Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities: 2015-2023, Business and Industry Statistics

Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities: 2015-2023

(End of Year Numbers; In Billions of US$; Latest Year Available)

Owners of Treasury Securities

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023*

Total public debt1

18,922.2

19,976.9

20,492.7

21,974.1

23,201.4

27,747.8

29,617.2

31,419.9

32,332.3

Federal Reserve & gov't accounts2

7,711.2

8,005.6

8,132.1

8,095.0

8,359.9

10,809.2

12,125.9

12,401.4

11,976.9

Total held by private investors

11,211.0

11,971.3

12,360.6

13,879.1

14,841.5

16,938.6

17,491.3

19,018.5

20,355.0



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