In 2021, China held 5.79 percent of foreign held U.S. securities. Japan held a further 10.17 percent of foreign held securities.
Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. securities from 2006 to 2021
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Federal Reserve, & US Department of the Treasury. (April 30, 2022). Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. securities from 2006 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, 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. securities from 2006 to 2021." Chart. April 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246450/percentage-of-major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/
Federal Reserve, US Department of the Treasury. (2022). Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. securities from 2006 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. 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. Securities from 2006 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2022, 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. securities from 2006 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246450/percentage-of-major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Percentage of major foreign holders of U.S. securities from 2006 to 2021 [Graph], Federal Reserve, & US Department of the Treasury, April 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246450/percentage-of-major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/