how much foreign debt does the us own
The US has a gross foreign debt of $18.4 trillion and a net foreign debt of over $3 trillion for 2010. The US has a gross foreign debt of $18.4 trillion and a net foreign debt of over $3 trillion for 2010, where net foreign debt is defined as the countryâs borrowings from the rest of the world, less the countryâs lending to the rest of the world. The US has lent the world $15.3 trillion in the years when it was the sole economic superpower.
Updated April 17, 2017. The U.S. debt is $19 trillion. Most headlines focus on how much the United States owes China, which is one of the largest foreign owners. What many people donât know is that the Social Security Trust Fund, aka your retirement money, owns most of the national debt.