Capital Flows Atlas

Countries · United States

United States

The US receives more foreign portfolio money than any other country, and the US Treasury publishes the most detailed monthly figures on it.

Foreign buying of US securities

Net purchases by foreign investors, $bn.

What foreigners bought, by period

Net purchases of long-term securities, $bn.

Monthly net inflows

Total net TIC flows by investor type, $bn.

Who holds US Treasuries

All foreign holdings, end of month, $bn.

All foreign holders

Holdings at market value, $bn.

The dollar in global reserves

Share of central banks' allocated reserves held in each currency, per cent.

Dollar and euro shares

Per cent, quarterly.

Direct and equity investment

Annual net inflows into United States, $bn.

Net inflows by year

Foreign direct investment and portfolio equity, $bn.

TIC data record transactions through US-based custodians and dealers, so they capture where trades are booked rather than always who the final investor is.

The monthly read

A short email after each TIC release: where money moved, what changed among the big holders, and the charts that matter.