Saudi Arabia invests $5.2 billion in US bonds and treasury bills during March, reaching $131.6 billion

The monthly report issued by the US Treasury Department recently revealed that Saudi Arabia increased its holdings of US bonds and treasury bills by the end of last March to $131.6 billion, an increase of $5.2 billion compared to February 2025, representing a 4.1% increase. However, this figure remains lower year-on-year compared to March 2024, down 3.2% to $4.3 billion.

With the increase in the Kingdom’s holdings of US bonds and treasury bills during last March, the Kingdom’s holdings of US bonds recorded their first increase this year, after declining by approximately 11.7 billion riyals during January and February. This accounted for about half of the decline recorded during the first two months of the year in March. With the increase recorded during last March, the Kingdom maintained its 17th place among the largest investors in US bonds and treasury bills. 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 bonds and treasury bills are distributed between $103.9 billion in long-term holdings, representing 79%, and approximately $27.7 billion in short-term holdings, representing 21%.

Holdings of US bonds and treasury bills by various countries around the world increased by $233.1 billion, rising to approximately $9,049.5 billion by the end of March 2025, compared to approximately $8,817.2 billion at the end of the previous February. Japan leads investors in US bonds and treasury bills with $1.131 trillion, followed by China with $779.3 billion, the United Kingdom ($765.4 billion), the Cayman Islands ($455.3 billion), Canada ($426.2 billion), Luxembourg ($412.4 billion), Belgium ($402.1 billion), France ($363.1 billion), Ireland ($329.3 billion), Switzerland ($311.6 billion), Taiwan ($297.8 billion), Hong Kong ($262.9 billion), Singapore ($262.7 billion), India ($239.9 billion), Brazil ($208.4 billion), Norway ($200.1 billion), and Saudi Arabia in 17th place.