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Who Owns The United States's National Debt
As the debate over raising the debt ceiling continues, many people assume that the United States owes the most money to China. The biggest debtors are actually much more varied and diverse than that.
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17. Hong Kong: $121.9 billion (0.9%)
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16. Caribbean banking centers: $148.3 billion (1%)
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15. Taiwan: $153.4 billion (1.1%)
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14. Brazil: $211.4 billion (1.5%)
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13. Oil-exporting countries: $229.8 billion (1.6%)
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12. Mutual funds: $300.5 billion (2%)
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11. Commercial banks: $301.8 billion (2.1%)
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10. State, local, and government retirement funds: $320.9 billion (2.2%)
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9. Money market mutual funds: $337.7 billion (2.4%)
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8. United Kingdom: $346.5 billion (2.4%)
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7. Private pension funds: $504.7 billion (3.5%)
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6. State and local governments: $506.1 billion (3.5%)
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5. Japan: $912.4 billion (6.4%)
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4. U.S. households: $959.4 billion (6.6%)
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3. China: $1.16 trillion (8%)
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2. U.S. Treasury: $1.63 trillion (11.3%)
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1. Social Security trust fund: $2.67 trillion (19%)