UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of March 31, 2024
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  9,240,843
Short-term 1,091,470
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,091,470
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 8,149,373
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 152,083
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,808,013
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 189,277
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,065,155
Short-term 1,065,155
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,065,155
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 3,804,591
Short-term 2,693,922
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,640,469
Debt securities 150,847
Loans 902,606
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 1,110,669
Currency and deposits 3/ 395,838
Debt securities 215,459
Loans 499,372
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 10,723,602
Short-term 3,614,561
Currency and deposits 3/ 587,491
Debt securities 68,395
Loans 2,893,782
Trade credit and advances 64,893
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,109,041
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,548
Debt securities 6,666,829
Loans 398,361
Trade credit and advances 42,303
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,870,952
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               958,594
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  912,358
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 26,705,143
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 19,733
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 1,715
Other Sectors 18,018
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  12,781,832
General Government 7,100,867
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 216,043
Other Sectors 5,464,922
     
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.