As of July 1, 2023, outstanding corporate debt in the United States was mostly composed of investment grade securities, rather than speculative grade ones. Of the 11.8 trillion U.S. dollars of outstanding U.S. corporate debt that has been rated, just under three trillions was rated as speculative grade. Approximately 75 percent of the total rated debt was issued by non-financial corporations.
Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2023, by rating grade and corporation type
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Investment grade
Speculative grade
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According to the source, the values include "bonds, notes, loans, and revolving credit facilities rated by S&P Global Ratings. Excludes debt instruments that do not have a global scale rating. Foreign currencies are converted to USD at the exchange rate on close of business on July 1, 2023."
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S&P Capital IQ. (September 6, 2023). Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2023, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/
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S&P Capital IQ. (2023). Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2023, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/
S&P Capital IQ. "Value of Outstanding Corporate Debt in The United States as of July 1, 2023, by Rating Grade and Corporation Type (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/
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Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2023, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], S&P Capital IQ, September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/