Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $119 billion in December 2021, up $2.5 billion month-on-month, new data released by the US Treasury showed.
The Kingdom maintained its ranking at the 17th place among the largest holders of US debt in December last year.
Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries included long-term bonds worth $100.5 billion, representing 84% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $18.5 billion, accounting for 16%.
The following table indicates Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US treasuries since 2020:
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Saudi Holdings of US Treasury Bonds |
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|
Month |
Value ($ bln) |
Change ($ bln) |
|
January 2020 |
182.9 |
+3.1 |
|
February |
184.4 |
+1.6 |
|
March |
159.1 |
(25.3) |
|
April |
125.3 |
(33.8) |
|
May |
123.5 |
(1.8) |
|
June |
124.9 |
+1.4 |
|
July |
124.6 |
(0.3) |
|
August |
130.0 |
+5.4 |
|
September |
131.2 |
+1.2 |
|
October |
134.2 |
+3.0 |
|
November |
137.6 |
+3.4 |
|
December |
136.4 |
(1.2) |
|
January 2021 |
135.1 |
(1.3) |
|
February |
132.9 |
(2.2) |
|
March |
130.8 |
(2.1) |
|
April |
130.3 |
(0.5) |
|
May |
127.3 |
(3.0) |
|
June |
127.6 |
+0.3 |
|
July |
128.1 |
+0.5 |
|
August |
124.1 |
(4.0) |
|
September |
123.8 |
(0.3) |
|
October |
116.5 |
(7.8) |
|
November |
116.5 |
-- |
|
December |
119.0 |
+ 2.5 |
Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in December with a value of $1.304 trillion, followed by China with a value of $1.068 trillion, as the following table shows:
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US Treasury Bonds Holders – December |
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|
Country |
Value ($ bln) |
|
|
1 |
Japan |
1304.0 |
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2 |
China |
1068.7 |
|
3 |
United Kingdom |
647.4 |
|
4 |
Ireland |
334.3 |
|
5 |
Luxembourg |
323.5 |
|
6 |
Switzerland |
288.0 |
|
7 |
Belgium |
271.7 |
|
8 |
Cayman Islands |
261.9 |
|
9 |
Taiwan |
251.0 |
|
10 |
Brazil |
244.5 |
|
11 |
Hong Kong |
225.7 |
|
12 |
France |
224.4 |
|
13 |
Canada |
202.0 |
|
14 |
India |
198.9 |
|
15 |
Singapore |
189.4 |
|
16 |
Korea |
131.2 |
|
17 |
Saudi Arabia |
119.0 |
|
Others |
1453.8 |
|
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Total held by foreigners |
7739.4 |
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