UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of December 31, 2023
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  8,949,636
Short-term 1,083,022
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,083,022
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,866,614
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 47,490
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,637,038
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 182,086
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,056,250
Short-term 1,056,250
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,056,250
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 3,857,037
Short-term 2,749,392
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,669,495
Debt securities 152,992
Loans 926,905
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 1,107,645
Currency and deposits 3/ 467,057
Debt securities 193,897
Loans 446,691
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 10,280,523
Short-term 3,322,114
Currency and deposits 3/ 513,965
Debt securities 63,923
Loans 2,685,008
Trade credit and advances 59,218
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 6,958,409
Currency and deposits 3/ 799
Debt securities 6,505,899
Loans 417,310
Trade credit and advances 34,401
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,841,203
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               986,329
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  854,874
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 25,984,649
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 17,084
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 206
Other Sectors 16,878
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  12,790,701
General Government 7,056,599
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 198,221
Other Sectors 5,535,881
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, March 29, 2024.
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.