UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ as of March 31, 2017
U.S. Dollars in Millions 2/
General Government  6,287,670
Short-term 673,215
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 673,215
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,614,455
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 47,918
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 5,456,405
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 110,132
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 664,845
Short-term 664,845
Currency and deposits 3/ 664,845
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 2,908,706
Short-term 2,099,304
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,354,483
Debt securities 156,526
Loans 588,295
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 809,402
Currency and deposits 3/ 239,306
Debt securities 329,721
Loans 240,375
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 6,621,993
Short-term 1,806,017
Currency and deposits 3/ 365,808
Debt securities 112,247
Loans 1,291,695
Trade credit and advances 36,267
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 4,815,976
Currency and deposits 3/ 4,452
Debt securities 4,497,150
Loans 276,493
Trade credit and advances 37,881
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,803,296
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               1,197,249
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  606,047
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 18,286,510
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 15,161
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 1,680
Other Sectors 13,481
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  10,019,190
General Government 5,509,338
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 319,677
Other Sectors 4,190,175
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, June 30, 2017.  
2/ All debt 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.  
6/ In line with BPM6, SDR allocations should be reported as long-term external debt liabilities.