In which countries are the most Treasury securities held?	

Fiscal year	Countries and regions				Dollars (in billions)			
2020		Japan						$1,125 
2020		China, mainland					$1,113 
2020		United Kingdom					$334
2020		Brazil						$312
2020		Ireland						$259
2020		Switzerland					$233
2020		Luxembourg					$230
2020		Cayman Islands					$225
2020		Hong Kong					$219
2020		Belgium						$199
2020		Saudi Arabia					$176
2020		Taiwan						$175
2020		India						$163
2020		Singapore					$139
2020		France						$130
2020		Korea, South					$115
2020		Canada						$112
2020		Norway						$98
2020		Thailand					$84
2020		Germany						$79
2020		Bermuda						$70
2020		International and regional organizations	$53
2020		United Arab Emirates				$51
2020		Sweden						$49
2020		Mexico						$49
2020		Netherlands					$48
2020		Italy						$46
2020		Kuwait						$44
2020		Spain						$43
2020		British Virgin Islands				$40
2020		Australia					$40
2020		Israel						$39
2020		Iraq						$35
2020		Philippines					$32
2020		Colombia					$31
2020		Chile						$29
2020		Poland						$28
2020		Vietnam						$25
2020		Indonesia					$24
2020		Czech Republic					$23
2020		Peru						$21
2020		Egypt						$20
2020		Qatar						$19
2020		Denmark						$17
2020		South Africa					$13
2020		Malaysia					$12
2020		Russia						$11
2020		Argentina					$11
2020		Kazakhstan					$8
2020		East Timor					$8
2020		Uruguay						$8
2020		Oman						$8
2020		Bahamas						$7
2020		Romania						$7
2020		Guernsey					$7
2020		New Zealand					$7
2020		Finland						$7
2020		Guatemala					$6
2020		Libya						$5
2020		Nigeria						$5
2020		Morocco						$5
2020		Panama						$4
2020		Ukraine						$4
2020		Austria						$4
2020		Greece						$3
2020		Kenya						$3
2020		Trinidad and Tobago				$3
2020		Portugal					$3
2020		Jersey						$2
2020		Dominican Republic				$2
2020		Cambodia					$2
2020		Sri Lanka					$2
2020		Lithuania					$2
2020		Iceland						$2
2020		Barbados					$2
2020		Angola						$2
2020		Turkey						$2
2020		Curacao						$2
2020		Serbia and Montenegro				$2
2020		Hungary						$2
2020		Costa Rica					$2
2020		Afghanistan					$2
2020		Macau						$2
2020		Ghana						$1
2020		El Salvador					$1
2020		Tanzania					$1
2020		Croatia						$1
2020		Honduras					$1
2020		Isle of Man					$1
2020		Uganda						$1
2020		Mauritius					$1
2020		Moldova						$1
2020		Bangladesh					Less than $1
2020		Saint Kitts and Nevis				Less than $1
2020		Azerbaijan					Less than $1
2020		Madagascar					Less than $1
2020		Botswana					Less than $1
2020		Armenia						Less than $1
2020		Nepal						Less than $1
2020		Jamaica						Less than $1
2020		Jordan						Less than $1
2020		Bahrain						Less than $1
2020		Algeria						Less than $1
2020		Pakistan					Less than $1
2020		Estonia						Less than $1
2020		Bolivia						Less than $1
2020		Malta						Less than $1
2020		Slovakia					Less than $1
2020		Slovenia					Less than $1
2020		Anguilla					Less than $1
2020		Albania						Less than $1
2020		Brunei						Less than $1
2020		Ecuador						Less than $1
2020		Suriname					Less than $1
2020		Latvia						Less than $1
2020		Gibraltar					Less than $1
2020		Mongolia					Less than $1
2020		Venezuela					Less than $1
2020		Tunisia						Less than $1
2020		Rwanda						Less than $1
2020		Mozambique					Less than $1
2020		Monaco						Less than $1
2020		Marshall Islands				Less than $1
2020		Andorra						Less than $1
2020		Paraguay					Less than $1
2020		Liechtenstein					Less than $1
2020		Cyprus						Less than $1
2020		Haiti						Less than $1
2020		Belize						Less than $1
2020		Guinea						Less than $1
2020		Seychelles					Less than $1
2020		Mauritania					Less than $1
2020		Belarus						Less than $1
2020		Burma						Less than $1
2020		Zambia						Less than $1
2020		Papua New Guinea				Less than $1
2020		Turks and Caicos Islands			Less than $1
2020		Aruba						Less than $1
2020		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Less than $1
2020		Sierra Leone					Less than $1
2020		Malawi						Less than $1
2020		Country Unknown					Less than $1
2020		Liberia						Less than $1
2020		Nicaragua					Less than $1
2020		Macedonia					Less than $1
2020		Lesotho						Less than $1
2020		Bhutan						Less than $1
2020		Namibia						Less than $1
2020		Swaziland					Less than $1
2020		Gabon						Less than $1
2020		Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba			Less than $1
2020		Bulgaria					Less than $1
2020		Lebanon						Less than $1
2020		Federated States of Micronesia			Less than $1
2020		Antigua and Barbuda				Less than $1
2020		Saint Lucia					Less than $1
2020		Gambia, The					Less than $1
2020		Cape Verde					Less than $1
2020		Vanuatu						Less than $1
2020		Palau						Less than $1
2020		Sint Maarten					Less than $1
2020		Dominica					Less than $1
2020		Holy See (Vatican)				Less than $1
2020		Guyana						Less than $1
2020		Maldives					Less than $1
2020		Solomon Islands					Less than $1
2020		Kyrgyzstan					Less than $1
2020		Falkland Islands				Less than $1
2020		Burkina Faso					Less than $1
2020		French Polynesia				Less than $1
2020		Montserrat					Less than $1
2020		Cook Islands					Less than $1
2020		Grenada						Less than $1
2020		Samoa						Less than $1

Sources: GAO analysis of data from the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Foreign Portfolio Holdings of U.S. Securities as of June 28, 2019 (map).

Notes: Countries highlighted on the map hold at least $1 billion in Treasury securities and together represent more than 99 percent of all foreign holdings. China refers to mainland China; Hong Kong and Macau are reported separately. Data on Treasury securities held by Serbia and Montenegro are reported together, totaling about $1.7 billion as of June 28, 2019 (map). The map does not include data for Treasury securities held by international and regional organizations, unknown countries, and countries for which Treasury did not report data.
								
Greater than zero but less than $500,000: Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy, Senegal, Sudan, Yemen, Zimbabwe.

URL: https://www.gao.gov/americas-fiscal-future/federal-debt | Last updated: 3/19/2021