UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of December 31, 2023
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  8,978,058
Short-term 1,083,022
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,083,022
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,895,036
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 154,457
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,558,493
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 182,086
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,056,250
Short-term 1,056,250
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,056,250
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 3,857,605
Short-term 2,749,414
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,669,495
Debt securities 153,334
Loans 926,585
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 1,108,191
Currency and deposits 3/ 467,057
Debt securities 194,597
Loans 446,537
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 10,429,072
Short-term 3,379,936
Currency and deposits 3/ 515,360
Debt securities 63,923
Loans 2,741,435
Trade credit and advances 59,218
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,049,136
Currency and deposits 3/ 799
Debt securities 6,575,488
Loans 438,448
Trade credit and advances 34,401
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,830,149
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               938,405
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  891,744
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 26,151,134
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 19,758
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 1,854
Other Sectors 17,904
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  12,602,463
General Government 6,933,469
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 198,438
Other Sectors 5,470,556
     
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.