Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $119.7 billion in December 2022, falling $1.8 billion month-on-month (MoM), new data released by the US Treasury showed.
The Kingdom maintained the 16th place among the largest holders of US debt in December.
Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $106.5 billion, representing 89% of the total. This is besides short-term bonds worth $13.2 billion, accounting for 11%.
The table below shows development in Saudi Holdings of US Treasuries since 2021:
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Saudi Holdings of US Treasury Bonds* |
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|
Month |
Value ($ bln) |
Change ($ bln) |
|
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) |
|
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 |
|
January 2022 |
119.4 |
+0.4 |
|
February |
116.7 |
(2.7) |
|
March |
115.5 |
(1.2) |
|
April |
115.7 |
+0.2 |
|
May |
114.7 |
(1.0) |
|
June |
119.2 |
+4.5 |
|
July |
121.6 |
+2.4 |
|
August |
122.1 |
+0.5 |
|
September |
121.0 |
(1.1) |
|
October |
120.7 |
(0.3) |
|
November |
121.5 |
+0.7 |
|
December |
119.7 |
(1.8) |
Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in December with a value of $1.076 trillion. China came next, with a value of $867.1 billion, as the following table shows:
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US Treasury Bonds Holders – December 2022 |
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Rank |
Country |
Value ($ bln) |
|
1 |
Japan |
1,076.3 |
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2 |
China |
867.1 |
|
3 |
UK |
654.5 |
|
4 |
Belgium |
354.3 |
|
5 |
Luxembourg |
329.4 |
|
6 |
Cayman Islands |
283.8 |
|
7 |
Switzerland |
269.7 |
|
8 |
Ireland |
254.8 |
|
9 |
Taiwan |
225.5 |
|
10 |
India |
224.1 |
|
11 |
Hong Kong |
221.0 |
|
12 |
Brazil |
217.4 |
|
13 |
Canada |
215.1 |
|
14 |
France |
189.0 |
|
15 |
Singapore |
178.9 |
|
16 |
Saudi Arabia |
119.7 |
|
Others |
1,634.0 |
|
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Total Foreign Holdings |
7,314.6 |
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