Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $115 billion in November 2021, down $1.5 billion month-on-month, new data released by the US Treasury showed.
The figure is considered the lowest in five years, or since January 2017, when it reached SAR 112.3 billion.
The Kingdom maintained its ranking at the 17th place among the largest holders of US debt in November last year.
Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $98.2 billion, representing 85% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $16.8 billion, accounting for 15%.
The following table indicates Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US treasuries since 2020:
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182.9 |
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February |
184.4 |
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March |
159.1 |
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April |
125.3 |
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May |
123.5 |
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June |
124.9 |
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July |
124.6 |
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August |
130.0 |
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September |
131.2 |
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October |
134.2 |
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November |
137.6 |
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December |
136.4 |
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January 2021 |
135.1 |
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February |
132.9 |
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March |
130.8 |
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April |
130.3 |
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May |
127.3 |
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June |
127.6 |
+0.3 |
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July |
128.1 |
+0.5 |
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August |
124.1 |
(4.0) |
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September |
124.3 |
+0.2 |
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October |
116.5 |
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November |
115.0 |
(1.5) |
Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in November with a value of $1.34 trillion, followed by China with a value of $1.08 trillion, as the following table shows:
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US Treasury Bonds Holders – November |
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Country |
Value ($ bln) |
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1 |
Japan |
1,340.6 |
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2 |
China |
1,080.8 |
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3 |
United Kingdom |
621.6 |
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4 |
Luxembourg |
334.4 |
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5 |
Ireland |
331.3 |
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6 |
Switzerland |
292.4 |
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7 |
Cayman Islands |
265.8 |
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8 |
Brazil |
248.8 |
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9 |
Taiwan |
248.4 |
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10 |
Hong Kong |
235.0 |
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11 |
France |
228.2 |
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12 |
Belgium |
224.9 |
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13 |
India |
205.2 |
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14 |
Canada |
197.4 |
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15 |
Singapore |
190.2 |
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16 |
Korea |
133.4 |
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17 |
Saudi Arabia |
115.0 |
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Others |
1,454.7 |
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Total held by Foreigners |
7,748.1 |
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