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According to the OECD, general government gross debt (federal, state, and local) in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2015 was $22.5 trillion (125% of GDP); subtracting out $5.25 trillion for intragovernmental federal debt to count only federal "debt held by the public" gives 96% of GDP.
The much bigger piece of the debt is held by the public, around $26.2 trillion. Foreign governments, as well as banks and private investors, state and local governments and the Federal Reserve ...
Foreign holdings of US assets are concentrated in debt. Americans own more foreign equity and foreign direct investment than foreigners own in the United States, but foreigners hold nearly four times as much US debt as Americans hold in foreign debt. Of all US debt, 15.2% is owed to foreigners. [13]
Total debt broken down by issuer and holder; Connection to national accounts, and derivation of measures of aggregate saving; Fund flows originating in each sector; Levels: Assets and liabilities for broad sectors and for specific financial sectors; Sectors issuing and holding instruments of a given class; Miscellaneous aggregate financial data
Debt held by the public, or the amount the U.S. owes to outside lenders after borrowing on financial markets, is already at about 100% of GDP, with that ratio soon expected to blow past the all ...
But the main looming threat is mounting US public debt, the firm said. Foreign reserves have been increasing exposure to dollar-denominated instruments, JPMorgan noted.
United States Treasury securities, also called Treasuries or Treasurys, are government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending, in addition to taxation. Since 2012, the U.S. government debt has been managed by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, succeeding the Bureau of the Public Debt.
America's national debt is well over $33 trillion — but here's why the country won't pay it down ... though it’s easy to see why so many Americans are spooked by today’s debt figure and ...