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Foreign Holders of US Treasuries by Country

US foreign holdings of Treasury securities by country and region from the Treasury.

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury International Capital)Last updated: Sep 21, 2026, 14:58Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

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Total Foreign Holdings39,248.19,298.59,368.59,350.19,352.49,487.39,289.19,269.59,349.69,230.59,237.59,248.29,109.59,093.69,023.59,0019,054.28,9008,617.88,619.38,723.38,693.58,766.38,611.48,428.28,299.38,130.78,036.28,107.97,999.37,953.87,9407,716.37,476.77,509.17,620.57,595.1
Of which: Official Foreign Institutions3,773.13,778.13,845.93,904.53,9034,009.63,941.83,877.73,912.33,866.43,872.63,919.83,886.53,892.53,877.13,907.43,923.43,895.93,803.83,792.53,861.93,856.33,914.13,876.43,846.43,8313,797.73,787.23,816.93,767.63,799.13,796.43,684.13,640.43,6913,738.23,758.8
Long-term Bonds3,418.83,417.53,449.73,447.23,459.43,556.33,5343,489.13,526.83,480.43,501.23,508.23,476.53,4903,479.53,493.53,503.63,460.93,430.43,485.63,557.23,544.23,595.83,569.23,574.63,562.53,542.83,524.53,549.93,501.33,548.83,546.53,438.13,405.63,456.53,500.43,522.2
Short-term Bills354.4360.6396.2457.3443.7453.3407.8388.5385.6386371.3411.6410402.6397.6413.9419.8435373.4306.9304.6312318.3307.2271.9268.5254.8262.7267266.3250.3250246234.8234.5237.8236.6
BY COUNTRY AND REGION21
Japan1,103.91,116.71,143.11,209.91,191.61,239.31,225.31,185.51,202.71,2001,189.31,183.91,155.41,154.81,1351,134.51,130.81,125.91,079.31,061.51,087.11,101.51,095.51,1061,093.51,091.41,1061,126.11,1671,147.61,140.61,115.31,127.51,098.21,086.41,115.51,111.8
United Kingdom998.3939.9948.6937.5927.1897.3879.8863.1879.8875.4862.5901.3895.9855.6809.4807.7779.3750.3740.2722.8766.9746.5769.3749.2733.5746.5728.6714.6736.4711.5701.8688.6650.8630604.7627.5609.3
China618633.4659.3651.1653.3694.2695.3684.4683.9687.7699.2699.7695.6731.4732.7743.6765.4784.3760.8759768.6760.1772774.6776.5780.2768.3770.7767.4775797.7816.3782769.6778.1805.4821.8
Belgium470.7482.5472459.9454454.7451477.3481465.5463.6451.1425.4430.3415.5411.1402.1394.7377.7374.6361.3349.7366.6325315.9318313.1312.5317.2320.1293.1314.4296.5285.4317.1316.7318.7
Canada426.3459.6435.8397.1439.6446.4395.8468.3472.4419476.1444381.8438.9430.1368.4426.2406.1350.8378.8372.4363.7367.9362.9375.3372.5356.3341.6369.4365.3351.3348.5321.2281.5280.5295.1293.9
Luxembourg442.1434.2436431.1432.4446446.2434424.7417.7419.9409.9403.8403.2412.6410.9412.4412.4409.9423.9417.8413.5407.2395.7389.3374.2367.3359.2366.2355.8348.1339.9371.3345.4373.7365.8352
Cayman Islands460.1453.1471.3471.6460.1443.4433.2421.6427.6418.5426.8410.5436.8440.9441.3446.5453.6416.1406.9423405.3418.3424.6424.2380.1326.3342.7326310.8309.9327.9314.8329333.2323.4318.7305.7
France348.4389.9393.1393.3393395.1380.5368.9376.1390.2375.5389.1391373.8375.1360.6363.1354.1335.4332.3332.5330.2329312.5291.2305.4283.1276.7271.9271256.4236.7244.7222.5215.7217.4219.3
Ireland350.2353.5357.2345.3355.9350.8342.1341340.3339.9340340320.2310.2327.3339.9329.3339329.7339.4343.1336.7356.3350.9341.2336.1336.8330340.7341.2334.6349.7304.7287.9279.4281.4257.1
Taiwan296.1302.5306300.9300.8313.5307.8310.6312.9309.4312.5313.4308.8307.2304.8311.5308.2306.2298.6292.3286287.9291.1287.1277.3267.9265.4259.3261257.5257.6254238231.4236.3241243
Switzerland284.8284.9281.1288.6286.4286.7289.2294.1300.4302301.8303303.2300.6303.7310.9311.7290.8301.2298.7298.7297.9305.5299.3289.4287.4290.5290.5286.7281.1284.2287.4276.4275.7280.1283.5302.2
Singapore277.7284.4278277.5274.3280273.4278.4272.2272.3258.6261252.4253.5249.3247.7262.7260247.6249252.2244.7243.8234.8229.8215209.8203.3202.4199.3199.1196196.2190.5187.3184.2186.6
Hong Kong258.3255.8271.9269.1278.3269.2259.9268.4256.6252238.9251.9247.5241.8252.6247.1262.9273.8256255265.8261.8243.7243.7238.6226.6224.2226.6208.2216.7232.7238211.1199.1197202.6205.9
Norway206.9203.2207.3214.7217.4223218.8208.1218.9193.7215.9214.9208195.1187.3195.9200.1161.8173.1157.6162.5167.1173.5166160.3157.1146.1142.3151.9141.3150.1139.3113.6121.2121.6126.3127.5
India202.6186.4181.3181183190.6190.4182.9186.5190.4202.7219.4219.7227.4235.3232.5239.9228225.7219.1234241.4247.2245.9238.8241.9237.8233.5240.6234.7236.1233.7224.9222229.1232.5233.1
Brazil168168.4168.9168.6168170.6168168.7168.2167.8172.8184.6201.8215.4212212208.4207.3199.4201.6229228.8234.6233.3229.1227223.2223.6227.1225.6226.8230.3224.9219.4223223.2224.7
Saudi Arabia142.4142.5140.3140.1152160.4134.8149.5148.8134.3134.2133131.6130.5127.7133.8131.6126.4126.9137.5135.6139.2143.9142.8142.7140.2136.3135.4135.9131.1133.5132128.1117.5117.1112109.2
South Korea131.5134.7132.3135.2136.8140.9141.3140.6145.1145142.7135.8132.3126.5124.2121.7125.8124.6122.2124.9127.5127.3127.3123.3123.1117.2119.8119115118.2116.9117.2116112.9112.9117.8115.8
Israel110.9117.6113.4104.8110.8114.7105.7107.9110105.3100102.5101.8100.897.492.590.788.482.187.589.47973.571.269.764.259.858.557.356.956.661.151.858.256.758
Bermuda109.1108106.7104.1106.2104.2100.6101.4104.5105.8103.498.997.195.99497.595.692.488.990.191.690.992.391.9918987.686.990.387.186.890.689.289.188.787.887
United Arab Emirates110.1114.8118.6112.5114.1120112.495.7103.5110.7103.3108.7107.796.4103.6112.9104.3119.992.677.173.168.371.979.268.970.170.869.970.968.960.16462.86464.468.364.9

Latest reading

Total Foreign Holdings stood at 9,248.1 USD billion in Jul 2026. That is −0.5% from Jun 2026 and +1.5% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Mar 2000 to Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury International Capital).

Latest
9,248.1 USD billion
Jul 2026
vs previous period
−0.5%
Jun 2026
vs a year earlier
+1.5%

About this data

US foreign holdings of Treasury securities by country and region from the Treasury. The dataset tracks total foreign holdings, official foreign institutions, long-term bonds, and short-term bills. Published monthly since 2000 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Frequently asked questions

What do foreign holders of US Treasuries by country measure?
They measure the external financing of the United States federal budget deficit through holdings of U.S. Treasury securities by foreign countries and regions.
How often is the data published and how far back does it go?
The data are published monthly by the U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Treasury International Capital system, with historical series starting from 2000.
Which breakdowns are available in the table?
The table breaks down Treasury holdings by country, region, official foreign institutions, and maturity structure distinguishing short-term bills and long-term bonds.
What do official foreign institutions reflect in the data?
They reflect foreign exchange reserves management by central banks and sovereign wealth funds rather than commercial investment decisions.
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