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Korea, South: holdings of US Treasury securities

On , Korea, South held $131.5 billion of US Treasury securities, down $3.2 billion from June 2026, number 18 among the holders Treasury lists by country.

Korea, South, end of July 2026

$131.5 billion

How have Korea, South's holdings changed?

Korea, South's holdings at the end of July 2026 against earlier months ($ billion)
Compared withHoldingsChange since
June 2026134.7−3.2
July 2025132.3−0.8
Highest, November 2025145.1−13.6
Lowest, March 200024.7+106.8

Rank 18 among the countries Treasury lists; 1.4% of all foreign holdings.

Korea, South's holdings at each month-end

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

$ billion

Korea, South: holdings of US Treasury securities, March 2000 to July 2026050100150March 2000May 2013July 2026Korea, South: holdings of US Treasury securities, March 2000 to July 2026050100150March 2000May 2013July 2026

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

The numbers behind this chart
Korea, South's holdings at each month-end, newest first ($ billion)
MonthHoldings
131.5
134.7
132.3
135.2
136.8
140.9
141.3
140.6
145.1
145.0
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MonthHoldings
142.7
135.8
132.3
126.5
124.2
121.7
125.8
124.6
122.2
124.9
127.5
127.3
127.3
123.3
123.1
117.2
119.8
119.0
115.0
118.2
116.9
117.2
116.0
112.9
112.9
117.8
115.8
115.1
115.4
111.5
113.9
110.8
105.8
102.6
100.4
98.7
104.9
117.5
111.9
111.9
115.3
117.3
118.9
121.9
123.8
130.7
132.2
125.4
130.1
129.0
126.1
130.9
123.2
120.3
122.9
125.7
125.2
130.9
122.8
119.1
123.2
122.7
123.1
122.7
117.3
120.0
110.8
116.1
121.1
121.9
117.2
117.1
118.5
117.8
116.8
115.2
117.3
115.1
119.9
115.5
117.3
114.8
110.2
111.1
110.8
110.2
109.1
106.1
104.8
104.7
100.6
101.3
101.8
96.3
98.5
100.1
94.3
95.0
97.9
96.8
100.1
93.8
97.1
96.9
95.6
93.2
85.0
86.7
88.5
90.2
85.9
82.1
80.5
83.0
84.1
78.2
74.2
74.6
72.6
69.1
69.4
72.1
74.4
76.7
74.3
71.8
67.2
63.8
65.6
68.3
55.4
57.3
54.5
56.9
56.1
57.5
56.3
55.3
52.7
56.7
55.6
54.0
46.4
50.6
55.5
50.0
51.4
51.2
52.9
53.1
53.1
50.6
48.1
47.6
45.0
42.2
42.1
44.1
46.5
44.5
46.3
43.9
42.7
50.8
49.9
47.3
42.1
42.7
38.5
36.3
33.4
33.9
32.5
30.8
32.5
31.2
31.9
36.2
39.8
39.4
38.7
39.9
37.6
37.0
37.8
38.7
40.1
39.8
39.7
40.3
40.2
43.3
39.9
39.8
38.7
37.4
37.4
35.4
33.1
33.3
31.3
31.3
32.7
36.2
40.2
42.1
39.4
40.6
38.4
40.4
40.7
41.3
42.1
39.2
37.8
37.0
39.4
42.6
44.4
43.7
52.1
54.1
57.9
56.9
62.3
66.7
64.5
65.7
65.7
63.4
65.1
65.6
68.2
70.9
72.4
72.8
71.2
69.0
68.8
63.7
64.1
62.4
62.6
63.0
58.7
55.9
57.2
53.1
53.6
55.0
55.3
49.6
50.5
47.3
45.4
44.5
57.2
57.8
59.1
57.3
59.8
63.1
63.3
62.6
61.7
59.7
59.6
60.2
38.6
36.7
36.7
37.4
36.7
38.0
37.7
37.5
35.8
35.8
35.0
32.6
35.4
34.7
32.6
33.4
32.3
32.8
31.9
30.4
28.5
27.0
26.9
27.3
26.1
27.7
29.9
28.1
28.4
29.6
27.3
28.3
28.1
27.5
28.1
28.9
25.8
25.0
24.7

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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