UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of September 30, 2023
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  8,741,194
Short-term 1,061,410
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,061,410
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,679,784
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 46,439
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,454,370
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 178,975
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,048,639
Short-term 1,048,639
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,048,639
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 3,765,125
Short-term 2,743,334
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,596,455
Debt securities 195,513
Loans 951,366
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 1,021,791
Currency and deposits 3/ 454,711
Debt securities 198,545
Loans 368,535
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 10,246,160
Short-term 3,422,820
Currency and deposits 3/ 503,768
Debt securities 85,098
Loans 2,780,025
Trade credit and advances 53,929
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,823,340
Currency and deposits 3/ 770
Debt securities 6,419,771
Loans 368,914
Trade credit and advances 33,885
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,848,489
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               994,223
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  854,266
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 25,649,607
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 15,820
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 48
Other Sectors 15,772
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,917,737
General Government 6,620,327
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 189,921
Other Sectors 5,107,489
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, December 29, 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.