Morocco Surpasses Algeria in US Treasury Bond Investments, Ranks 7th Among Arab Nations

Morocco’s investments in US Treasury bonds stand at $4.1 billion (about 37 billion Moroccan dirhams), representing 1.70% of Arab countries’ investments and 0.06% of global investments, according to a report published by Forbes magazine.

The investments of 11 Arab countries in US Treasury bonds reached $246.7 billion at the end of June last year, or 3.5% of total global investments. With 50.6% of combined Arab investments, Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab investor.

With $124 billion, Saudi Arabia is at the top of the list of Arab countries holding bonds and Treasury bonds, followed by Kuwait ($44.9 billion), Iraq ($31.5 billion), the United Arab Emirates ($26.1 billion), the Sultanate of Oman ($6.1 billion), Qatar ($4.6 billion) and Morocco ($4.1 billion). Egypt ranks 8th with an investment of $2.2 billion, followed by Bahrain ($1.3 billion) and Algeria ($680 million). Lebanon brings up the rear of the podium with an investment of $2 million.