It’s also rather odd to have every bar but Germany’s have the value on the inside of the bar. Was it really that hard to find the extra three pixels?
KniteCap on
So many people don’t seem to understand/realize a major factor when they hear about US debt owned by foreign countries… Foreign ownership of US national debt is only 23% as of 12/31/2024…. That means that China holds ~ 2.5% of the total US national debt… but 2.5% won’t get the headline, so they say that China holds 11%, leaving out the very important detail. The US public and private ownership of US national debt is 77%….
Sometimes if feels like… US government more likely to cut Social Security than give a haircut to foreign bond holders. Neither is a very good option, but, would seem to me that US citizens would hold the senior obligation.
etzel1200 on
Who owns the Cayman Islands debt? Since it obviously isn’t the Cayman Islands.
![[OC] Major foreign holders of U.S Treasury Securities](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/4km6dvawrdve1-1536x1289.png "[OC] Major foreign holders of U.S Treasury Securities")
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I’d love to see this animated over time.
This is just a bar graph.
It’s also rather odd to have every bar but Germany’s have the value on the inside of the bar. Was it really that hard to find the extra three pixels?
So many people don’t seem to understand/realize a major factor when they hear about US debt owned by foreign countries… Foreign ownership of US national debt is only 23% as of 12/31/2024…. That means that China holds ~ 2.5% of the total US national debt… but 2.5% won’t get the headline, so they say that China holds 11%, leaving out the very important detail. The US public and private ownership of US national debt is 77%….
What’s up with the Cayman Islands?
About 2.8 trillion $ held in the [special issue treasuries for Social Security.](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/TR/2024/II_A_highlights.html#:~:text=Asset%20reserves%20held%20in%20special,the%20end%20of%20the%20year.&text=Under%20the%20Trustees)
Total debt is about… [36 trillion $](https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/vendor/_accounts/JEC-R/debt/Monthly%20Debt%20Update.html#:~:text=As%20of%20March%202025%2C%20of,10.5%25%20(%243.03%20trillion))… would be great to know how the foreign holdings are broken down between bills, notes, and bonds.
Sometimes if feels like… US government more likely to cut Social Security than give a haircut to foreign bond holders. Neither is a very good option, but, would seem to me that US citizens would hold the senior obligation.
Who owns the Cayman Islands debt? Since it obviously isn’t the Cayman Islands.