UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of March 31, 2023
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  8,434,765
Short-term 963,117
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 963,117
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,471,648
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 47,508
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,251,978
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 172,162
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,046,450
Short-term 1,046,450
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,046,450
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 3,721,437
Short-term 2,772,352
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,648,267
Debt securities 153,361
Loans 970,724
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 949,085
Currency and deposits 3/ 392,334
Debt securities 203,957
Loans 352,794
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,975,134
Short-term 3,347,641
Currency and deposits 3/ 515,532
Debt securities 126,367
Loans 2,665,443
Trade credit and advances 40,299
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,627,493
Currency and deposits 3/ 299
Debt securities 6,080,938
Loans 502,953
Trade credit and advances 43,303
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,774,454
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               961,984
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  812,470
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 24,952,240
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 15,690
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 58
Other Sectors 15,632
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,924,034
General Government 6,685,971
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 204,881
Other Sectors 5,033,182
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, June 30, 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.