Saudi holdings of US Treasuries down to $113.3 bln in April

18/06/2023 Argaam Special
*Data was updated as per the latest reading


Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $113.3 billion in April, declining $2.9 billion month-on-month (MoM), new data from the US Department of the Treasury showed. 

  

The Kingdom maintained the 17th place among the largest holders of US Treasuries in April. 

 

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $100.4 billion, representing 89% of the total. Meanwhile, the value of short-term bonds for the same month amounted to $12.9 billion, accounting for 11%.

 

The table below shows development in Saudi holdings of US Treasuries since 2022:

 

Saudi Holdings of US Treasuries* 

Month

Value ($ bln)

Change ($ bln)

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

December

119.7

(1.7)

January 2023

111.0

(8.7)

February

111.7

+ 0.7

March

116.2

+ 4.5

April

113.3

(2.9)

*Data was updated as per the latest reading

 

 

Japan was the top holder of US Treasuries in April with a value of nearly $1.12 trillion. China came second, with $868.9 billion, as the following table shows:

 

US Treasuries Holders – April 2023 

Rank

Country

Value ($ bln)

1

Japan

1,127.2

2

China

868.9

3

UK

680.7

4

Belgium

336.6

5

Luxembourg

332.3

6

Switzerland

298.3

7

Cayman Islands

275.8

8

Canada

247.1

9

Ireland

244.9

10

Taiwan

244.5

11

India

238.7

12

Brazil

229.8

13

Hong Kong

222.2

14

Singapore

201.1

15

France

201.0

16

Norway

122.8

17

Saudi Arabia

113.3

Others

 

1,595.6

Total Foreign Holdings

 

7,580.8

 

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