UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of September 30, 2021
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  7,781,295
Short-term 929,043
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 929,043
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,852,252
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 161,826
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 6,545,615
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 144,811
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 982,342
Short-term 982,342
Currency and deposits 3/ 982,342
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 3,478,895
Short-term 2,603,149
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,691,320
Debt securities 142,316
Loans 769,513
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 875,746
Currency and deposits 3/ 316,797
Debt securities 274,141
Loans 284,808
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,045,945
Short-term 3,222,220
Currency and deposits 3/ 524,711
Debt securities 68,348
Loans 2,553,561
Trade credit and advances 75,600
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,823,725
Currency and deposits 3/ 564
Debt securities 5,477,021
Loans 340,320
Trade credit and advances 5,820
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,714,735
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               955,841
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  758,894
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 23,003,212
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 46,862
General Government 423
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 28,656
Other Sectors 17,783
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  12,509,869
General Government 6,755,417
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 270,794
Other Sectors 5,483,658
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, June 30, 2022 revised.
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.