalData API). Excludes public-debt cash issues and redemptions. Millions of dollars, fiscal year beginning October 1.

Questions

What is the latest interest paid on treasury securities?

$11.5 bln as of October 26, 2026.

What does interest paid on treasury securities measure?

Cash interest the Treasury has paid to holders of its securities this fiscal year.

Why does it matter for markets?

Interest expense is interest income for bondholders. Higher rates squeeze borrowers and pay savers at the same time — the net is not automatically contractionary.

Where does the data come from and how often is it updated?

U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Statement (FiscalData API). This page refreshes automatically every business day, within an hour of the source publishing.

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