The graphic below shows some of the top 20 foreign holders of U.S. Treasury Securities at the end of November, 2008. According to the graph, the US Treasury Securities comprise various nations across the world.
Mainland China has 22% of shares; Japan holds 19% of shares and the UK own 12% of shares. Below, find out what countries are the largest owners of U.S. Treasury securities, and how their holdings have changed in the year 2008.
