Saudi holdings of US Treasuries rise to $119.2 bln in June

16/08/2022 Argaam Special


Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries increased by $4.5 billion month-on-month to $119.2 billion in June, new data released by the US Treasury showed.

 

The Kingdom maintained its 16th place among the largest holders of US debt in June.

 

Saudi Arabia’s investments in US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $102.02 billion, or 86% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $17.1 billion, accounting for 14%.

 

The table below indicates Saudi holdings of US Treasuries since the beginning of 2021:

 

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)

April

115.7

+0.2

May

114.7

(1.0)

June

119.2

+4.5

 
 

Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in June, with a value of $1.236 trillion, followed by China with $967.8 billion, as the following table shows:

 

US Treasury Bonds Holders – June

Order

Country

Value

($ bln)

1

Japan

1236.3

2

China

967.8

3

UK

615.4

4

Luxembourg

306.8

5

Cayman Islands

300.4

6

Switzerland

295.3

7

Ireland

285.1

8

Belgium

273.6

9

France

236.9

10

Taiwan

233.9

11

Brazil

230.5

12

India

208.8

13

Canada

193.6

14

Hong Kong

187.7

15

Singapore

181.8

16

Saudi Arabia

119.2

Others

 

1557.7

Total Foreign Holdings

 

7430.8

 
 

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