Saudi holdings of US Treasuries fall to $127.5B in January

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $127.5 billion in January, down $4.4 billion month-on-month, new data released by the US Treasury showed.

Accordingly, the Kingdom retreated to 17th place among the largest holders of US treasury securities for the month.

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $103.1 billion, representing 81% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $24.4 billion, accounting for 19%.

The table below shows the development in Saudi holdings of US Treasuries since 2023:

Saudi Holdings of US Treasuries*
Month	Value ($ bln)	Change ($ bln)
January 2023	111.0	(8.7)
February	111.7	+0.7
March	116.2	+4.5
April	113.3	(2.9)
May	111.3	(2.0)
June	110.7	(0.6)
July	109.2	+1.5
August	112.0	+2.8
September	117.1	+5.1
October	117.5	+0.4
November	128.1	+10.6
December	131.9	+3.8
January 2024	127.5	(4.4)

*Data was updated as per the latest reading

Japan was the top holder of US Treasuries in January, with nearly $1.15 trillion. China came in second with $797.7 billion, as the following table shows:

US Treasury Bonds Holders – January 2024
Rank	Country	Value ($ bln)
1	Japan	1153.1
2	China	797.7
3	UK	753.5
4	Luxembourg	376.5
5	Canada	339.8
6	Ireland	319.7
7	Cayman Islands	318.5
8	Belgium	293.1
9	Switzerland	283.1
10	France	267.5
11	Taiwan	255.9
12	India	236.1
13	Hong Kong	228.5
14	Brazil	226.8
15	Singapore	204.7
16	Norway	144.9
17	Saudi Arabia	127.5
Others		1696.8
Total Foreign Holdings		8023.7

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