The Top Ten Foreign Holders of U.s. Debt in November 2009:
Country Amount
China, Mainland $789.6 billion
Japan $757.3 billion
U.K. $277.5 billion
Oil Exporters $187.7 billion
(including Ecuador,
Venezuela, Indonesia,
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
the United Arab Emirates,
Algeria, Gabon, Libya,
and Nigeria)
Caribbean Banking Centers $179.8 billion
(includes the Bahamas,
Bermuda, Cayman Islands,
Netherlands Antilles,
Panama, and British Virgin Islands)
Brazil $157.1 billion
Hong Kong $146.2 billion
Russia $128.1 billion
Luxembourg $91.7 billion
Taiwan $78.4 billion
