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Debt - external United States, in 34 editions.
The entry for United States published Debt - external in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2023. The text changed in 18 editions. Each is shown as published. Debt - external in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 18
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2023
Published as “External debt” (1990 to 1996), “Debt - external” (1997 to 2023), “Debt-external” (1998) and “Debt--external” (1999).
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2023 edition
Same as 2022Published as “External debt”
$532 billion (December 1988)
$532 billion (December 1988)
Published as “External debt”
$581 billion (December 1989)
$532 $581 billion (December 1988) 1989)
Published as “External debt”
NA
$581 billion (December 1989) NA
The same text in 4 editions, 1993 to 1996.
Published as “External debt”
$NA
NA $NA
$862 billion (1995 est.)
$NA $862 billion (1995 est.)
Published as “Debt-external”
$862 billion (1995 est.)
$862 billion (1995 est.)
Published as “Debt--external”
$862 billion (1995 est.)
$862 billion (1995 est.)
The same text in 4 editions, 2000 to 2003.
$862 billion (1995 est.)
$862 billion (1995 est.)
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
$1.4 trillion (2001 est.)
$862 billion (1995 $1.4 trillion (2001 est.)
$8.837 trillion (30 June 2005 est.)
$1.4 $8.837 trillion (2001 (30 June 2005 est.)
$10.04 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)
$8.837 $10.04 trillion (30 June 2005 2006 est.)
$12.25 trillion (30 June 2007)
$10.04 $12.25 trillion (30 June 2006 est.) 2007)
$13.75 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 1
$13.43 trillion (31 December 2007)
$12.25 $13.75 trillion (30 June (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world:
1
$13.43 trillion (31 December 2007)
$13.98 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 1
$13.75 trillion (31 December 2008)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
$13.98 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world:
1
$13.75 trillion (31 December 2008)
note:
approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
The same text in 2011 and 2012.
$14.71 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 2
$13.98 trillion (30 June 2010)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
$13.98 $14.71 trillion (30 June 2010) 2011)
country comparison to the world:1 2$13.75 $13.98 trillion (31 December 2008) (30 June 2010)
note:
approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
$15.93 trillion (31 December 2012)
country comparison to the world: 1
$15.51 trillion (31 December 2011)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
$14.71 $15.93 trillion (30 June 2011) (31 December 2012)
country comparison to the world:2 1$13.98 $15.51 trillion (30 June 2010) (31 December 2011)
note:
approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
$15.68 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
$15.51 trillion (31 December 2011)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
$15.93 $15.68 trillion (31 December 2012) 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:1 2
$15.51 trillion (31 December 2011)
note:
approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
$15.68 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
$15.51 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
country comparison to the world: 2
$15.68 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world:$15.51 trillion (31 December
22011) 2011 est.)
note:
country comparison to the world: 2
$17.26 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)
$16.49 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
country comparison to the world: 1
$15.68 $17.26 trillion (31 December 2012 2014 est.)$15.51 $16.49 trillion (31 December 2011 2013 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
country comparison to the world: 2 1
$17.91 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)
$17.85 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
country comparison to the world: 1
$17.26 $17.91 trillion (31 December 2014 March 2016 est.)$16.49 $17.85 trillion (31 December 2013 March 2015 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
country comparison to the world: 1
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
$17.91 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)
$17.85 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
$17.91 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)
$17.85 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
country comparison to the world: 1
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
$20,275,951,000,000 (2019 est.)
- $19,452,478,000,000 (2018 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
$17.91 trillion (31 March 2016 $20,275,951,000,000 (2019 est.)$17.85 trillion (31 March 2015 $19,452,478,000,000 (2018 est.)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United States: Debt - external.” The World Factbook, 1990–2023 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-states/debt-external.