As of December 2024, Japan held United States treasury securities totaling about 1.06 trillion U.S. dollars. Foreign holders of United States treasury debt According to the Federal Reserve and U.S. Department of the Treasury, foreign countries held a total of 8.5 trillion U.S. dollars in U.S. treasury securities as of December 2024. Of the total held by foreign countries, Japan and Mainland China held the greatest portions, with China holding 759 billion U.S. dollars in U.S. securities. The U.S. public debt In 2023, the United States had a total public national debt of 33.2 trillion U.S. dollars, an amount that has been rising steadily, particularly since 2008. In 2023, the total interest expense on debt held by the public of the United States reached 678 billion U.S. dollars, while 197 billion U.S. dollars in interest expense were intra governmental debt holdings. Total outlays of the U.S. government were 6.1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. By 2029, spending is projected to reach 8.3 trillion U.S. dollars.

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The value of U.S. Treasury securities held by residents of Russia amounted to ** million U.S. dollars in March 2025, marking a stark contrast to ***** billion U.S. dollars held in January 2020. The lowest over the period under consideration was recorded in November 2023 at ** million U.S. dollars. Furthermore, in March 2020, the figure plummeted to **** billion U.S. dollars, down from **** billion U.S. dollars one month prior. Russia’s holdings of U.S. treasury securities have decreased since 2014 following the Western sanctions over the annexation of Crimea and have further dropped in 2022 after more restrictions were imposed over the war in Ukraine. What are U.S. treasury holdings? U.S. treasury holdings are government debt instruments that contribute to the funding of various government projects in the country. The U.S. Department of Treasury allows individuals and organizations to invest in treasury notes, bills, and bonds, which are the main three types of securities. Just under half of the outstanding ** trillion U.S. dollars as of May 2024 were in the form of treasury notes. The notes have varying maturities and coupon payment frequencies, which are different from the maturity periods of treasury bills and bonds. Main foreign holders of U.S. treasury securities Foreign holdings of U.S. treasury debt amounted to ***** trillion U.S. dollars as of January 2024. Japan and China held the largest portions, with China possessing ***** billion U.S. dollars in U.S. securities. Additionally, other significant foreign holders included oil exporting countries and Caribbean banking centers.

In 2023, China held **** percent of foreign held U.S. securities. Japan held a further **** percent of foreign held securities. The national debt of the United Stated can be found here.

Total outstanding debt of the U.S. government reported daily. Includes a breakout of intragovernmental holdings (federal debt held by U.S. government) and debt held by the public (federal debt held by entities outside the U.S. government).

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At the end of 2023, depository institutions owned around 4.86 percent of the total U.S. debt. Depository institutions includes U.S. chartered depository institutions, foreign banking offices in the United States, banks in U.S. affiliated areas, credit unions, and bank holding companies.

The total debt accrued by the U.S. annually can be accessed here.

Graph and download economic data for Assets: Securities Held Outright: U.S. Treasury Securities: All: Wednesday Level (TREAST) from 2002-12-18 to 2025-07-09 about maturity, securities, Treasury, and USA.

United States Treasury Securities: PD: Private: Foreign & International data was reported at 6,216.600 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,284.900 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States Treasury Securities: PD: Private: Foreign & International data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,443.300 USD bn from Mar 1989 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 117 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,301.900 USD bn in Sep 2017 and a record low of 366.400 USD bn in Jun 1989. United States Treasury Securities: PD: Private: Foreign & International data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z052: Ownership of Treasury Securities.

Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: ow Official: T Bills data was reported at 316.700 USD bn in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 329.300 USD bn for Aug 2018. Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: ow Official: T Bills data is updated monthly, averaging 298.400 USD bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 223 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 607.300 USD bn in Aug 2009 and a record low of 137.900 USD bn in May 2001. Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: ow Official: T Bills data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Treasury. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z050: Major Foreign Holders of US Treasury Securities.

United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: Japan data was reported at 1,028.000 USD bn in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,029.900 USD bn for Aug 2018. United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: Japan data is updated monthly, averaging 708.200 USD bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 223 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,241.500 USD bn in Nov 2014 and a record low of 292.900 USD bn in Sep 2001. United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: Japan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Treasury. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z050: Major Foreign Holders of US Treasury Securities.

The Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities table presents the estimated ownership of U.S. Treasury securities. Information is primarily obtained from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Flow of Funds data, Table L209. State, local, andforeign holdings include special issues of nonmarketable securities to municipal entities and foreign official accounts. They also include municipal, foreign official, and private holdings of marketable Treasury securities.

Net Purchases of US Treasury Bonds and Notes decreased by 40800 million dollars in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Net Purchases of US Treasury Bonds and Notes - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The yield on US 10 Year Note Bond Yield eased to 4.43% on July 15, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has fallen by 0.02 points, though it remains 0.27 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. US 10 Year Treasury Bond Note Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Holdings of US Treasury Securities data was reported at 784.300 USD bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 760.802 USD bn for Jan 2025. Holdings of US Treasury Securities data is updated monthly, averaging 937.400 USD bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 300 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,316.700 USD bn in Nov 2013 and a record low of 58.900 USD bn in Nov 2000. Holdings of US Treasury Securities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Department of the Treasury. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Government and Public Finance – Table CN.FF: Holdings of US Treasury Securities.

United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: United Kingdom data was reported at 276.300 USD bn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 272.600 USD bn for Aug 2018. United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: United Kingdom data is updated monthly, averaging 131.000 USD bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 223 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 350.700 USD bn in May 2010 and a record low of 40.000 USD bn in Aug 2001. United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: United Kingdom data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Treasury. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z050: Major Foreign Holders of US Treasury Securities. Data from March 2015 no longer include information for Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man.

The Average Interest Rates on U.S. Treasury Securities dataset provides average interest rates on U.S. Treasury securities on a monthly basis. Its primary purpose is to show the average interest rate on a variety of marketable and non-marketable Treasury securities. Marketable securities consist of Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), Floating Rate Notes (FRNs), and Federal Financing Bank (FFB) securities. Non-marketable securities consist of Domestic Series, Foreign Series, State and Local Government Series (SLGS), U.S. Savings Securities, and Government Account Series (GAS) securities. Marketable securities are negotiable and transferable and may be sold on the secondary market. Non-marketable securities are not negotiable or transferrable and are not sold on the secondary market. This is a useful dataset for investors and bond holders to compare how interest rates on Treasury securities have changed over time.

Summarizes the U.S. government's total outstanding debt at the end of each fiscal year from 1789 to the current year.

United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: Germany data was reported at 77.500 USD bn in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 68.300 USD bn for Sep 2018. United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: Germany data is updated monthly, averaging 54.550 USD bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 224 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.900 USD bn in Aug 2016 and a record low of 34.200 USD bn in Sep 2002. United States Treasury Securities: Foreign Holder: Germany data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Treasury. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z050: Major Foreign Holders of US Treasury Securities.

United States Treasury Securities: Public Debt (PD) data was reported at 21,089.900 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 20,492.700 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States Treasury Securities: Public Debt (PD) data is updated quarterly, averaging 6,783.200 USD bn from Mar 1989 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 117 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21,089.900 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 2,740.900 USD bn in Mar 1989. United States Treasury Securities: Public Debt (PD) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z052: Ownership of Treasury Securities.