UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of March 31, 2023
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  8,449,138
Short-term 963,117
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 963,117
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,486,021
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 154,516
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,159,343
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 172,162
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,046,450
Short-term 1,046,450
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,046,450
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 3,729,379
Short-term 2,778,172
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,650,117
Debt securities 153,361
Loans 974,694
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 951,207
Currency and deposits 3/ 392,775
Debt securities 204,195
Loans 354,237
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,935,811
Short-term 3,361,717
Currency and deposits 3/ 515,533
Debt securities 126,367
Loans 2,679,367
Trade credit and advances 40,450
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,574,094
Currency and deposits 3/ 299
Debt securities 6,026,277
Loans 504,084
Trade credit and advances 43,434
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,773,479
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               951,811
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  821,668
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 24,934,257
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 15,558
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 58
Other Sectors 15,500
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,775,972
General Government 6,593,152
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 204,763
Other Sectors 4,978,057
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, June 30, 2024.  
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.