UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of September 30, 2024
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  9,606,960
Short-term 1,170,652
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,170,652
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 8,436,308
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 155,795
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 8,081,167
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 199,346
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 1,061,373
Short-term 1,061,373
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,061,373
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 3,757,957
Short-term 2,754,953
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,699,177
Debt securities 154,436
Loans 901,340
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 1,003,004
Currency and deposits 3/ 408,018
Debt securities 148,424
Loans 446,562
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 9,420,620
Short-term 3,670,970
Currency and deposits 3/ 541,729
Debt securities 80,772
Loans 2,948,941
Trade credit and advances 99,528
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,749,650
Currency and deposits 3/ 9,445
Debt securities 5,241,516
Loans 488,988
Trade credit and advances 9,701
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,951,208
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               995,404
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  955,804
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 25,798,118
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 23,523
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 1,783
Other Sectors 21,740
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  13,533,361
General Government 7,586,534
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 228,058
Other Sectors 5,718,769
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, December 30, 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.