UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of September 30, 2023
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  8,799,734
Short-term 1,061,410
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,061,410
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,738,324
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 151,041
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,408,308
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 178,975
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,048,639
Short-term 1,048,639
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,048,639
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 3,711,525
Short-term 2,696,062
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,598,673
Debt securities 146,024
Loans 951,365
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 1,015,463
Currency and deposits 3/ 455,337
Debt securities 191,592
Loans 368,534
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 10,275,321
Short-term 3,351,384
Currency and deposits 3/ 504,326
Debt securities 72,068
Loans 2,721,061
Trade credit and advances 53,929
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,923,937
Currency and deposits 3/ 771
Debt securities 6,498,765
Loans 390,516
Trade credit and advances 33,885
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,804,331
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               945,430
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  858,901
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 25,639,550
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 18,358
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 1,582
Other Sectors 16,776
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,770,659
General Government 6,533,161
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 182,870
Other Sectors 5,054,628
     
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.