Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries saw a slight month-on-month (MoM) rise of $900 million to reach $136.3 billion in May, new data released by the US Treasury showed.
Accordingly, the Kingdom maintained its 17th place among the largest holders of US Treasuries for the month.
Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $107.28 billion, representing 79% of the total. Meanwhile, short-term bonds amounted to $29.05 billion, accounting for 21%.
The table below shows the development in Saudi holdings of US Treasuries since 2023:
|
Saudi Holdings of US Treasuries* |
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|
Month |
Value ($ bln) |
MoM Change ($ bln) |
|
Jan. 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) |
|
June |
110.7 |
(0.6) |
|
July |
109.2 |
+1.5 |
|
August |
112.0 |
+2.8 |
|
September |
117.1 |
+5.1 |
|
October |
117.5 |
+0.4 |
|
November |
128.1 |
+10.6 |
|
December |
132.0 |
+3.9 |
|
Jan. 2024 |
133.5 |
+1.5 |
|
February |
131.1 |
(2.5) |
|
March |
135.9 |
+4.8 |
|
April |
135.4 |
(0.5) |
|
May |
136.3 |
+0.9 |
Japan was the top holder of US Treasury bonds by value in May with $1.12 trillion, followed by China ($768.3 billion), as the following table shows:
|
US Treasury Holders in May |
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|
Rank |
Country |
Value ($ bln) |
|
1 |
Japan |
1128.3 |
|
2 |
China |
768.3 |
|
3 |
UK |
723.4 |
|
4 |
Luxembourg |
385.4 |
|
5 |
Canada |
354.5 |
|
6 |
Cayman Islands |
336.5 |
|
7 |
Ireland |
317.7 |
|
8 |
Belgium |
313.0 |
|
9 |
Switzerland |
290.4 |
|
10 |
France |
283.0 |
|
11 |
Taiwan |
263.3 |
|
12 |
India |
237.8 |
|
13 |
Brazil |
223.2 |
|
14 |
Hong Kong |
217.4 |
|
15 |
Singapore |
213.6 |
|
16 |
Norway |
142.8 |
|
17 |
Saudi Arabia |
136.3 |
|
Others |
|
1794.2 |
|
Total Foreign Holdings |
|
8129.1 |
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