UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of March 31, 2021
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  7,144,407
Short-term 967,152
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 967,152
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,177,255
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 50,050
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 5,987,072
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 140,133
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 989,872
Short-term 989,872
Currency and deposits 3/ 989,872
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 3,169,371
Short-term 2,346,452
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,582,908
Debt securities 105,376
Loans 658,168
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 822,919
Currency and deposits 3/ 326,858
Debt securities 174,423
Loans 321,638
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 8,815,035
Short-term 2,948,524
Currency and deposits 3/ 506,742
Debt securities 65,268
Loans 2,298,803
Trade credit and advances 77,711
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,866,511
Currency and deposits 3/ 555
Debt securities 5,437,711
Loans 421,320
Trade credit and advances 6,925
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,653,211
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               965,913
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  687,298
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 21,771,896
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 47,862
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 21,306
Other Sectors 26,556
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,676,102
General Government 6,173,739
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 173,729
Other Sectors 5,328,634
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, June 30, 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.