UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of December 31, 2022
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  8,294,308
Short-term 950,289
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 950,289
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,344,019
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 47,173
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,129,858
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 166,988
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,038,896
Short-term 1,038,896
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,038,896
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 3,685,133
Short-term 2,757,118
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,690,909
Debt securities 191,617
Loans 874,592
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 928,015
Currency and deposits 3/ 370,575
Debt securities 220,396
Loans 337,044
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,836,318
Short-term 3,263,089
Currency and deposits 3/ 508,751
Debt securities 108,055
Loans 2,605,024
Trade credit and advances 41,259
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,573,229
Currency and deposits 3/ 388
Debt securities 6,011,682
Loans 517,548
Trade credit and advances 43,611
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,785,406
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               981,219
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  804,187
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 24,640,061
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 15,352
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 46
Other Sectors 15,306
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,504,131
General Government 6,436,248
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 215,821
Other Sectors 4,852,062
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, June 30, 2023.  
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.