In which countries are the most Treasury securities held? Fiscal year Countries and regions Dollars (in billions) 2017 China $1,146 2017 Japan $1,090 2017 Ireland $304 2017 Brazil $270 2017 Cayman Islands $249 2017 Switzerland $245 2017 United Kingdom $234 2017 Luxembourg $212 2017 Hong Kong $201 2017 Taiwan $186 2017 Saudi Arabia $142 2017 India $130 2017 Singapore $106 2017 Russia $103 2017 Belgium $98 2017 South Korea $97 2017 Canada $77 2017 France $71 2017 Germany $68 2017 Thailand $66 2017 Bermuda $61 2017 United Arab Emirates $59 2017 Turkey $59 2017 Norway $54 2017 Netherlands $53 2017 Sweden $41 2017 Australia $38 2017 Philippines $38 2017 Spain $37 2017 Italy $36 2017 Poland $34 2017 Mexico $32 2017 Kuwait $32 2017 Israel $31 2017 British Virgin Islands $31 2017 Colombia $28 2017 Indonesia $28 2017 Chile $27 2017 Kazakhstan $22 2017 Czech Republic $21 2017 Denmark $18 2017 Iraq $16 2017 Oman $16 2017 Malaysia $14 2017 Vietnam $14 2017 Peru $13 2017 South Africa $10 2017 Finland $10 2017 Bahamas $8 2017 Egypt $8 2017 East Timor $8 2017 Guernsey $6 2017 Uruguay $6 2017 New Zealand $5 2017 Austria $4 2017 Jersey $4 2017 Portugal $4 2017 Pakistan $4 2017 Romania $3 2017 Guatemala $3 2017 Trinidad and Tobago $3 2017 Qatar $3 2017 Iceland $2 2017 Ukraine $2 2017 Nigeria $2 2017 Barbados $2 2017 Cambodia $2 2017 Mauritius $2 2017 Greece $2 2017 Serbia and Montenegro $2 2017 Costa Rica $2 2017 Tanzania $2 2017 Morocco $2 2017 Botswana $1 2017 Panama $1 2017 Curacao $1 2017 Argentina $1 2017 Croatia $1 2017 Ghana $1 2017 Afghanistan $1 2017 Macau $1 2017 Dominican Republic $1 2017 Anguilla $1 2017 Sri Lanka $1 2017 El Salvador $1 2017 Bangladesh <1 2017 Uganda <1 2017 Kenya <1 2017 Hungary <1 2017 Isle of Man <1 2017 Nepal <1 2017 Honduras <1 2017 Gibraltar <1 2017 Algeria <1 2017 Moldova <1 2017 Slovenia <1 2017 Armenia <1 2017 Saint Kitts and Nevis <1 2017 Bahrain <1 2017 Azerbaijan <1 2017 Andorra <1 2017 Libya <1 2017 Jordan <1 2017 Bolivia <1 2017 Albania <1 2017 Brunei <1 2017 Latvia <1 2017 Mozambique <1 2017 Monaco <1 2017 Slovakia <1 2017 Nicaragua <1 2017 Lithuania <1 2017 Haiti <1 2017 Burma <1 2017 Tunisia <1 2017 Ecuador <1 2017 Liberia <1 2017 Macedonia <1 2017 Rwanda <1 2017 Zambia <1 2017 Malta <1 2017 Mongolia <1 2017 Venezuela <1 2017 Belarus <1 2017 Jamaica <1 2017 Mauritania <1 2017 Cyprus <1 2017 Lesotho <1 2017 Madagascar <1 2017 Yemen <1 2017 Estonia <1 2017 Georgia <1 2017 Belize <1 2017 Swaziland <1 2017 Suriname <1 2017 Bhutan <1 2017 Namibia <1 2017 Liechtenstein <1 2017 Turks and Caicos Islands <1 2017 Aruba <1 2017 Marshall Islands <1 2017 Burkina Faso <1 2017 Papua New Guinea <1 2017 Vanuatu <1 2017 Federated States of Micronesia <1 2017 Guyana <1 2017 Bulgaria <1 2017 Holy See (Vatican City) <1 2017 Palau <1 2017 Cape Verde <1 2017 Paraguay <1 2017 Seychelles <1 2017 Antigua and Barbuda <1 2017 French Polynesia <1 2017 "Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba" <1 2017 Falkland Islands <1 2017 Montserrat <1 2017 Saint Lucia <1 2017 Cook Islands <1 2017 Dominica <1 2017 Malawi <1 2017 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <1 2017 Sint Maarten <1 2017 Grenada <1 2017 Lebanon <1 2017 Samoa <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 30, 2017. Notes: Countries highlighted on the map hold at least $1 billion in Treasury securities and together represent about 99 percent of all foreign holdings. China refers to mainland China; territories such as Hong Kong are reported separately. Data on Treasury securities held by Serbia and Montenegro are reported together, totaling about $1.7 billion as of June 30, 2017. URL: https://www.gao.gov/americas_fiscal_future?t=federal_debt | TXT Last Updated: 04/03/2019