Ikrami Abdullah from Riyadh

Wednesday 15 July 2026 13:22 | 1 minute read

According to the Financial Analysis Unit of Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper, Saudi Arabia remains in 17th place among major investors in US debt instruments.

On an annual basis, Saudi Arabia increased its holdings by 10% with purchases worth $12.6 billion over the year, up from $127.7 billion in May 2025.

Saudi investments are in Treasury bonds and bills only, and do not include other investments in securities, assets, and dollar cash in the United States.

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Regarding global holdings of US bonds, they fell 0.8% in May on a monthly basis to $9.02 trillion, with sales by the largest holders, Japan, of about $67 billion to $1.14 trillion.

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Japan maintains its position as the largest investor in US debt instruments, followed by the United Kingdom in second place with $948.6 billion after surpassing China for the 13th consecutive month.

China was the largest investor in US Treasury bonds until 2019 when Japan overtook it after the trade war between the two countries during Donald Trump's first term.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom surpassed China starting in May 2025 for the first time in more than 20 years, with Beijing selling off amid the renewal of the trade war with Trump's return to power. In February, Beijing maintained its third-place ranking despite reducing its holdings to $693 billion.

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