According to the source, the values include "Bonds, notes, loans, and revolving credit facilities that are rated by S&P Global Ratings from financial and nonfinancial issuers. Foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on July 1, 2024. Source: S&P Global Ratings Credit Research & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ."
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Corporate debt in the U.S. as of 2024, by rating and type
As of July 1, 2024, outstanding corporate debt in the United States was mostly composed of * securities, rather than ** ones. Of the **** trillion U.S. dollars of outstanding U.S. corporate debt that has been rated, just under *** trillions was rated as speculative grade. Approximately ** percent of the total rated debt was issued by non-financial corporations.
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S&P Capital IQ. (October 3, 2024). Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2024, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/
S&P Capital IQ. "Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2024, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 3, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/
S&P Capital IQ. (2024). Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2024, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/
S&P Capital IQ. "Value of Outstanding Corporate Debt in The United States as of July 1, 2024, by Rating Grade and Corporation Type (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Oct 2024, /statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/
S&P Capital IQ, Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2024, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United States as of July 1, 2024, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], S&P Capital IQ, October 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1277336/corporate-debt-rating-type-usa/
