Saudi Arabia cuts its holdings of US bonds by 7.7% in January, to hit $126.9 Billion

The monthly report issued by the US Treasury Department recently revealed that Saudi Arabia reduced its holdings of US bonds and treasury bills by the end of last January to $126.9 billion, a decrease of $10.6 billion compared to December 2024, representing a 7.7% decline, and an annual decrease of 4.9%, or $6.6 billion.

With the recorded decrease in the Kingdom’s holdings of US bonds and treasury bills during last January, the Kingdom’s holdings of US bonds have erased the approximately $5.5 billion invested in 2024.

By the end of last January, the Kingdom maintained its 17th place among the largest investors in US bonds and treasury bills, while no Arab or Middle Eastern country appeared on the list of the 20 largest investors in US bonds and treasury bills.

The Kingdom’s holdings of US Treasury bonds and bills are distributed between $105.3 billion in long-term holdings, representing 83%, and approximately $21.6 billion in short-term holdings, representing 17%.

Holdings of US Treasury bonds and bills by various countries around the world increased by $200 million during the month of January, declining to approximately $8,526.5 billion, compared to $8,526.3 billion. This followed a rise of approximately $573.7 billion in the entire year 2024, compared to approximately $7,939 billion at the end of 2023, a 7.2% increase. Japan leads investors in US bonds and treasury bills with $1.079 trillion, followed by China with $760.8 billion, the United Kingdom ($740.2 billion), Luxembourg ($409.9 billion), the Cayman Islands ($404.5 billion), Belgium ($377.7 billion), Canada ($350.8 billion), France ($335.4 billion), Ireland ($329.7 billion), Switzerland ($301.1 billion), Taiwan ($290.4 billion), Hong Kong ($255.9 billion), Singapore ($247.6 billion), India ($225.7 billion), Brazil ($199.1 billion), Norway ($173.1 billion), and Saudi Arabia in 17th place.