Federal budget & debt · FDHBFIN
Federal debt held by foreign investors
As of Q1 2026, the federal debt held by foreign investors had risen 3.3% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 7.5% in Q4 2025. The latest value was $9.36T.
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service via FRED®. Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Q1 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Q1 2026)
$9.36T
Change from Q4 2025
+0.9%
A year earlier
$9.05T
12-month change
+3.3%
$9.36T Q1 2026 · Billions of dollars
Billions of dollars. Data from Q1 1970 to Q1 2026 (225 observations).
What it measures
This is the amount of U.S. federal debt held by foreign and international investors, including foreign central banks.
- Official title
- Federal Debt Held by Foreign and International Investors
- Units
- Billions of dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $9.36T | +0.9% | +3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.27T | +0.3% | +7.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.24T | +1.6% | +5.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.09T | +0.5% | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.05T | +5.0% | +11.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.62T | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $8.77T | +5.6% | +16.7% |
| Q2 2024 | $8.30T | +2.4% | +9.7% |
| Q1 2024 | $8.11T | +2.1% | +8.6% |
| Q4 2023 | $7.94T | +5.7% | +10.4% |
| Q3 2023 | $7.51T | -0.7% | +3.6% |
| Q2 2023 | $7.56T | +1.3% | +2.0% |
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Sources
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service, Federal Debt Held by Foreign and International Investors [FDHBFIN], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FDHBFIN, Oct 27, 2026.
- View FDHBFIN on FRED® · U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service
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