U.S. Treasury Holdings

Foreign Holdings Overview

36 countries and regions hold U.S. Treasury securities
Total Foreign Holdings
$8560.4B
Top Holder
Japan
$1185.5B
China (Rank #3)
$683.5B
8.0% of foreign
Number of Holders
36

Top 10 Foreign Holders

RankCountry/RegionHoldings% of Total
#1Japan$1185.5B13.8%
#2United Kingdom$866.0B10.1%
#3China, Mainland$683.5B8.0%
#4Belgium$477.3B5.6%
#5Canada$468.1B5.5%
#6Luxembourg$435.1B5.1%
#7Cayman Islands$421.2B4.9%
#8France$368.9B4.3%
#9Ireland$340.7B4.0%
#10Taiwan$310.6B3.6%

All Foreign Holders (36 countries/regions)

Total Foreign Holdings: $8560.4B
Country/RegionHoldings% of Total
Japan$1185.5B13.8%
United Kingdom$866.0B10.1%
China, Mainland$683.5B8.0%
Belgium$477.3B5.6%
Canada$468.1B5.5%
Luxembourg$435.1B5.1%
Cayman Islands$421.2B4.9%
France$368.9B4.3%
Ireland$340.7B4.0%
Taiwan$310.6B3.6%
Switzerland$294.1B3.4%
Singapore$278.4B3.3%
Hong Kong$267.8B3.1%
Norway$208.1B2.4%
India$182.9B2.1%
Brazil$168.7B2.0%
Saudi Arabia$149.5B1.7%
Korea, South$140.6B1.6%
Israel$105.7B1.2%
Germany$103.1B1.2%
Bermuda$101.4B1.2%
United Arab Emirates$95.6B1.1%
El Salvador$93.8B1.1%
Mexico$85.4B1.0%
Thailand$82.8B1.0%
Spain$73.6B0.9%
Australia$72.3B0.8%
Netherlands$70.0B0.8%
Kuwait$66.1B0.8%
Italy$62.1B0.7%
Philippines$62.0B0.7%
Poland$60.5B0.7%
Sweden$50.1B0.6%
Peru$45.1B0.5%
Colombia$44.2B0.5%
Chile$39.6B0.5%

Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury (TIC System for foreign holdings, Fiscal Data for total debt), Federal Reserve (Fed balance sheet), FRED (Financial Accounts)

Update Frequency: Foreign holdings: Monthly (~15th of each month). Total debt: Daily. Detailed breakdown: Quarterly.

Data Limitation: Foreign holdings based on custody location, not beneficial ownership. Actual ownership may differ due to third-party custodians.

Official Data: Treasury Fiscal Data · TIC Table 5