Foreign holders of US debt

As of July 31, 2018 the National Debt of the US government totaled $21.4 trillion, $6.25 trillion of which was held by foreign investors in the form of US Treasury securities. Can you guess which countries account for the greatest amount of foreign investor held US debt?

Source: Wikipedia & US Treasury dept

Hint: Think countries where wealthy individuals maintain large holdings in addition to huge economies.

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Rank	Country/Region	Billions (USD)
1	China (Mainland)	1,171.0
2	Japan	1,035.5
3	Ireland	300.2
4	Brazil	299.7
5	United Kingdom	271.7
6	Switzerland	233.1
7	Luxembourg	221.5
8	Cayman Islands	196.3
9	Hong Kong	194.4
10	Saudi Arabia	166.8

Rank	Country/Region	Billions (USD)
11	Taiwan	164.2
12	Belgium	154.5
13	India	142.6
14	Singapore	127.6
15	France	111.0
16	South Korea	109.1
17	Canada	96.0
18	Germany	71.0
19	Bermuda	64.0
20	Thailand	63.0

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Level 79

Mar 29, 2021

Cayman Islands and Bermuda aren't countries. Hong Kong is given and these probably should be also, or change the quiz instructions from naming "countries".

Level 85

Mar 29, 2021

Or add it to the UK total since both are UK overseas territories.