Holders of U.S. government debt 2021 | Statista

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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.

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Holders of United States government debt as of December 2021

Characteristic	Share of debt holders
Federal Reserve and Government accounts	40.94%
Foreign and international	26.16%
Mutual funds	11.09%
Depository institutions	5.87%
State and local governments	4.9%
Other investors	4.68%
Private pension funds	2.95%
State and local government pension funds	1.52%
Insurance companies	1.39%
U.S. savings bonds	0.49%

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June 2022

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United States

Survey time period

December 31, 2021

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