Saudi holdings of US Treasuries retreat to $115.5 bln in March

17/05/2022 Argaam Special


Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries declined to $115.5 billion in March, down $1.2 billion month-on-month, new data released by the US Treasury showed.

 

Accordingly, Saudi Arabia’s holdings recorded its lowest level in more than five years since January 2017, when it amounted to $112.3 billion at the time.

 

The Kingdom maintained its 18th position among the largest holders of US debt in March.

 

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $100.1 billion, representing 87% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $15.3 billion, accounting for 13%.

 

Saudi Holdings of US Treasury Bonds

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)

 

 

Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in March with a value of $1.232 trillion, followed by China at $1.039 trillion, as the following table shows:

 

US Treasury Bonds Holders – March 

Order

Country

Value ($ bln)

1

Japan

1232.4

2

China

1039.6

3

United Kingdom

634.9

4

Ireland

315.9

5

Luxembourg

300.8

6

Cayman Islands

292.9

7

Switzerland

274.1

8

Belgium

264.6

9

France

247.0

10

Taiwan

238.4

11

Brazil

237.2

12

Canada

221.8

13

Hong Kong

208.2

14

India

199.8

15

Singapore

191.8

16

Korea

119.3

17

Norway

116.0

18

Saudi Arabia

115.5

Others

 

1363.4

Total Foreign Holdings

 

7613.6

 

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