Saudi holdings of US Treasuries rise to $124.3 bln in September

17/11/2021 Argaam Special


Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $124.3 billion in September, up $195 million 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 September. 

 

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $100.4 billion, representing 81% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $23.9 billion, accounting for 19%.

 

Saudi Holdings of US Treasury Bonds 

Month 

Value ($ bln) 

Variation ($ 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 

127.8

0.5

July

128.1

0.3+

August

124.1

(4.0)

September

124.3

0.2+

 

 

Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in September with a value of $1.2996 trillion, followed by China and the United Kingdom with a value of $1.0476 trillion and $566.5 billion, respectively, as the following table shows:

 

US Treasury Bonds Holders – August

 

Country

Value ($ bln)

1

Japan

1,299.6

2

China

1,047.6

3

United Kingdom

566.5

4

Luxembourg

311.8

5

Ireland

309.4

6

Switzerland

296.5

7

Cayman Islands

252.7

8

Brazil

249.0

9

France

242.4

10

Taiwan

239.5

11

Hong Kong

229.5

12

Belgium

220.9

13

India

218.4

14

Singapore

189.3

15

Canada

167.1

16

Korea

130.1

17

Saudi Arabia

124.3

Others

 

1,454.5

Total held by Foreigners

 

7,549.1

 

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