U.S. Debt Comparison to Luxury Items

The U.S. national debt currently exceeds $38,360,841,844,746, a sum that far surpasses the wealth of any individual or country. This amount of money could be used to purchase a wide range of luxury items, each representing a small fraction of the total debt.

For example, with $38,360,841,844,746 it would be possible to acquire numerous mansions, private jets and superyachts, all of which are priced in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. The sheer magnitude of this debt becomes more tangible when visualized through these extravagant purchases.

U.S. National Debt:

$38,360,841,844,746

Selected items total $0

0% of U.S. debt

Eclipse Yacht

$1,500,000,000 each

25,573 needed

Azzam Yacht

$600,000,000 each

63,934 needed

Dilbar Yacht

$600,000,000 each

63,934 needed

Dubai Yacht

$400,000,000 each

95,902 needed

Serene Yacht

$330,000,000 each

116,244 needed

Topaz Yacht

$527,000,000 each

72,790 needed

The One Bel-Air

$500,000,000 each

76,721 needed

Witanhurst London

$450,000,000 each

85,246 needed

Chartwell Estate

$350,000,000 each

109,602 needed

Fair Lane Estate

$250,000,000 each

153,443 needed

Ellison Estate

$200,000,000 each

191,804 needed

Antilia

$2,000,000,000 each

19,180 needed

Rolls Royce Boat Tail

$28,000,000 each

1,370,030 needed

Bugatti La Voiture Noire

$18,700,000 each

2,051,381 needed

Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta

$17,500,000 each

2,192,048 needed

Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita

$4,800,000 each

7,991,842 needed

Lamborghini Veneno

$4,500,000 each

8,524,631 needed

Rolls Royce Sweptail

$13,000,000 each

2,950,833 needed

F-22 Raptor

$350,000,000 each

109,602 needed

Boeing Business Jet 777X

$450,000,000 each

85,246 needed

Gulfstream G700

$75,000,000 each

511,477 needed

C-17 Globemaster III

$340,000,000 each

112,826 needed

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

$72,000,000 each

532,789 needed

F-35 Lightning II

$100,000,000 each

383,608 needed

USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier

$13,000,000,000 each

2,950 needed

USS Zumwalt Destroyer

$7,500,000,000 each

5,114 needed

Columbia Class Submarine

$9,000,000,000 each

4,262 needed

Queen Elizabeth Carrier (UK)

$4,000,000,000 each

9,590 needed

Kirov Class Cruiser (Russia)

$2,000,000,000 each

19,180 needed

Arleigh Burke Destroyer

$1,800,000,000 each

21,311 needed

The Card Players (Cezanne)

$250,000,000 each

153,443 needed

Pendant Portraits (Rembrandt)

$180,000,000 each

213,115 needed

Three Studies of Lucian Freud

$142,000,000 each

270,146 needed

Portrait of Dr. Gachet

$152,000,000 each

252,373 needed

Silver Car Crash (Warhol)

$105,000,000 each

365,341 needed

Nafea Faa Ipoipo (Gauguin)

$210,000,000 each

182,670 needed

Pink Star Diamond

$71,000,000 each

540,293 needed

Blue Moon Diamond

$48,000,000 each

799,184 needed

Graff Pink

$46,000,000 each

833,931 needed

Emerald and Diamond Tiara

$12,000,000 each

3,196,736 needed

Hope Diamond

$350,000,000 each

109,602 needed

De Beers Centenary Diamond

$100,000,000 each

383,608 needed

Burj Khalifa

$1,500,000,000 each

25,573 needed

Marina Bay Sands

$5,500,000,000 each

6,974 needed

Wynn Palace Macau

$4,200,000,000 each

9,133 needed

Abraj Al Bait Towers

$15,000,000,000 each

2,557 needed

Lotte World Tower

$3,500,000,000 each

10,960 needed

Resorts World Sentosa

$5,000,000,000 each

7,672 needed

James Webb Space Telescope

$10,000,000,000 each

3,836 needed

International Space Station

$150,000,000,000 each

255 needed

Space Shuttle Enterprise

$49,000,000,000 each

782 needed

Hubble Space Telescope

$4,800,000,000 each

7,991 needed

Mars Perseverance Rover

$2,700,000,000 each

14,207 needed

Lunar Gateway Station

$3,300,000,000 each

11,624 needed

The most expensive superyachts which are valued in the billions, could number in the thousands with the same amount of money as US national debt. The debt could also fund the acquisition of thousands of rare paintings or private properties around the globe.

Consider luxury vehicles: the world's most expensive cars, from rare vintage Ferraris to custom-built hypercars, typically range from several million to tens of millions of dollars. With the national debt, one could purchase tens of thousands of these automotive masterpieces, creating a collection that would span multiple museums and private showrooms worldwide.

The scale of the U.S. national debt is difficult to fully comprehend but when it is framed in terms of luxury goods, it becomes clear how large this figure is. The total debt could easily support a global collection of the world's most exclusive assets, assets that only a small number of people could afford in normal circumstances. This comparison helps highlight the enormity of the national debt, illustrating how it measures up against the world's most expensive items.