Saudi Holdings of US Treasury Bonds rise to $115.7 bln

Saudi Arabia increased its holdings of the US Treasury bonds and bills, at the end of last April to $115.7 billion, an increase of $200 million, compared to previous March, or a 0.2% rise, but it declined 11.2% (Y/Y) from April 2021.

The Kingdom’s holding of US Treasury and bills increased in April after two months of decrease The holding plunged from $119.4 billion in January 2022 to $116.7 billion in February, then it dipped to $115.5 billion in March.

According to the published data, Saudi Arabia ranked the 17th spot globally among the largest investors in US bonds and treasury bills, and comes at the forefront of the Arab countries investing in US Treasury bonds, followed by Kuwait with a value of $46.1 billion in the 28th spot, and then the United Arab Emirates the 30th, with a value of $41.7 billion.

Saudi Arabia’s possession of US Treasury bonds and bills is divided into $10.04 billion, for long-term treasury bills, at 86%, and about $15.35 billion, for short-term bonds and bills, at 14%.

The possession of various countries, in the world, of US bonds and Treasury bills witnessed a decrease of $158.3 billion during April, declining to about $7.45 trillion, compared to about $7.63 trillion in March 2022.

Japan leads sovereign investors, in the US treasury bonds and bills with ($1.22 trillion), followed by China ($1 trillion), then the United Kingdom ($612.7 billion).