Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term in United States of America
United States of America: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term was 3.33 trillion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term in United States of America, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in United States of America stood at 3.33 trillion US dollar.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in United States of America peaked at 3.39 trillion US dollar in 2021 and was at its lowest, 702.74 billion US dollar, in 2002.
United States of America ranks 1st of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term in United States of America, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 702.74 billion US dollar | — |
| 2003 | 868.95 billion US dollar | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 984.98 billion US dollar | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 trillion US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.28 trillion US dollar | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 1.59 trillion US dollar | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 1.24 trillion US dollar | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 1.57 trillion US dollar | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 1.73 trillion US dollar | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.77 trillion US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.05 trillion US dollar | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 2.08 trillion US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.30 trillion US dollar | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 2.13 trillion US dollar | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.21 trillion US dollar | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.53 trillion US dollar | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 2.59 trillion US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.79 trillion US dollar | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 3.07 trillion US dollar | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 3.39 trillion US dollar | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 2.95 trillion US dollar | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 2.99 trillion US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.06 trillion US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 3.33 trillion US dollar | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 trillion US dollar | 702.74 billion US dollar | 1.59 trillion US dollar | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.22 trillion US dollar | 1.73 trillion US dollar | 2.79 trillion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 trillion US dollar | 2.95 trillion US dollar | 3.39 trillion US dollar | 6 |
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More external debt data for United States of America
- 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 portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in United States of America?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in United States of America was 3.33 trillion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 trillion US dollar in 2021.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 702.74 billion US dollar in 2002.
- How does United States of America rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 141 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.