The US national debt stands at a staggering $36.47 trillion, with annual interest payments of $1.08 trillion.

That means the average interest rate on the debt is ~2.97%.

Given the Debt/GDP ratio of 122.92% and an interest rate of 2.97%, this debt is growing organically by 3.65% each year.

For all of 2024, the economy grew 2.5%, down from 3.2% in 2023.

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