Saudi holdings of US Treasuries rise to $119.4 bln in January

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $119.4 billion in January, up $0.4 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 January.

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $100.98 billion, representing 85% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $18.42 billion, accounting for 15%.

The following table indicates Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US treasuries since 2020:

Saudi Holdings of US Treasury Bonds
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)
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

Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in January with a value of $1.303 trillion, followed by China with a value of $1.060 trillion, as the following table shows:

US Treasury Bonds Holders – January
	Country	Value ($ bln)
1	Japan	1303.1
2	China	1060.1
3	United Kingdom	608.8
4	Luxembourg	310.8
5	Ireland	308.3
6	Switzerland	299.0
7	Cayman Islands	271.1
8	Taiwan	248.6
9	Belgium	243.0
10	Brazil	239.7
11	France	233.9
12	Hong Kong	226.1
13	Canada	200.7
14	India	198.6
15	Singapore	192.5
16	Korea	124.4
17	Saudi Arabia	119.4
Others		1473.6
Total held by Foreigners		7661.7

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