how much of the u.s. national debt is owed to foreigners
National debt of the United States 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.[41] As of 2018[update], the largest holders were China, Japan, Ireland, and Brazil.[43]