Foreign Financing of US Government Debt
This data comes from the US Treasury - Current as of April 2009
OWNERSHIP OF U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC DEBT
US Treasuries in billions of USD (1)
| February 2009 | December 2008 | July 2008 | December 2007 | July 2007 | December 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China, Mainland | 744.2 | 727.4 | 518.7 | 477.6 | 480.0 | 396.9 | |
| Japan | 661.9 | 626.0 | 590.0 | 581.2 | 620.6 | 622.9 | |
| Caribbean Banking Centers (4) | 189.1 | 197.5 | 133.4 | 116.4 | 70.7 | 72.3 | |
| Oil Exporters (3) | 181.7 | 186.2 | 173.7 | 137.9 | 134.7 | 110.2 | |
| Brazil | 130.8 | 127.0 | 148.4 | 129.9 | 105.8 | 52.1 | |
| Russia | 130.1 | 116.4 | 74.1 | 32.7 | 35.9 | -- | |
| UK (2) | 129.1 | 130.9 | 290.1 | 158.1 | 67.3 | 92.6 | |
| Luxembourg | 92.3 | 97.4 | 70.4 | 69.7 | 57.6 | 60.0 | |
| Hong Kong | 76.3 | 77.2 | 60.6 | 51.2 | 55.9 | 54.0 | |
| Taiwan | 72.6 | 71.8 | 76.9 | 38.2 | 44.6 | 59.4 | |
| Switzerland | 68.2 | 62.3 | 44.9 | 38.9 | 37.2 | 34.3 | |
| Germany | 56.6 | 56.1 | 40.9 | 41.7 | 41.7 | 46.0 | |
| Ireland | 54.5 | 54.3 | 10.8 | 18.7 | 15.6 | 11.6 | |
| Thailand | 39.7 | 32.4 | 31.8 | 27.4 | 22.5 | 16.9 | |
| Singapore | 39.4 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 39.8 | 36.3 | 31.3 | |
| Mexico | 37.9 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 34.4 | 34.9 | 34.9 | |
| India | 34.6 | 29.2 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 14.6 | |
| Korea | 33.3 | 31.3 | 35.3 | 39.2 | 44.4 | 66.7 | |
| Norway | 21.1 | 30.8 | 41.8 | 26.2 | -- | 31.6 | |
| Egypt | 19.2 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | -- | |
| Israel | 17.4 | 18.8 | -- | -- | -- | 12.3 | |
| France | 16.8 | 16.8 | -- | -- | -- | 26.4 | |
| Italy | 16.5 | 16.0 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.2 | |
| Netherlands | 16.1 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 20.7 | |
| Chile | 15.2 | 15.2 | 13.1 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Belgium | 14.5 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 13.6 | |
| Sweden | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 12.0 | |
| Canada | 10.9 | 8.2 | 26.6 | 18.7 | 23.3 | 26.9 | |
| Poland | -- | -- | 13.9 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 13.9 | |
| Taiwan | -- | -- | 41.1 | 38.2 | 44.6 | 59.4 | |
| All Other | 197.4 | 187.7 | 136.0 | 154.6 | 147.7 | 132.6 | |
| Grand Total Foreign Holdings | 3,162.0 | 3,076.9 | 2,670.4 | 2,353.4 | 2,191.5 | 2,103.1 | |
| Total US Public Debt | 6,400 | 5,890 | 5,809 | 5,136.3 | 4,943.1 | 4,901.0 | |
| % of Foreign Holdings | 49% | 52% | 46% | 46% | 44% | 43% | |
| Interest paid on total outstanding Federal debt: | |||||||
| Fiscal Year End 2007 | $430.0 billion | ||||||
| Fiscal Year End 2006 | $405.9 billion | ||||||
| Fiscal Year End 2005 | $352.4 billion | ||||||
Source: Department of the Treasury/Federal Reserve Board
For 2008/2009 data click here.
For 2000-2007 data click here.
(1) Estimated foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury marketable and non-marketable bills, bonds, and notes reported under the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system are based on annual Surveys of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities and on monthly data.
(2) United Kingdom includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
(3) Oil exporters include Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.
(4) Caribbean Banking Centers include Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles and Panama. Beginning with new series for June 2006, also includes British Virgin Islands.
