<P> As of September 2014 , foreigners owned $6.06 trillion of U.S. debt , or approximately 47 % of the debt held by the public of $12.8 trillion and 34 % of the total debt of $17.8 trillion . The largest holders were China , Japan , Belgium , the Caribbean banking centers , and oil exporters . </P>
who owned the largest share of u.s government intragovernmental debt holdings at the end of 2016
China Japan Belgium the Caribbean banking centers oil exporters