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Japan: holdings of US Treasury securities

On , Japan held $1,103.9 billion of US Treasury securities, down $12.8 billion from June 2026, first among the holders Treasury lists by country.

Japan, end of July 2026

$1,103.9 billion

How have Japan's holdings changed?

Japan's holdings at the end of July 2026 against earlier months ($ billion)
Compared withHoldingsChange since
June 20261,116.7−12.8
July 20251,155.4−51.5
Highest, November 20211,325.5−221.6
Lowest, September 2001292.9+811.0

Rank 1 among the countries Treasury lists; 11.9% of all foreign holdings.

Japan's holdings at each month-end

Japan: holdings of US Treasury securities, March 2000 to July 2026

$ billion

Japan: holdings of US Treasury securities, March 2000 to July 2026050010001500March 2000May 2013July 2026Japan: holdings of US Treasury securities, March 2000 to July 2026050010001500March 2000May 2013July 2026

Source: U.S. Treasury, Treasury International Capital (TIC) System, Major foreign holders of Treasury securities. Observed .

The numbers behind this chart
Japan's holdings at each month-end, newest first ($ billion)
MonthHoldings
1,103.9
1,116.7
1,143.1
1,209.9
1,191.6
1,239.3
1,225.3
1,185.5
1,202.7
1,200.0
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MonthHoldings
1,189.3
1,183.9
1,155.4
1,154.8
1,142.8
1,140.9
1,135.1
1,130.3
1,079.3
1,061.5
1,087.1
1,101.5
1,095.5
1,106.0
1,093.5
1,091.4
1,106.0
1,126.1
1,167.0
1,147.6
1,140.6
1,115.3
1,127.5
1,098.2
1,086.4
1,115.5
1,111.8
1,104.1
1,096.1
1,125.8
1,086.6
1,080.7
1,102.9
1,075.1
1,081.8
1,064.4
1,116.4
1,196.0
1,230.7
1,232.7
1,219.9
1,215.0
1,229.0
1,303.0
1,299.9
1,300.8
1,325.5
1,320.4
1,299.6
1,319.7
1,310.2
1,279.7
1,266.2
1,276.8
1,240.5
1,258.0
1,276.9
1,251.3
1,260.8
1,273.1
1,276.2
1,278.4
1,293.0
1,261.6
1,260.4
1,266.5
1,272.6
1,268.6
1,211.8
1,155.2
1,160.6
1,168.5
1,146.2
1,174.6
1,131.2
1,122.8
1,101.0
1,064.0
1,078.1
1,068.8
1,064.9
1,039.7
1,036.6
1,018.5
1,028.0
1,029.9
1,035.5
1,032.5
1,048.9
1,031.8
1,044.4
1,060.1
1,066.0
1,061.6
1,084.1
1,094.0
1,096.0
1,101.7
1,113.3
1,090.3
1,111.5
1,106.9
1,120.7
1,115.7
1,102.5
1,090.8
1,108.6
1,131.9
1,136.4
1,144.0
1,154.6
1,147.1
1,133.2
1,142.8
1,137.1
1,133.2
1,123.6
1,122.4
1,144.9
1,149.2
1,177.1
1,197.0
1,200.8
1,197.1
1,214.9
1,215.9
1,224.7
1,224.4
1,238.6
1,230.9
1,241.5
1,222.4
1,221.8
1,230.1
1,219.0
1,219.3
1,220.1
1,209.7
1,200.2
1,210.8
1,201.4
1,182.5
1,186.4
1,174.4
1,178.1
1,149.1
1,135.4
1,083.3
1,103.7
1,112.7
1,114.3
1,105.5
1,103.9
1,111.2
1,117.7
1,131.9
1,128.5
1,120.9
1,119.8
1,108.4
1,107.2
1,087.9
1,080.4
1,088.6
1,080.8
1,058.1
1,066.2
1,006.2
984.0
906.7
884.9
881.5
912.4
906.7
908.1
890.4
886.0
882.3
875.9
873.6
860.8
832.4
817.2
799.9
784.8
793.8
783.3
768.2
765.2
765.7
754.3
742.9
747.9
727.5
720.9
708.2
677.2
685.9
686.7
661.9
634.8
626.0
625.2
629.6
617.5
630.3
637.6
628.0
575.3
588.8
597.4
583.3
585.6
579.9
589.6
601.8
591.9
595.8
620.6
622.9
615.0
614.6
611.4
616.4
627.2
622.9
615.9
618.1
618.1
623.5
614.9
614.7
636.1
639.4
639.0
656.4
653.4
670.0
667.9
667.6
672.8
670.0
669.4
667.1
686.8
688.2
681.6
680.8
679.5
689.9
693.1
692.3
698.9
699.4
675.4
666.6
666.4
651.8
645.3
613.2
582.6
550.8
531.1
507.7
491.2
471.4
463.1
461.0
441.4
401.8
399.3
391.1
385.0
378.1
374.9
373.1
373.8
364.6
361.8
349.2
317.8
314.6
312.6
311.9
310.6
317.9
315.4
314.5
292.9
293.1
295.3
300.8
306.7
305.9
307.1
312.5
312.3
317.7
321.7
317.7
317.3
317.8
319.6
318.8
319.4
322.4
307.6

Where these numbers come from

Treasury's TIC system reports holdings of US Treasury bills, notes and bonds by residents of each country at the end of each month. Treasury revises earlier months each year after its annual survey; this page shows the figures as Treasury publishes them now.

What this number cannot tell you
  • Holdings are attributed to the country of the holder or of its custodian, so a country's figure can include securities that residents of other countries own.
Sources and licence

Sources and licence

  • U.S. Treasury, Treasury International Capital (TIC) System (source). Licence: Public domain, a work of the US federal government

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