America is a country of dreams but to fulfill dreams , it always cost something.

On January 26, 2016, debt held by the public was $13.62 trillion or about 75% of the previous 12 months of GDP. Intragovernmental holdings stood at $5.34 trillion, giving a combined total gross national debt of $18.96 trillion or about 104% of the previous 12 months of GDP.

List of countries by external debt
Rank Country/Region External debt US dollars
1 United States 18,286,510,000,000
2 United Kingdom 7,499,400,000,000
3 France 5,250,608,000,000
4 Germany 5,084,360,000,000