This graph shows the percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. treasury securities from 2006 to 2018. In 2018, China held 8.28 percent of foreign held U.S. treasury securities.
The national debt of the United Stated can be found here.
Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. treasury securities from 2006 to 2018
* Oil exporters include Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.
** Caribbean Banking Centers include Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles and Panama.
The data are collected primarily from U.S.-based custodians and broker-dealers. Since U.S. securities held in overseas custody accounts may not be attributed to the actual owners, the data may not provide a precise accounting of individual country ownership of Treasury securities.
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Federal Reserve, & US Department of the Treasury. (April 30, 2019). Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. treasury securities from 2006 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246450/percentage-of-major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/
Federal Reserve, und US Department of the Treasury. "Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. treasury securities from 2006 to 2018." Chart. April 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246450/percentage-of-major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/
Federal Reserve, US Department of the Treasury. (2019). Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. treasury securities from 2006 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246450/percentage-of-major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/
Federal Reserve, and US Department of the Treasury. "Percentage of Major Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Securities from 2006 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246450/percentage-of-major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/
Federal Reserve & US Department of the Treasury, Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. treasury securities from 2006 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246450/percentage-of-major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/ (last visited February 21, 2020)
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