Table 1c: Foreign Residents' Holdings of U.S. Long-term Corporate and Other Bonds 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 3584.7 4040.5 3758.3 4107.5 4125.3 4132.8 4161.8 4199.6 4246.6 3936.3 4153.1 4327.3 4403.4 4556.8 4541.7
Europe 2264.3 2593.1 2317.1 2465.7 2484.0 2475.9 2492.1 2505.6 2508.4 2343.4 2465.3 2565.1 2604.9 2713.8 2694.1
Europe; Eurozone 1593.3 1912.6 1738.4 1813.2 1811.8 1802.3 1818.7 1830.3 1828.5 1705.6 1806.6 1889.6 1919.5 2000.5 1988.4
Europe; Eurozone; Austria 4.0 4.4 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2
Europe; Eurozone; Belgium 452.2 594.7 530.5 593.5 592.3 590.3 598.3 609.6 609.6 585.8 615.4 635.4 641.4 665.0 653.9
Europe; Eurozone; Finland 5.2 5.8 5.6 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.2 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.1
Europe; Eurozone; France 56.1 65.9 64.3 63.0 58.6 60.0 59.0 58.9 60.3 54.6 60.0 61.5 62.5 64.8 64.8
Europe; Eurozone; Germany 130.3 152.3 116.6 119.7 119.2 118.9 121.0 121.2 120.1 112.2 117.1 122.7 128.2 133.6 135.7
Europe; Eurozone; Ireland 304.0 364.0 307.8 239.0 239.2 240.4 233.4 235.4 234.2 203.1 219.0 231.4 238.2 249.1 251.1
Europe; Eurozone; Italy 11.1 14.6 15.7 15.5 15.6 15.3 17.1 17.4 17.1 16.4 16.8 17.1 17.8 19.4 19.6
Europe; Eurozone; Luxembourg 556.0 629.4 624.1 694.2 697.4 687.8 699.7 697.8 694.8 647.1 690.4 728.8 736.3 769.7 762.8
Europe; Eurozone; Netherlands 69.1 73.9 63.6 72.3 73.9 74.0 74.6 74.3 76.5 72.2 72.6 76.5 78.7 81.9 83.4
Europe; Eurozone; Spain 3.2 4.5 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3
Europe; Eurozone; Other Eurozone 2.1 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5
Europe; Non-Eurozone 671.0 680.6 578.7 652.5 672.2 673.6 673.4 675.3 679.9 637.8 658.7 675.5 685.5 713.3 705.7
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Denmark 23.5 23.4 17.5 21.2 21.4 21.6 22.7 23.0 22.8 20.2 22.0 23.5 24.6 26.0 25.9
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Norway 43.8 45.8 42.7 45.7 45.1 45.7 45.2 45.8 47.0 48.6 52.2 52.9 52.8 52.6 52.3
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Russia 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Sweden 6.8 7.8 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.5 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Switzerland 142.8 149.2 104.9 116.8 116.1 114.4 111.6 111.7 112.0 102.8 104.9 106.5 106.5 108.4 107.8
Europe; Non-Eurozone; United Kingdom 438.7 437.4 391.0 446.4 467.7 471.1 473.5 474.3 478.2 447.6 461.4 473.5 482.4 507.0 500.8
Europe; Non-Eurozone; Other Non-Eurozone 15.3 16.9 16.5 16.2 15.8 15.2 15.4 15.3 14.9 13.5 13.2 14.0 14.1 14.1 13.8
Asia/Oceania 489.1 545.9 554.2 670.9 675.8 678.0 684.1 697.8 697.9 672.1 717.3 745.4 763.5 789.7 780.7
Asia/Oceania; Australia 33.5 39.8 35.4 36.9 37.8 38.3 38.5 38.5 37.4 32.3 34.3 36.4 37.3 38.8 38.8
Asia/Oceania; China 15.8 16.2 15.9 15.0 15.0 15.4 15.5 17.4 17.5 16.9 17.9 20.2 22.9 23.7 24.1
Asia/Oceania; Japan 183.2 208.5 218.8 274.1 273.6 272.8 274.4 277.7 279.3 277.2 294.7 306.8 311.7 318.2 318.0
Asia/Oceania; Hong Kong 36.0 41.8 44.7 59.3 60.0 61.3 61.8 62.2 59.4 56.8 63.8 66.7 67.6 72.2 70.7
Asia/Oceania; India 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Asia/Oceania; Israel 5.1 5.7 6.3 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.1
Asia/Oceania; Saudi Arabia 9.7 8.2 9.3 16.2 16.3 16.5 17.4 17.9 18.1 17.3 18.0 18.6 18.5 18.2 17.7
Asia/Oceania; Singapore 56.0 49.6 37.7 33.5 33.5 33.7 34.1 34.6 36.2 34.0 36.8 39.1 40.8 42.0 40.0
Asia/Oceania; South Korea 27.0 36.2 49.3 55.8 55.5 55.0 54.9 56.1 56.4 55.1 58.8 61.0 62.9 65.4 63.8
Asia/Oceania; Taiwan 86.3 98.7 98.8 127.0 129.9 131.9 133.9 138.7 138.1 129.9 138.3 140.0 144.3 153.3 149.6
Asia/Oceania; Other Asia/Oceania 36.2 40.8 37.7 45.9 46.9 45.9 46.1 47.3 48.5 45.8 47.6 49.4 50.3 50.8 50.7
North America 798.8 868.9 852.3 934.4 929.2 939.0 951.8 962.7 1006.9 889.5 939.4 985.1 1002.7 1021.1 1034.7
North America; Bermuda 114.7 133.4 127.8 139.3 137.3 139.2 146.6 137.0 140.7 128.7 133.4 137.2 141.3 146.9 147.8
North America; British Virgin Islands 19.2 19.6 21.5 24.3 23.9 23.5 23.3 23.2 23.2 21.6 23.4 24.7 24.4 23.5 24.6
North America; Canada 172.8 181.6 182.5 206.3 206.4 206.4 204.9 207.7 212.8 194.9 209.4 221.1 226.3 231.9 233.6
North America; Cayman Islands 447.4 481.6 487.5 525.0 522.2 530.3 537.3 554.8 590.5 504.8 535.3 563.4 572.2 580.5 590.7
North America; Mexico 2.6 3.4 2.7 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.4 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5
North America; Other North America 42.1 49.3 30.2 34.5 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.2 34.0 34.1 33.6 34.3 34.0 33.8 33.5
South America 13.9 15.2 15.9 17.5 17.6 17.4 17.6 17.7 17.4 15.6 15.1 15.5 15.7 15.8 15.7
South America; Brazil 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
South America; Chile 2.6 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0
South America; Colombia 1.8 2.1 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4
South America; Other South America 8.8 9.5 9.1 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.6 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2
Africa 2.3 2.4 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.2
Africa; Egypt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Africa; Mauritius 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Africa; South Africa 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7
Africa; Other Africa 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6
Country Unknown 4.8 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.6 9.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5
International/Regional Organizations 11.6 9.5 10.0 9.8 9.7 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.9
  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.