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U.S. debt hit $38.1 trillion by Nov 2025, with $888.5 billion held by the UK, mostly via financial intermediaries, not its government.
As of November 2025, the U.S. national debt reached $38.1 trillion, with $9.4 trillion held by foreign entities.
The UK is recorded as holding $888.5 billion in U.S. debt, but this includes holdings by individuals, companies, and institutions—not just the UK government.
The U.S. Treasury does not disclose how much of this is government-owned versus private, and data can be misleading due to "custodial bias," where securities are recorded by the financial center holding them, not the investor’s nationality.
Major financial hubs like the UK, Switzerland, and Luxembourg often show high levels of foreign debt holdings due to their role as intermediaries, not necessarily reflecting domestic ownership.
La deuda estadounidense alcanzó los 38.1 billones de dólares en noviembre de 2025, con 888.5 mil millones de dólares en manos del Reino Unido, principalmente a través de intermediarios financieros, no de su gobierno.