The average interest rate on U.S. Treasury securities has fallen over the past 20 years but is trending upward

Average Interest Rate (%)

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Source: U.S. Department of the TreasuryEmbed Download image

Note: Average interest rate is for total marketable, nonmarketable, and interest-bearing U.S. debt, which does not include the Treasury inflation-indexed securities and floating rate notes.