US Treasury securities had over $3 trillion outstanding in direct US government securities in 2002, not including debt issued by federal agencies and government sponsored enterprises.
Sources
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/cor... (openknowledge.worldbank.org)
- https://treasurydirect.gov/ftp/opd/opdm112002.pdf (treasurydirect.gov)
- https://www.dallasfed.org/research/econdata/govdebt (dallasfed.org)
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2002-PER/pdf/BUDGET-2002-PER-7-1.pdf (govinfo.gov)
- https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/20240307/html/l211.htm (federalreserve.gov)