OWNERSHIP OF U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC DEBT
This data comes from the US Treasury - Current as of February 2008
Information obtained from economyincrisis.org
US Treasuries in billions of USD (1)
| July 2008 | December 2007 | June 2007 | December 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 593.4 | 571.2 | 612.9 | 622.9 |
| China, Mainland | 518.7 | 405.5 | 405.2 | 396.9 |
| UK (2) | 290.8 | 299.7 | 192.1 | 92.6 |
| Oil Exporters (3) | 173.9 | 126.7 | 122.1 | 110.2 |
| Brazil | 148.4 | 128.8 | 93.7 | 52.1 |
| Caribbean (4) | 133.5 | 81.3 | 42.8 | 72.3 |
| Luxembourg | 75.8 | 76.3 | 62.6 | 60.0 |
| Russia | 74.1 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 7.0 |
| Hong Kong | 60.6 | 54.3 | 60.5 | 54.0 |
| Switzerland | 45.1 | 32.8 | 32.2 | 34.3 |
| Germany | 41.1 | 44.1 | 48.3 | 46.0 |
| Mexico | 36.0 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 34.9 |
| Korea | 35.3 | 45.6 | 50.0 | 66.7 |
| Turkey | 32.4 | 24.0 | 27.1 | 23.0 |
| Thailand | 31.8 | 17.8 | 16.9 | |
| Singapore | 31.4 | 36.8 | 33.0 | 31.3 |
| Canada | 26.6 | 24.0 | 30.5 | 26.9 |
| Netherlands | 14.9 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 20.7 |
| Poland | 13.9 | 12.9 | 13.9 | |
| India | 13.0 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 14.6 |
| Sweden | 12.4 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 12.0 |
| Ireland | 11.2 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 11.6 |
| Taiwan | 51.0 | 57.5 | 59.4 | |
| France | 15.3 | 20.9 | 26.4 | |
| Italy | 14.1 | 13.5 | 13.2 | |
| All Other | 139.5 | 168.0 | 143.0 | 183.1 |
| Grand Total Foreign Holdings | 2,676.4 | 2,353.4 | 2,191.5 | 2,103.1 |
| Total US Public Debt | 5,809 | 5,136.3 | 4,943.1 | 4,901.0 |
| % of Foreign Holdings | 46% | 46% | 44% | 43% |
| Interest paid on total outstanding Federal debt: | ||||
| Fiscal Year End 2007 | $430.0 billion | |||
| Fiscal Year End 2006 | $405.9 billion | |||
| Fiscal Year End 2005 | $352.4 billion | |||
Source: Department of the Treasury/Federal Reserve Board
(1) Estimated foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury marketable and non-marketable bills, bonds, and notes reported under the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system are based on annual Surveys of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities and on monthly data.
(2) United Kingdom includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
(3) Oil exporters include Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.
(4) Caribbean Banking Centers include Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles and Panama. Beginning with new series for June 2006, also includes British Virgin Islands.
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December 1st, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Kevin,
Can you please provide a link (or links) to the data in the table on your home page, and any other links for data on the current % foreign ownership of our publicly-held debt as well as the trend and the % for the most recent period (12 months or whatever)?
Thanks,
Brooks