Kuwait's holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds jump to a record high of $68.82 billion
Kuwait recorded new record highs in its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities, raising its investments by 18.55 percent year-on-year by the end of June 2026, an increase valued at $10.77 billion.
The monthly report issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury showed that Kuwait’s total holdings of these securities jumped to $68.82 billion at the end of last June, compared to $58.05 billion in the same month of 2025.
Kuwait’s investment portfolio also achieved a monthly growth of 3.01 percent, an increase of $2.01 billion over levels recorded in May 2026, which stood at $66.81 billion. In terms of performance in the first half of the current year, Kuwait’s holdings rose by $2.77 billion (a growth of 4.19 percent) compared to the $66.05 billion recorded at the end of 2025.
Long-term securities continued to dominate Kuwait’s investments in U.S. Treasuries, accounting for the largest share valued at $66.66 billion, while short-term securities amounted to approximately $2.16 billion.
Regionally and globally, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia maintained its position as the largest investor in U.S. bonds with a massive holding of $142.5 billion, placing it 17th worldwide. The United Arab Emirates followed as the second-largest Arab investor and 19th globally, with investments valued at $114.8 billion.
On the global level, Japan continued to top the list of the largest holders of U.S. Treasury securities with $1.12 trillion, followed by the United Kingdom with holdings of $939.9 billion, and China in third place with $633.4 billion.
The report indicated that total foreign investments in U.S. Treasury securities recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.31 percent, reaching $9.30 trillion by the end of June 2026, compared to $9.09 trillion in June 2025, despite a slight monthly decline of 0.75 percent.
It is worth noting that the monthly data issued by the U.S. Treasury reflects only countries' investments in Treasury bills and bonds, which are among the most important sovereign debt instruments used by Washington to finance its needs. These figures do not include other government or private investments by those countries within the United States.
