Figure 3. Debt Servicing Interest Payments Annualized as a Share of GDP (%): 2001-2025

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Debt service as a share of GDP = (average interest rate ÷ 100) × debt ratio.

Chart: Jack Salmon, Mercatus Center at George Mason UniversitySource: U.S. Treasury, Average Interest Rates on U.S. Treasury Securities