UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of December 31, 2022
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  8,209,728
Short-term 950,289
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 950,289
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,259,439
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 47,173
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,045,278
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 166,988
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,038,896
Short-term 1,038,896
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,038,896
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 3,725,108
Short-term 2,757,337
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,691,147
Debt securities 191,617
Loans 874,573
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 967,771
Currency and deposits 3/ 370,204
Debt securities 260,530
Loans 337,037
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,798,840
Short-term 3,278,795
Currency and deposits 3/ 508,751
Debt securities 108,055
Loans 2,620,730
Trade credit and advances 41,259
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,520,045
Currency and deposits 3/ 388
Debt securities 5,941,212
Loans 534,834
Trade credit and advances 43,611
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,771,821
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               979,394
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  792,427
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 24,544,393
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 17,300
General Government 404
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 844
Other Sectors 16,052
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,608,493
General Government 6,451,746
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 208,131
Other Sectors 4,948,616
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, March 31, 2023.
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.