UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of December 31, 2021
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  7,887,898
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 6,899,912
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 49,427
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 6,700,382
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 150,103
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 3,489,929
Short-term 2,665,230
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,702,962
Debt securities 131,678
Loans 830,590
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 824,699
Currency and deposits 3/ 299,038
Debt securities 256,824
Loans 268,837
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,221,055
Short-term 3,305,722
Currency and deposits 3/ 522,655
Debt securities 72,912
Loans 2,640,538
Trade credit and advances 69,617
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,915,333
Currency and deposits 3/ 631
Debt securities 5,512,099
Loans 386,520
Trade credit and advances 16,083
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,710,610
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               967,251
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  743,359
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 23,313,742
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 19,984
General Government 431
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 1,013
Other Sectors 18,540
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  12,589,466
General Government 6,872,620
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 250,811
Other Sectors 5,466,035
     
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.