Table 1: Foreign Residents' Holdings of Total U.S. Long-term Securities by Country 1 PDF

Billions of U.S. dollars
Date Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 Sep 2019 Oct 2019 Nov 2019 Dec 2019 Jan 2020 Feb 2020 Mar 2020 Apr 2020 May 2020 Jun 2020 Jul 2020 Aug 2020
Worldwide 16463.3 18501.9 17931.4 19860.9 20067.8 20299.6 20501.2 20773.8 20423.1 18883.0 19736.0 20412.0 20653.0 21412.4 21998.0
Europe 6939.6 8056.4 7658.8 8377.5 8474.7 8574.0 8706.8 8872.5 8644.1 7876.0 8346.2 8680.8 8801.9 9213.7 9553.5
Europe; Eurozone 3923.2 4619.8 4422.2 4829.9 4871.2 4904.1 5004.2 5041.7 4937.9 4483.6 4756.8 4939.9 5023.3 5256.3 5372.8
Europe; Eurozone; Austria 19.7 23.0 30.9 22.3 21.3 22.1 22.8 23.2 22.4 19.6 21.6 22.3 23.0 24.4 25.9
Europe; Eurozone; Belgium 592.3 748.0 747.6 840.2 835.1 830.1 846.8 857.8 863.5 816.1 846.5 872.0 881.7 904.7 906.7
Europe; Eurozone; Finland 41.8 45.4 44.7 50.9 50.7 46.9 47.5 47.6 45.9 40.0 43.2 45.0 45.6 46.5 48.5
Europe; Eurozone; France 230.9 297.9 317.3 359.3 364.5 362.9 373.1 388.3 401.1 358.7 361.4 356.8 376.2 395.7 418.1
Europe; Eurozone; Germany 391.3 470.3 352.3 385.2 389.3 391.1 396.8 406.5 390.4 357.1 380.8 400.0 406.4 428.8 449.3
Europe; Eurozone; Ireland 855.8 1045.5 963.6 971.2 977.7 1003.8 1005.6 1005.2 971.4 844.4 918.5 972.1 985.6 1028.6 1052.1
Europe; Eurozone; Italy 76.2 83.6 85.2 93.3 94.3 94.9 103.3 104.3 102.5 96.8 98.3 100.5 103.4 109.1 112.2
Europe; Eurozone; Luxembourg 1271.6 1412.5 1442.9 1600.4 1624.5 1633.6 1680.8 1679.3 1627.7 1481.8 1592.5 1663.9 1686.2 1779.8 1806.7
Europe; Eurozone; Netherlands 369.3 415.8 361.0 411.2 415.5 418.6 424.9 431.2 413.1 375.8 398.9 406.5 417.0 439.4 450.8
Europe; Eurozone; Spain 55.5 56.4 55.5 68.0 70.8 71.5 75.3 69.4 71.0 66.8 67.4 72.3 69.6 69.7 71.8
Europe; Eurozone; Other Eurozone 18.8 21.3 21.2 27.8 27.5 28.7 27.2 29.0 28.9 26.6 27.7 28.5 28.7 29.4 30.7
Europe; Non-Eurozone 3016.4 3436.6 3236.6 3547.6 3603.5 3669.8 3702.7 3830.8 3706.2 3392.4 3589.4 3740.9 3778.6 3957.5 4180.7
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Denmark 117.9 121.6 171.0 135.4 144.0 143.9 148.8 151.4 143.0 125.8 139.5 148.4 154.0 163.9 170.8
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Norway 313.7 362.2 382.7 453.2 461.7 469.6 471.6 480.7 462.0 410.9 447.0 459.6 468.3 487.7 511.6
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Russia 84.0 99.7 5.6 3.6 3.1 3.5 4.8 4.4 4.8 3.8 4.5 4.3 3.4 3.8 3.3
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Sweden 167.0 202.0 200.2 231.2 231.5 239.5 244.8 245.7 230.7 195.3 215.0 226.5 235.4 247.6 261.4
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Switzerland 726.0 832.1 704.7 774.2 786.6 801.6 810.4 813.7 784.9 746.9 803.8 833.9 855.2 887.9 938.5
Europe; Non-Eurozone; United Kingdom 1424.3 1614.8 1600.1 1780.7 1806.3 1838.5 1843.3 1956.0 1908.2 1745.5 1809.6 1890.1 1885.1 1984.7 2116.3
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Other Non-Eurozone 183.7 204.2 172.3 169.4 170.3 173.3 178.9 178.9 172.6 164.2 169.9 178.1 177.2 181.9 178.7
Asia/Oceania 5864.0 6422.6 6392.0 7169.7 7268.3 7317.2 7351.6 7483.5 7446.1 7147.8 7346.3 7514.9 7556.1 7764.2 7855.3
Asia/Oceania; Australia 239.2 281.8 282.6 323.0 335.4 341.4 341.2 350.3 326.6 293.2 309.3 321.6 324.0 342.0 349.8
Asia/Oceania; China 1440.7 1595.0 1496.5 1528.1 1527.4 1533.8 1517.9 1534.5 1551.9 1508.1 1511.1 1544.4 1532.3 1539.4 1546.7
Asia/Oceania; Japan 1898.2 1978.0 1975.1 2263.7 2305.3 2297.6 2312.8 2374.5 2385.1 2342.3 2423.1 2461.9 2476.9 2565.6 2578.7
Asia/Oceania; Hong Kong 269.6 296.7 306.2 405.6 412.6 420.4 430.6 437.5 440.2 421.3 444.3 452.0 451.0 462.3 449.3
Asia/Oceania; India 114.2 138.3 144.0 164.3 165.2 163.2 163.7 158.0 164.3 156.0 154.2 157.7 157.2 162.2 163.8
Asia/Oceania; Israel 80.7 87.9 90.2 118.5 120.7 122.6 120.8 125.7 117.9 108.5 118.1 127.8 131.3 136.7 141.6
Asia/Oceania; Saudi Arabia 151.3 166.3 201.8 241.0 244.6 250.2 249.9 255.5 252.9 233.2 238.1 247.5 233.2 235.1 245.1
Asia/Oceania; Singapore 308.3 348.2 353.8 363.2 371.5 375.1 373.7 376.1 373.4 328.9 324.1 336.2 350.8 362.3 380.7
Asia/Oceania; South Korea 241.6 291.5 322.2 366.1 368.5 374.4 383.4 383.9 369.2 349.4 378.9 392.9 404.2 420.4 430.1
Asia/Oceania; Taiwan 526.5 570.9 579.2 648.1 654.8 652.9 656.1 677.3 678.5 669.6 683.5 682.9 692.9 710.3 708.8
Asia/Oceania; Other Asia/Oceania 593.9 668.0 640.3 748.0 762.5 785.7 801.6 810.2 786.2 737.2 761.5 790.1 802.2 827.8 860.9
North America 3135.9 3488.7 3292.0 3703.1 3714.1 3800.8 3852.1 3812.6 3723.7 3297.1 3481.0 3653.7 3738.2 3863.9 4022.2
North America; Bermuda 284.5 309.4 300.6 328.8 321.5 324.8 346.5 326.3 325.6 300.8 305.0 312.4 315.5 325.4 330.1
North America; British Virgin Islands 161.9 162.3 143.4 155.2 153.6 157.8 156.7 152.0 145.8 141.5 142.8 147.9 155.6 155.7 162.1
North America; Canada 975.5 1174.8 1084.1 1306.9 1323.1 1356.5 1379.0 1382.7 1298.6 1131.5 1225.6 1281.2 1309.7 1374.2 1442.3
North America; Cayman Islands 1487.6 1612.4 1570.6 1718.0 1707.6 1753.2 1758.5 1739.8 1745.2 1523.7 1600.2 1695.1 1737.7 1782.8 1858.9
North America; Mexico 105.6 96.4 96.8 79.1 77.9 79.5 77.5 80.1 79.8 67.3 70.9 75.7 77.7 81.6 82.4
North America; Other North America 120.8 133.3 96.4 115.1 130.4 129.0 133.8 131.7 128.6 132.2 136.5 141.3 141.9 144.3 146.5
South America 400.4 408.4 459.1 474.8 472.3 462.9 455.5 457.1 458.0 428.0 422.3 424.4 423.1 431.1 436.4
South America; Brazil 254.2 249.6 305.0 307.0 302.8 296.2 287.9 289.7 291.3 272.3 265.7 266.6 260.4 263.8 264.3
South America; Chile 47.6 48.2 43.7 52.5 53.8 52.8 53.0 51.7 50.5 46.9 48.7 48.8 50.9 52.4 51.7
South America; Colombia 42.4 47.1 43.0 48.6 49.8 49.2 49.6 48.9 49.9 46.4 43.5 44.8 46.2 47.8 49.2
South America; Other South America 56.2 63.5 67.3 66.7 65.9 64.7 65.1 66.8 66.3 62.4 64.4 64.2 65.6 67.1 71.2
Africa 45.8 54.7 54.9 61.0 60.7 61.5 62.6 61.7 62.4 61.0 58.2 59.5 60.4 61.9 61.9
Africa; Egypt 1.1 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
Africa; Mauritius 6.3 4.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0
Africa; South Africa 21.3 27.3 25.4 24.9 24.5 25.5 26.9 25.6 25.0 24.9 22.1 22.4 22.8 23.5 24.0
Africa; Other Africa 17.0 19.7 24.0 30.8 30.9 30.8 30.3 30.9 32.1 31.3 31.5 32.4 32.8 33.5 33.1
Country Unknown 5.1 6.2 6.7 6.8 6.4 9.7 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5
International/Regional Organizations 72.4 65.0 68.0 68.1 71.3 73.4 69.2 83.1 85.7 70.0 78.9 75.5 70.1 74.2 65.2
  FOOTNOTES

(1) Source: Treasury International Capital (TIC) Securities Long Term (SLT) statistical release published online at www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/ticsec2.aspx Return to text.

(2) Eurozone membership as of April 2016 Return to text.