UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of March 31, 2024
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  9,111,037
Short-term 1,066,839
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,066,839
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 8,044,198
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 46,760
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 7,808,162
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 189,276
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,065,155
Short-term 1,065,155
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,065,155
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 3,791,648
Short-term 2,698,648
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,671,284
Debt securities 150,832
Loans 876,532
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 1,093,000
Currency and deposits 3/ 442,297
Debt securities 205,304
Loans 445,399
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 10,645,897
Short-term 3,511,782
Currency and deposits 3/ 537,105
Debt securities 69,009
Loans 2,840,781
Trade credit and advances 64,887
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 7,134,115
Currency and deposits 3/ 493
Debt securities 6,706,197
Loans 385,125
Trade credit and advances 42,300
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,853,298
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               952,088
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  901,210
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 26,467,035
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 19,829
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 1,727
Other Sectors 18,102
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  12,817,812
General Government 7,101,316
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 206,075
Other Sectors 5,510,421
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, June 28, 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.