UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of September 30, 2020
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  6,885,197
Short-term 1,018,001
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,018,001
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,867,196
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 49,709
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 5,683,791
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 133,696
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 936,437
Short-term 936,437
Currency and deposits 3/ 936,437
Debt securities 0
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 0
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 0
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 0
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 3,255,473
Short-term 2,404,532
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,561,604
Debt securities 145,938
Loans 696,990
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 850,941
Currency and deposits 3/ 322,257
Debt securities 220,034
Loans 308,650
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 8,517,340
Short-term 2,769,541
Currency and deposits 3/ 441,869
Debt securities 72,366
Loans 2,128,123
Trade credit and advances 127,183
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,747,799
Currency and deposits 3/ 606
Debt securities 5,358,060
Loans 381,413
Trade credit and advances 7,720
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,720,208
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               1,009,850
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  710,358
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 21,314,655
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 27,699
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 7,790
Other Sectors 19,909
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,720,236
General Government 6,154,210
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 232,664
Other Sectors 5,333,362
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, December 31, 2020.
2/ All debts are presented at face value. Exception: long-term debt securities in
the memorandum section are valued at market value, as recommended.
3/ It is recommended that all currency and deposits be included in the short-term category
unless detailed information is available to make the short-term/long-term attribution.
4/ Other debt liabilities comprise insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes,
and other accounts payable. It is recommended that insurance, pension, and standardized
guaranteed schemes be classified as long term.  
5/ Arrears are recorded in the original debt instrument. Arrears are shown separately in
the memorandum items.  
6/ In line with BPM6, SDR allocations should be reported as long-term external debt liabilities.