Countries · Asia
Taiwan
Taiwan runs a large trade surplus, and its life insurers and central bank are big holders of US bonds.
About these figures
Investors in Taiwan held $298.4bn of US Treasury securities at the end of August 2026, −$15.0bn on a year earlier, and $225.9bn of US shares.
The World Bank does not publish figures for Taiwan, so this page shows US Treasury data only. Taiwan's central bank publishes its own balance of payments statistics.
Taiwan's holdings of US securities
Treasuries, shares and bonds issued in the US and held by investors in Taiwan.
Holdings of US securities
End of month, Aug 2025 to Aug 2026, $bn.
Net purchases of long-term US securities
Each month, $bn. Positive means net buying.
The US Treasury records holdings by the country where securities are held in custody, which is not always the owner's country. Why this matters.
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