Saudi holdings of US Treasuries down by $1.4 bln in November

02/02/2019 Argaam Special

 

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasury bonds declined by $1.4 billion month-on-month in November to $169.9 billion.

 

The Kingdom, as of November, is the 11th largest holder of US debt.

 

Elsewhere in the GCC, the United Arab Emirates’ holdings of US debt also declined by around $1.4 billion to $56.3 billion in November.

 

Saudi holdings of US treasury bonds

Month

Value (US$ bln)

Variation

July 2015

110.1

0.6+

August

112.8

2.7+

September

112.3

(0.5)

October

113.0

 0.7+

November

114.7

1.7+

December

118.9

4.2+

January 2016

123.6

4.7 +

February

119.8

(3.8)

March

116.8

(3.0)

April

113.0

(3.8)

May

103.7

(9.3)

June

98.2

(5.5)

July

96.5

(1.7)

August

93.0

(3.5)

September

89.4

(3.6)

October

96.7

7.3+

November

100.1

3.4+

December

102.8

2.7+

January 2017

112.3

9.5+

February

116.7

 4.4+

March

124.5

 7.8+

April

126.8

2.3+

May

134.0

 7.2+

June

142.0

8.8+

July

142.5

(0.3)

August

137.9

(4.6)

September

136.7

(1.2)

October

145.2

8.5+

November

147.6

 2.4+

December

147.4

(0.2)

January 2018

143.6

(3.8)

February

150.9

7.3+

March

151.2

0.3+

April

159.9

8.7+

May

162.1

2.2+

June

164.9

2.8+

July

166.8

1.9+

August

169.5

2.7+

September

176.1

6.6+

October

171.3

 (4.8)

November

169.9

 (1.4)

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