OSO's Debt Watch

GDP = $14.3015 Trillion (2009 Q3 advance figures)
Public Debt = $7.63227364191639 Trillion (2009-11-18)
Debt/GDP ratio = 53.37%
Population = 308,013,326 (Resident Population + Armed Forces Overseas, 2009-10-01)
Public Debt / person = $24,779.04
Tax Receipts = 2.104614 Trillion (Year-to-date, Monthly Treasury Statement, 2009-10-01)
Debt/Receipt ratio* = 362.64%

Notes:
In October 2008, the Debt/GDP ratio was 43.43%
In October 2008, Public Debt / person was $20,264.04
In October 2008, the Debt/Receipt* ratio was 231.82%

* The Debt/Receipt ratio measures year-to-date government revenue as a percentage of current public debt. A good way to compare it would be to compare your current income to what you owe on your mortgage.