Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Liabilities in United States
United States: Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Liabilities was 34.11 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, Liabilities in United States, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities in United States is 34.11 billion, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.6% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities in United States peaked at 448.82 billion in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.11 billion, in 2025.
That places United States 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Liabilities in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 127.04 billion | — |
| 2002 | 195.84 billion | +54.2% |
| 2003 | 354.59 billion | +81.1% |
| 2004 | 107.32 billion | -69.7% |
| 2005 | 333.80 billion | +211.0% |
| 2006 | 270.72 billion | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 273.32 billion | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 172.83 billion | -36.8% |
| 2009 | 448.82 billion | +159.7% |
| 2010 | 348.22 billion | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 342.48 billion | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 265.85 billion | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 346.14 billion | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 240.04 billion | -30.7% |
| 2015 | 186.28 billion | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 250.74 billion | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 221.16 billion | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 184.14 billion | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 231.03 billion | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 242.82 billion | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 188.09 billion | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 126.51 billion | -32.7% |
| 2023 | 102.62 billion | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 124.69 billion | +21.5% |
| 2025 | 34.11 billion | -72.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 34.11 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is -80,000. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes … Liabilities in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +211.0% | 107.32 billion | 333.80 billion |
| 2009 | +159.7% | 172.83 billion | 448.82 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 253.81 billion | 107.32 billion | 448.82 billion | 9 |
| 2010s | 261.61 billion | 184.14 billion | 348.22 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.47 billion | 34.11 billion | 242.82 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More external debt data for United States
- Other investment, Debt instruments 6.50 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 16.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 2.69 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 19,013 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.2112 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 3.53 trillion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -7.59 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -3.44 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 7,875 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities in United States?
- Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities in United States was 34.11 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 448.82 billion in 2009.
- What is the lowest insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.11 billion in 2025.
- How does United States rank for insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, liabilities rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.