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Treasury International Capital · United Kingdom

How much US debt does United Kingdom hold?

On , United Kingdom held $998.3 billion of US Treasury securities, up $58.4 billion from June 2026, second among the holders Treasury lists by country.

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United Kingdom's holdings of US Treasury securities at each month-end

Every month-end since 317 months

United Kingdom's holdings of US Treasury securities at each month-end, 31 Mar 2000 to 31 Jul 2026
United Kingdom's holdings of US Treasury securities at each month-end, 31 Jul 2016 to 31 Jul 2026
United Kingdom's holdings of US Treasury securities at each month-end, 31 Jul 2024 to 31 Jul 2026

United Kingdom's holdings at the end of July 2026 against earlier months

The latest in greenEach bar from zero

United Kingdom's holdings at the end of July 2026 and in earlier months July 2026: $998B; June 2026: $940B; July 2025: $896B; Highest, July 2026: $998B; Lowest, August 2001: $40.0B July 2026 $998B June 2026 $940B July 2025 $896B Highest, July 2026 $998B Lowest, August 2001 $40.0B United Kingdom's holdings at the end of July 2026 and in earlier months July 2026: $998B; June 2026: $940B; July 2025: $896B; Highest, July 2026: $998B; Lowest, August 2001: $40.0B July 2026 $998B June 2026 $940B July 2025 $896B Highest, July 2026 $998B Lowest, August 2001 $40.0B

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  • Share of all foreign holdings10.8%
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The latest month-end beside the month before it and the nearest month-ends one, five and ten years earlier.

MeasureLatestThe month beforeA year earlierFive years earlierTen years earlier
Month
Holdings, $ billion998.3939.9895.9541.6210.0

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Observed .

Right now

United Kingdom held $998.3 billion at the end of July 2026, the most of any month since March 2000.

Its holdings were up $58.4 billion from June 2026 and up $102.4 billion from July 2025, 10.8% of all foreign holdings.

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Larger than 18 of the other 19 countries Treasury lists

Highest and lowest

Its highest month-end was July 2026, at $998.3 billion; its lowest August 2001, at $40.0 billion.

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Understanding these holdings

Where it stands today

United Kingdom held $998.3 billion at the end of July 2026, 10.8% of all foreign holdings.

Where do 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.

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Treasury revises earlier months each year after its annual survey; this page shows the figures as Treasury publishes them now.

What these figures cannot tell

  • 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.

The numbers behind the chart

What did the United Kingdom hold at each month-end?United Kingdom's holdings, newest first
United Kingdom's holdings at each month-end, newest first ($ billion)
MonthHoldings
998.3
939.9
948.6
937.5
927.1
897.3
879.8
863.1
879.8
875.4
862.5
901.3
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MonthHoldings
895.9
855.6
809.4
807.6
779.2
750.3
740.2
722.8
766.9
746.5
769.3
749.2
733.5
746.5
728.6
714.6
736.4
711.5
701.8
688.6
650.8
630.0
604.7
627.5
609.3
624.4
606.6
625.1
633.1
576.5
598.0
573.7
575.1
641.3
664.8
646.5
636.6
617.3
636.5
614.3
636.5
627.0
610.7
649.3
621.8
580.2
566.4
568.9
541.6
533.6
467.6
431.7
443.1
459.4
438.7
440.6
420.5
442.8
428.5
419.4
424.6
445.7
445.8
429.2
469.7
477.1
450.3
392.1
400.5
412.7
412.7
434.6
406.8
341.1
323.1
300.8
317.1
302.5
290.1
288.0
258.9
263.9
276.3
272.6
271.7
274.2
265.0
262.6
263.6
250.6
243.3
249.9
237.5
225.9
237.4
225.0
229.6
236.0
236.4
231.5
228.3
217.5
214.1
217.2
215.8
207.3
217.6
204.9
210.0
231.4
217.1
216.4
226.5
230.6
209.6
207.1
204.5
200.6
203.9
213.2
203.4
205.3
190.2
185.8
190.2
183.2
197.8
179.7
163.3
160.0
157.7
162.4
161.5
161.7
166.9
172.0
163.5
164.6
151.2
152.2
150.4
148.3
148.4
148.6
148.8
155.0
149.2
153.2
148.6
131.1
129.0
123.0
124.9
125.7
129.8
129.3
127.7
129.6
131.4
131.0
118.6
113.6
109.7
114.3
125.2
107.1
117.5
181.2
141.0
135.7
344.5
333.2
326.2
296.7
277.6
269.0
240.9
207.3
188.6
178.9
104.9
94.5
350.7
321.1
279.0
233.5
208.3
180.3
155.5
108.1
126.8
104.3
97.1
90.8
163.9
152.8
128.3
129.6
124.1
131.1
133.0
134.1
115.7
82.7
66.2
55.3
271.4
247.1
200.5
180.6
161.9
157.9
174.1
154.9
119.9
99.5
67.0
49.6
169.2
135.1
147.5
121.6
104.0
92.6
76.1
61.7
61.6
54.7
44.3
55.5
174.2
166.2
179.2
162.4
157.2
146.0
135.5
100.3
95.8
87.2
73.2
58.8
126.4
119.0
116.0
104.1
94.2
95.8
84.5
66.4
62.0
61.4
57.3
53.5
113.4
113.2
98.3
94.5
91.2
82.2
77.9
77.0
72.3
83.7
78.4
56.1
79.0
77.8
81.6
75.9
81.1
80.8
82.5
80.6
76.6
69.7
64.7
53.2
75.6
64.7
65.6
53.9
46.2
45.0
42.5
49.4
41.5
40.0
44.0
51.6
55.2
53.8
58.4
48.4
47.8
50.2
54.5
60.4
64.3
66.4
63.1
68.1
77.5
77.7
78.6
How do the latest holdings compare with earlier months?The holdings and the change since
United Kingdom's holdings at the end of July 2026 against earlier months ($ billion)
Compared withHoldingsChange since
June 2026939.9+58.4
July 2025895.9+102.4
Highest, July 2026998.30.0
Lowest, August 200140.0+958.3
Which other countries does Treasury list?19 countries
When are the figures from?

Observed .

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