Here's how much US debt Saudi Arabia is holding

By Jacob Pramuk 12 hours ago Faisal Al Nasser | Reuters. The Treasury Department disclosed for the first time ever Saudi Arabia's...

By Jacob Pramuk12 hours ago

Here's how much US debt Saudi Arabia is holding: Report

Faisal Al Nasser | Reuters. The Treasury Department disclosed for the first time ever Saudi Arabia's holdings of U.S

The Treasury Department said Monday that Saudi Arabia held $116.8 billion in U.S. debt at the end of March, revealing for the first time the holdings of the world's biggest oil exporter.

The pile puts Saudi Arabia among the largest foreign nation holders of American debt. Still, it sits well behind countries like China and Japan, which both had more than $1 trillion in Treasury securities at the end of March.

Saudi Arabia's holdings could be even larger than officially listed, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the total.

Saudi Arabia has about $587 billion in foreign reserves and central banks often put about two-thirds of their stashes in dollars, Bloomberg said. Some countries list Treasury holdings offshore and they show up under other countries.