UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of September 30, 2021
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  7,636,464
Short-term 927,748
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 927,748
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,708,716
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 49,755
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 6,514,153
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 144,808
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 3,379,466
Short-term 2,586,642
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,691,315
Debt securities 125,798
Loans 769,529
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 792,824
Currency and deposits 3/ 316,795
Debt securities 191,215
Loans 284,814
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,117,507
Short-term 3,186,023
Currency and deposits 3/ 516,899
Debt securities 63,996
Loans 2,530,661
Trade credit and advances 74,467
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,931,484
Currency and deposits 3/ 565
Debt securities 5,584,411
Loans 340,776
Trade credit and advances 5,732
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,708,514
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               951,872
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  756,642
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 22,824,293
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 51,811
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 28,213
Other Sectors 23,598
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  12,447,392
General Government 6,727,977
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 192,647
Other Sectors 5,526,768
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, December 30, 2021.
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.