Dorothy Neufeld and Joyce Ma of Visual Capitalist show which countries hold the most US debt using data from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Today, America owes foreign investors of its national debt $7.3 trillion.
These are in the form of Treasury securities, some of the most liquid assets worldwide. Central banks use them for foreign exchange reserves and private investors flock to them during flights to safety thanks to their perceived low default risk.
Beyond these reason...