<P> As of June 30, 2016, the foreign holders of at least $150 billion of U.S. Treasury securities are: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Holders </Th> <Th> Long - Term--US $billion (percent change since June 2015) </Th> <Th> Short - Term--US $billion (percent change since June 2015) </Th> <Th> Total--US $billion (percent change since June 2015) </Th> <Th> (show) Est . ratio to GDP (where 2015 values are available) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 1,238.1 (− 2%) </Td> <Td> 1.7 (− 43%) </Td> <Td> 1,239.8 (− 2%) </Td> <Td> 6% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 1,085.6 (− 3%) </Td> <Td> 60.8 (− 17%) </Td> <Td> 1,146.5 (− 4%) </Td> <Td> 24% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 234.5 + 35% </Td> <Td> 34.9 (− 19%) </Td> <Td> 269.4 + 24% </Td> <Td> 88% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cayman Islands </Td> <Td> 175.0 + 29% </Td> <Td> 92.6 + 10% </Td> <Td> 267.6 + 22% </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 238.6 + 0.3% </Td> <Td> 12.9 (− 30%) </Td> <Td> 251.5 (− 2%) </Td> <Td> 14% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 207.1 + 8% </Td> <Td> 31.1 + 23% </Td> <Td> 238.2 + 10% </Td> <Td> 36% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 198.9 + 15% </Td> <Td> 29.1 (− 9%) </Td> <Td> 228.0 + 12% </Td> <Td> 9% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 180.0 + 34% </Td> <Td> 45.0 (− 9%) </Td> <Td> 225.0 + 22% </Td> <Td> 369% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> 184.9 + 6% </Td> <Td> 2.9 + 77% </Td> <Td> 187.8 + 7% </Td> <Td> 36% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> 136.6 + 11% </Td> <Td> 47.9 (− 18%) </Td> <Td> 184.5 + 2% </Td> <Td> 58% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 95.2 (− 51%) </Td> <Td> 59.6 + 459% </Td> <Td> 154.8 (− 25%) </Td> <Td> 33% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Others </Td> <Td> 1,610.4 + 6% </Td> <Td> 264.1 (− 12%) </Td> <Td> 1,874.5 + 3% </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> 5,584.9 + 2% </Th> <Th> 682.6 (− 2%) </Th> <Th> 6,267.5 + 2% </Th> <Th> n / a </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Holders </Th> <Th> Long - Term--US $billion (percent change since June 2015) </Th> <Th> Short - Term--US $billion (percent change since June 2015) </Th> <Th> Total--US $billion (percent change since June 2015) </Th> <Th> (show) Est . ratio to GDP (where 2015 values are available) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 1,238.1 (− 2%) </Td> <Td> 1.7 (− 43%) </Td> <Td> 1,239.8 (− 2%) </Td> <Td> 6% </Td> </Tr>

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