At the end of 2021, depository institutions owned around 5.87 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.
Holders of United States government debt as of December 2021
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Statistics on U.S. public debt
Overview on public debt in the U.S.
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- Basic Statistic U.S. publicly held debt 2021-2022, by month
- Basic Statistic U.S. public debt 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic United States national debt per capita 2021
- Basic Statistic National debt in the US in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) 2017-2027
- Basic Statistic Federal debt limit of the United States 1940-2021
Holders of the debt
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State and local government debt
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- Basic Statistic U.S. state and local government outstanding debt 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. per capita state and local government debt outstanding 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. state and local debt as a percentage of GDP FY 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Gross public debt of U.S. states 2000-2026
- Premium Statistic Gross public debt of U.S. local government 2000-2026
Debt forecast
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Budget deficit
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- Basic Statistic U.S. government budget surplus 2022, by quarter
- Basic Statistic U.S. government - Budget surplus or deficit 2000-2027
- Basic Statistic U.S. government - forecast of the budget balance FY 2021-2032
- Basic Statistic U.S. budget balance and forecast as a percentage of GDP 2000-2032
- Basic Statistic U.S. interest expense on public debt 2012-2022
International comparison
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- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest public debt 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest national debt 2021
- Basic Statistic National debt of selected countries in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) 2021
- Basic Statistic National debt in EU countries in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) 2020
Further related statistics
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- Long-term external debt of Russia 2010-2021, by sector
- General government debt in relation to GDP in Finland 2011-2021, by sector
- Public debt change forecast in Belgium 2016-2023
- External debt of Russia 2003-2023
- Breakdown of public debt to GDP ratios in G20 countries, 2022 and 2027
- Government external debt in Qatar 2005-2018
- Share of external debt Malaysia 2021 by maturity
- Breakdown of external debt Malaysia 2021 by currency
- Government domestic debt in Malaysia 2020, by holder
- Breakdown of external debt Malaysia 2021 by instrument
- Emerging Markets Bond Index in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, by country
- Latin America: Emerging Markets Bond Index spread by country 2022
- Local government and social security funds debt in Finland 2011-2021
- Annual growth of expenditure on debt interest payments in China 2016-2021
- State debt in Czechia 2010-2021
- Bills of exchange in debt collection management from clients Canary Islands 2010-2015
- Annual change in consumer credit in Norway 2019-2019
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Statistics
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- General government debt in relation to GDP in Finland 2011-2021, by sector
- Public debt change forecast in Belgium 2016-2023
- External debt of Russia 2003-2023
- Breakdown of public debt to GDP ratios in G20 countries, 2022 and 2027
- Government external debt in Qatar 2005-2018
- Share of external debt Malaysia 2021 by maturity
- Breakdown of external debt Malaysia 2021 by currency
- Government domestic debt in Malaysia 2020, by holder
- Breakdown of external debt Malaysia 2021 by instrument
- Emerging Markets Bond Index in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, by country
- Latin America: Emerging Markets Bond Index spread by country 2022
- Local government and social security funds debt in Finland 2011-2021
- Annual growth of expenditure on debt interest payments in China 2016-2021
- State debt in Czechia 2010-2021
- Bills of exchange in debt collection management from clients Canary Islands 2010-2015
- Annual change in consumer credit in Norway 2019-2019
US Department of the Treasury. (June 2, 2022). Holders of United States government debt as of December 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201881/holders-of-the-us-public-debt/
US Department of the Treasury. "Holders of United States government debt as of December 2021." Chart. June 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201881/holders-of-the-us-public-debt/
US Department of the Treasury. (2022). Holders of United States government debt as of December 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201881/holders-of-the-us-public-debt/
US Department of the Treasury. "Holders of United States Government Debt as of December 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201881/holders-of-the-us-public-debt/
US Department of the Treasury, Holders of United States government debt as of December 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201881/holders-of-the-us-public-debt/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Holders of United States government debt as of December 2021 [Graph], US Department of the Treasury, June 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/201881/holders-of-the-us-public-debt/