Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $111.3 billion in May, declining $2 billion month-on-month (MoM), new data from the US Department of the Treasury showed.
The Kingdom maintained the 18th place among the largest holders of US Treasuries in May.
Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $99.4 billion, representing 89% of the total. Meanwhile, the value of short-term bonds for the same month amounted to $11.9 billion, accounting for 11%.
The table below shows development in Saudi holdings of US Treasuries since 2022:
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Saudi Holdings of US Treasuries* |
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|
Month |
Value ($ 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) |
|
May |
111.3 |
(2.0) |
Japan was the top holder of US Treasuries in May, with a value of nearly $1.09 trillion. China came second, with $846.7 billion, as the following table shows:
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US Treasuries Holders – May 2023 |
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Rank |
Country |
Value ($ bln) |
|
|
1 |
Japan |
1096.8 |
|
|
2 |
China |
846.7 |
|
|
3 |
UK |
666.6 |
|
|
4 |
Belgium |
335.5 |
|
|
5 |
Luxembourg |
334.0 |
|
|
6 |
Switzerland |
304.4 |
|
|
7 |
Canada |
265.9 |
|
|
8 |
Cayman Islands |
263.3 |
|
|
9 |
Ireland |
245.1 |
|
|
10 |
Taiwan |
239.8 |
|
|
11 |
India |
238.3 |
|
|
12 |
Brazil |
230.0 |
|
|
13 |
Hong Kong |
216.0 |
|
|
14 |
France |
211.6 |
|
|
15 |
Singapore |
202.3 |
|
|
16 |
Norway |
122.0 |
|
|
17 |
Korea |
115.4 |
|
|
18 |
Saudi Arabia |
111.3 |
|
|
Others |
|
1482.4 |
|
|
Total Foreign Holdings |
|
7527.4 |
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