Saudi holdings of US Treasuries at $121.4 bln in November 2022

19/01/2023 Argaam Special
*Updated data


Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $121.4 billion in November 2022, rising $774 million month-on-month (MoM), new data released by the US Treasury showed.

 

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

 

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $103.4 billion, representing 85% of the total. This is besides short-term bonds worth $17.99 billion, accounting for 15%.

 

The table below shows development in Saudi Holdings of US Treasuries since 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

July

121.6

+2.4

August

122.1

+0.5

September

121.0

(1.1)

October*

120.7

(0.3)

November

121.4

+0.7

*Updated data

 

 

Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in November with a value of $1.082 trillion. China came next, with a value of $870 billion, as the following table shows:

 

US Treasury Bonds Holders – November

Rank

Country

Value ($ bln)

1

Japan

1082.2

2

China

870.0

3

UK

645.8

4

Belgium

332.9

5

Luxembourg

312.9

6

Cayman Islands

283.3

7

Switzerland

266.7

8

Ireland

250.0

9

Canada

229.0

10

Brazil

225.9

11

Taiwan

223.9

12

India

219.0

13

France

204.4

14

Hong Kong

200.9

15

Singapore

186.6

16

Saudi Arabia

121.4

Others

 

1618.7

Total Foreign Holdings

 

7273.6

 

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