UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of December 31, 2021
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  7,883,825
Short-term 987,986
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 987,986
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,895,839
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 49,427
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 6,696,313
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 150,099
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,004,250
Short-term 1,004,250
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,004,250
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 3,481,416
Short-term 2,658,182
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,683,523
Debt securities 144,031
Loans 830,628
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 823,234
Currency and deposits 3/ 295,624
Debt securities 258,760
Loans 268,850
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,275,731
Short-term 3,267,082
Currency and deposits 3/ 516,154
Debt securities 72,993
Loans 2,608,318
Trade credit and advances 69,617
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,008,649
Currency and deposits 3/ 631
Debt securities 5,617,142
Loans 374,793
Trade credit and advances 16,083
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,725,486
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               970,232
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  755,254
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 23,370,708
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 25,283
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 592
Other Sectors 24,691
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  12,637,047
General Government 6,872,620
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 257,026
Other Sectors 5,507,401
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, March 31, 2022.
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.