As of January 1, 2019, around 80.13 percent of debt issued by financial services companies in the United States was senior unsecured debt, meaning that the debt is not backed by assets. The share of this financing instrument drops to 63.88 percent for debt issued by nonfinancial companies.
These figures only include debt rated by S&P Global.
Share of financial and nonfinancial company debt in the United States as of January 2019, by instrument type
Includes bonds, loans, and revolving credit facilities rated by S&P Global Ratings that were outstanding on January 1, 2019.
Percentages calculated by Statista using values provided by the source.
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