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Latest period

$70.60B

YoY change

+15.0%

5Y CAGR

+0.6%

Peak year (2019)

$68.16B

Total Debt history chart for IBM (IBM) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $67.15B

Total Debt growth chart for IBM (IBM) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +15.0%

Total Debt history table for IBM (IBM) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$67.15B+15.0%
  • 2024$58.40B-2.6%
  • 2023$59.94B+11.0%
  • 2022$54.01B-2.0%
  • 2021$55.14B-15.3%
  • 2020$65.09B-4.5%
  • 2019$68.16B+48.8%
  • 2018$45.81B-2.2%
  • 2017$46.82B+11.0%
  • 2016$42.17B+5.7%
  • 2015$39.89B-2.0%
  • 2014$40.72B+2.5%
  • 2013$39.72B+19.4%
  • 2012$33.27B+6.2%
  • 2011$31.32B+9.4%
  • 2010$28.62B+9.7%
  • 2009$26.10B-23.1%
  • 2008$33.93B-3.8%
  • 2007$35.27B+55.5%
  • 2006$22.68B+0.2%
  • 2005$22.64B-1.2%
  • 2004$22.93B-3.0%
  • 2003$23.63B-9.2%
  • 2002$26.02B-4.2%
  • 2001$27.15B-5.0%
  • 2000$28.58B+0.8%
  • 1999$28.35B-3.6%
  • 1998$29.41B+9.2%
  • 1997$26.93B+17.9%
  • 1996$22.83B+5.5%
  • 1995$21.63B-2.2%
  • 1994$22.12B-23.5%
  • 1993$28.93B-1.3%
  • 1992$29.32B+8.8%
  • 1991$26.95B+37.9%
  • 1990$19.55B+16.9%
  • 1989$16.72B+24.9%
  • 1988$13.38B+246.8%
  • 1987$3.86B-7.5%
  • 1986$4.17B+5.4%
  • 1985$3.96B

Total Debt values are taken from IBM's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Total Debt at IBM (IBM)

According to IBM's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $70.60B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual total debt for IBM (IBM) came in at $67.15B – grew 15.0% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), IBM total debt expanded at a +0.6% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.

2019 marks the peak total debt at $68.16B, with the historical low of $3.86B recorded in 1987.

IBM Total Debt by Year

IBM Total Debt 2025: $67.15B

In 2025, IBM reported total debt of $67.15B, grew 15.0% from 2024.

IBM Total Debt 2024: $58.40B

IBM total debt in 2024 was $58.40B, edged down 2.6% below 2023.

IBM Total Debt 2023: $59.94B

2023's total debt for IBM came in at $59.94B, grew 11.0% from 2022.

IBM Total Debt 2022: $54.01B

IBM posted total debt of $54.01B in 2022, edged down 2.0% below 2021.

IBM Total Debt 2021: $55.14B

IBM total debt in 2021 was $55.14B.

See more financial history for IBM (IBM).

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