United States - Gross External Debt

United States: Gross External Debt

Mnemonic	GDBTEXT.IUSA
Unit	Mil. USD, NSA
Adjustments	Not Seasonally Adjusted
	Quarterly	0.85 %
Data	2020 Q3	6,885,197
	2020 Q2	6,826,881

Series Information

Source	U.S. Department of the Treasury
Release	Treasury International Capital - Gross External Debt Position
Frequency	Quarterly
Start Date	9/30/2014
End Date	9/30/2020

United States: Government

	Reference	Last	Previous	Units	Frequency
Government Budget Balance	Dec 2020	-143,562	-145,266	Mil. USD, NSA	Monthly
Government Expenditures	Dec 2020	489,682	364,819	Mil. USD, NSA	Monthly
Government Revenues	Dec 2020	346,119	219,553	Mil. USD, NSA	Monthly
Outstanding Public Debt	Dec 2020	27,747,797	27,446,288	Mil. USD	Monthly
Gross External Debt	2020 Q3	6,885,197	6,826,881	Mil. USD, NSA	Quarterly

Release Information

Description

Gross external debt is the overall magnitude of U.S. indebtedness to foreigners. The gross external debt position divides that debt among five sectors (government, monetary authorities, banks, other, and direct investment). These figures are reported quarterly as part of the Treasury International Capital system.

Methodology

The presentation conforms to the IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). The source switched from BPM5 to BPM6 as of 2014Q3.

Figures are expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, not seasonally adjusted.

Some line items are reported as either zero or blank in different periods.

Footnotes

2: All debt are presented at face value. Exception: long-term debt securities in memoradum section are valued at market value, as recommended.
3: It is recommended that all currency and depositsbe 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.

Timeliness

The position data are reported as of the end of each quarter, beginning with June 30, 2003 (Q2 2003), and are published on the last business day of the following quarter (a one-quarter lag).

Revisions

Revised data for the previous June, September and December are normally released on the last business day of June. Revisions include the results of the Survey of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities at the end of the previous June.

Using in Data Buffet

Line items that are reported exclusively as "blank" (as distinct from zero) do not have Data Buffet time series. Series that alternate between zero and blank may appear to lag, i.e., if the latest period(s) are reported as blank, they are stored in Data Buffet as "ND", and the "last value" attribute in Mnemonic 411 will reflect the final numeric (zero) period.