Saudi holdings of US Treasuries up to $122.1 bln in August

19/10/2022 Argaam Special

 


Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $122.1 billion in August 2022, up $478 million month-on-month, new data released by the US Treasury showed.

 

The Kingdom rose to the 16th place among the largest holders of US debt in August.

 

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $105.03 billion, representing 86% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $17.06 billion, accounting for 14%.

 

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

 
 

Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds in August with a value of $1.199 trillion, followed by China with a value of $971.8 billion, as the following table shows:

 

US Treasury Bonds Holders – August

Rank

Country

Value ($ bln)

1

Japan

1199.8

2

China

971.8

3

UK

644.7

4

Cayman Islands

307.3

5

Luxembourg

306.0

6

Switzerland

294.9

7

Belgium

287.9

8

Ireland

275.3

9

France

233.7

10

Taiwan

233.2

11

Brazil

232.2

12

India

221.2

13

Canada

211.1

14

Hong Kong

190.2

15

Singapore

189.5

16

Saudi Arabia

122.1

Others

1588.1

Total Foreign Holdings

7509.0

 

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