UNITED STATES
Table A:  Gross External Debt Position: By Sector 1/ 2/ as of December 31, 2020
U.S. Dollars in Millions
General Government  6,954,665
Short-term 1,027,766
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 1,027,766
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,926,899
Special drawing rights (allocations) 6/ 50,864
Currency and deposits 3/ 0
Debt securities 5,738,902
Loans 0
Trade credit and advances 137,133
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Central Bank 968,409
Short-term 968,409
Currency and deposits 3/ 968,409
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 3,212,156
Short-term 2,395,173
Currency and deposits 3/ 1,558,547
Debt securities 133,569
Loans 703,057
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 816,983
Currency and deposits 3/ 321,441
Debt securities 194,397
Loans 301,145
Trade credit and advances 0
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Other Sectors 8,520,426
Short-term 2,798,638
Currency and deposits 3/ 461,244
Debt securities 63,585
Loans 2,200,650
Trade credit and advances 73,159
Other debt liabilities 4/ 5/ 0
Long-term 5,721,788
Currency and deposits 3/ 450
Debt securities 5,373,764
Loans 342,159
Trade credit and advances 5,415
Other debt liabilities 4/ 0
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending 1,702,687
Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors               981,270
Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises  721,417
Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises
Gross External Debt Position 21,358,343
     
Memorandum items
Arrears: By Sector 30,341
General Government 0
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 9,834
Other Sectors 20,507
Direct investment: Intercompany Lending 0
Debt Securities: By Sector 2/  11,842,786
General Government 6,152,612
Central Bank 0
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank 213,394
Other Sectors 5,476,780
     
1/ Source: Department of the Treasury, March 31, 2021.
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.