Saudi Holdings of US Treasury Bonds, Bills Increased to $124.3 bln

Saudi Arabia increased its holdings of the US Treasury bonds and bills, at the end of last September to $124.3 billion, an increase of $200 million, compared to previous August, or a 0.2% rise.

Meanwhile it remained low compared to the same month last year, as value slipped $6.9 billion, a decrease 5.3%.

The increase in the Kingdom’s possession of US bonds and bills, in September, was a rising again, after its decrease, in previous August, by about $4 billion.

Saudi Arabia ranks 17^th, in the world, among the largest sovereign investors, in US Treasury bonds and bills, and ranks at the forefront of the Arab countries investing, in US Treasury bonds.

It is followed by the United Arab Emirates, in 24th place, with a value of $58.1 billion, then Kuwait with $46.3 billion, in 29^th, in the world, according to the published data.

Saudi Arabia’s possession of US Treasury bonds and bills is divided into $100.4 billion, for long-term treasury bills, at 81%, and about $23.9 billion, for short-term bonds and bills, at 19%.

The possession of various countries, in the world, of US bonds and Treasury bills witnessed a decrease of $6.7 billion during September, declining to about $7.5 trillion, compared to about $7.55 trillion in August 2021.

Japan leads sovereign investors, in the US treasury bonds and bills with ($1.30 trillion), followed by China ($1.04 trillion), then the United Kingdom ($566.5 billion).