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Country or Region: United States (US, USA or America) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) › See all United States indicators, › See Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$

Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). Source: BEA and IMF's Government Finance Statistics Yearbook (revenue, expenditure, and net lending); Flow of Funds (debt) Latest actual data: 2009 Notes: Revenue, expenditure, and net lending data are compiled according to the GFSM2001 methodology. Due to data limitations, most series begin 2001. Fiscal assumptions: Fiscal projections are based on the President's draft FY2012 budget adjusted for the staff assessment of policies likely adopted by Congress. Compared with the President's budget, staff assume more frontloaded discretionary spending cuts, a further extension of emergency unemployment benefits, and a delayed action on the proposed revenue-raising measures. The staff estimates of fiscal deficits also exclude certain measures yet-to-be-specified by the authorities and are adjuste

Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for United States is US$ 13,419.47 Billion.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for United States was US$ 11,941.47 Billion Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for United States in 2010 was or will be 12.38% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for United States was or will be US$ 15,153.89 Billion, which is 12.92% more than the 2010 figure.