$32.6 billion is not enough… Iraq is not among the largest holders of US bonds.
$32.6 billion is not enough… Iraq is not among the largest holders of US bonds.
2025-05-18 02:39
Shafaq News/ The US Treasury Department announced on Sunday that the total holdings of US bonds by countries around the world this year exceeded $9 trillion.
The Treasury said in its latest 2025 schedule, seen by Shafaq News Agency, that “worldwide holdings of US bonds reached $9.5 trillion.”
She added, “Japan is the largest holder of US bonds, with $1.13 trillion, followed by the United Kingdom with $779 billion, then China with $765 billion, the Cayman Islands with $455 billion, and Canada with $426 billion.”
In the Arab world, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are among the top twenty holders of US bonds, with Saudi Arabia holding $131 billion and the UAE $111 billion.
According to the US Department of State’s table, Iraq did not make the top twenty list, despite its presence in 2023 with $32.6 billion in assets.
It’s worth noting that Saudi Arabia was the only Arab country on the list of the largest holders of US bonds in 2024, according to data from the US Treasury Department, ranking 17th with holdings of $137.5 billion.
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