Japan Treasury Holdings

Japan Holdings Timeline

Share of total foreign-held U.S. Treasury securities over time
Total Holding
$1185.5B
Current Share
13.8%
Peak Share
42.3%(Aug-2004)
Change from Peak
-28.4pp(-67%)
● PEAK: 42.3% in Aug-2004 ($699.4B)
● CURRENT: 13.8% in Dec-2025 ($1185.5B)
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury (TIC System) • 311 monthly observations

Japan Holdings Overview

Historical analysis of U.S. Treasury holdings
Current Holdings
$1185.5B
Global Rank
#1
Share of Foreign Holdings
13.8%
Peak (Aug-2004)
42.3%
Historical Trend
Japan's holdings peaked at 42.3% in Aug-2004 ($699.4B). Current holdings are down to 13.8% ($1185.5B), signaling diversification away from U.S. Treasuries.
Change from peak: -28.4pp (-67%)

Historical Holdings Data

DateHoldingsShareRank
Dec-2025$1185.5B13.8%#1
Nov-2025$1202.7B13.9%#1
Oct-2025$1200.0B14.0%#1
Sep-2025$1189.3B13.9%#1
Aug-2025$1180.4B13.8%#1
Jul-2025$1151.8B13.6%#1
Jun-2025$1147.9B13.6%#1
May-2025$1135.0B13.6%#1
Apr-2025$1134.5B13.6%#1
Mar-2025$1130.8B13.5%#1
Feb-2025$1125.9B13.8%#1
Jan-2025$1079.3B13.7%#1
Dec-2024$1061.5B13.4%#1
Nov-2024$1087.1B13.5%#1
Oct-2024$1101.5B13.7%#1
Sep-2024$1095.5B13.5%#1
Aug-2024$1106.0B13.9%#1
Jul-2024$1093.5B14.0%#1
Jun-2024$1091.4B14.2%#1
May-2024$1106.0B14.7%#1
Apr-2024$1126.1B15.1%#1
Mar-2024$1167.0B15.5%#1
Feb-2024$1147.6B15.4%#1
Jan-2024$1140.6B15.4%#1
Dec-2023$1115.3B15.1%#1
Nov-2023$1127.5B15.8%#1
Oct-2023$1098.2B15.9%#1
Sep-2023$1086.4B15.7%#1
Aug-2023$1115.5B15.8%#1
Jul-2023$1111.8B15.8%#1
Jun-2023$1104.1B15.8%#1
May-2023$1096.1B15.8%#1
Apr-2023$1125.8B16.1%#1
Mar-2023$1086.6B15.7%#1
Feb-2023$1080.7B16.1%#1
Jan-2023$1102.9B16.2%#1
Dec-2022$1075.1B15.9%#1
Nov-2022$1081.8B16.0%#1
Oct-2022$1064.4B15.8%#1
Sep-2022$1116.4B16.3%#1
Aug-2022$1196.0B16.9%#1
Jul-2022$1230.7B17.4%#1
Jun-2022$1232.7B17.6%#1
May-2022$1219.9B17.4%#1
Apr-2022$1215.0B17.3%#1
Mar-2022$1229.0B17.1%#1
Feb-2022$1303.0B17.9%#1
Jan-2022$1299.9B17.9%#1
Dec-2021$1300.8B17.9%#1
Nov-2021$1325.5B18.4%#1
Showing most recent 50 of 311 data points

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury International Capital (TIC) System

Data Range: Mar-2000 to Dec-2025 (311 monthly observations)