UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of September 30, 2024
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  9,653,835
Short-term 1,199,601
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,199,601
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 8,454,234
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 155,795
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 8,099,092
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 199,347
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,061,373
Short-term 1,061,373
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,061,373
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 3,843,317
Short-term 2,744,270
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,682,088
Debt securities 149,027
Loans 913,155
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 1,099,047
Currency and deposits 3/ 345,856
Debt securities 239,342
Loans 513,849
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 11,148,481
Short-term 3,782,069
Currency and deposits 3/ 596,146
Debt securities 80,522
Loans 3,039,936
Trade credit and advances 65,465
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,366,412
Currency and deposits 3/ 10,394
Debt securities 6,786,432
Loans 525,779
Trade credit and advances 43,807
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,971,754
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               987,792
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  983,962
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 27,678,760
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 23,736
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 1,803
Other Sectors 21,933
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  13,625,299
General Government 7,604,628
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 247,749
Other Sectors 5,772,922
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, June 30, 2025.  
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.