The two charts display the ownership structure of the Greek Sovereign debt, the first representing those who hold bonds and the second demonstrating exposure of the Eurozone. Units are measured in euros.
Overall, the euro-using countries comprise the largest proportion of Greek bond holders, while the Greek banks partake the least. Additionally, in terms of exposure the most exposed European country is Germany, while Portugal is impacted the least.
As the largest group in possession of the bonds is the Eurozone, with 193 billion, all the other owners contribute to this amount only altogether. These consist of the aforementioned Greek banks, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Central Bank, as well as unnamed lenders and other bond holders.
On the other hand, concerning the exposure of Europe, countries can be divided into 4 groups. The first group is made up of nations amounting to under 5 billion (Portugal, Poland, Slovakia and Finland). The following category numbers 3 westernmore nations contributing up to 20 billion euros (Austria and Belgium and Netherlands) . The third one includes a triad of Mediterranean lands with up to 50 million euros exposed (Spain, Italy, and France) and the fourth consisting only of Germany, responsible for approximately 55 billion.