Fiscal Vitals

Be the one who knows what the numbers mean.

The U.S. national debt, right now

$40,593,637,262,883

Treasury's published record for Oct 29, 2026. The app counts on from it at the 12-month pace, about $79,750 every second.

Fiscal Vitals Today screen in dark mode: the national debt counting up from Treasury's latest record, with the amount per second and per person, and the Treasury's daily cash flow. Fiscal Vitals Today screen in light mode, with the same national debt figures and daily cash flow.

The national debt, the federal budget, inflation and the laws that change them, in plain answers. Every number comes with its source and date, so you can trust it and share it.

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Straight from the record

Never be caught off guard by a debt headline.

Today's national debt counting up, per person and per second, with Treasury's latest record beside it. Keep it on your Home Screen with the free widget.

  • The free national debt widget on an iPhone Home Screen, showing the running total, the amount per second and per person.
  • A debt snapshot card ready to share: $40.61 trillion, the amount per second and per person, and Treasury's record behind it.

See past the inflation scare.

Inflation, jobs and interest rates with their full history, recessions shaded and the record highs and lows called out.

  • The Consumer Price Index in dark mode: 3.72% over 12 months, charted from 1987 to 2026 with recessions shaded.
  • A chart of consumer prices over 12 months, with the 9.0% high in June 2022 marked and the latest figure, 3.7%.

Finally see where your tax dollars go.

The whole federal budget, program by program, with this year's deficit set against every year since 2015 and CBO's projections.

  • The Budget screen in dark mode: the fiscal 2026 deficit of $1.99 trillion, deficits since 2015 against CBO projections to 2036, and where the $7.40 trillion went.
  • The Budget screen: the fiscal 2026 deficit of $1.99 trillion, a chart of deficits since 2015 with CBO projections, and a ring of where the money goes.

Know what a law really costs before you argue about it.

Open a bill and see what each part does to the deficit, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Then try closing the gap yourself.

  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act in dark mode: CBO's published estimate that it adds $3.39 trillion to primary deficits over 2025 to 2034, with its sources and alternatives.
  • Fix It: options CBO has costed, such as a 15-cent gas tax or a stock trade tax, each with what it would raise over 10 years.

Ask in plain English. Get the receipts.

Ask the way you'd ask a friend. You get the published figure, its date and where it came from, never an opinion.

  • An answer in dark mode to who holds the debt: $40.59 trillion on October 29, 81% held by the public and 19% intragovernmental, from Treasury's Debt to the Penny.
  • An answer comparing national defense spending in fiscal 2026 with the year before, with exact amounts, dates and the Treasury source.

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Short, sourced guides to what the debt, the deficit and inflation actually measure.

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Fiscal Vitals is for iPhone. Questions in the meantime? Email support@fiscalvitals.com.