Saudi holdings of US Treasuries grow to $128.1 bln in July

19/09/2021 Argaam Special


Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $128.1 billion in July 2021, up by $311 million month-on-month, new data released by the US Treasury showed.

 

The Kingdom retreated to the 16th place among the largest holders of US debt in July.

 

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds of $102.2 billion, representing 80% of the total, and short-term bonds of $25.9 billion, accounting for 20%.

 

Saudi Holdings of US Treasury Bonds

Month

Value ($ bln)

Variation

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)

June

127.8

+0.5

July

128.1

+0.3

 

 

Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in July with a value of $1.3102 trillion, followed by China and the United Kingdom with a value of $1.0683 trillion and $539.5 billion, respectively, as the following table shows:

 

US Treasury Bonds Holders – July

 

Country

Value ($ bln)

1

Japan

1310.2

2

China

1068.3

3

United Kingdom

539.5

4

Ireland

319.7

5

Switzerland

298.3

6

Luxembourg

291.6

7

Cayman Islands

250.3

8

Brazil

248.5

9

Taiwan

242.3

10

France

236.3

11

Hong Kong

227.2

12

Belgium

220.5

13

India

219.2

14

Singapore

192.6

15

Canada

167.7

16

Saudi Arabia

128.1

Others

 

1583.1

Total

 

7543.4

 

 

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