F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost) (1) FA263192005 323.8 312.3 322.5 318.3 304.5 298.1 332.1 338.4 350.7 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 336.5 340.9 316.3 332.9 307.4 357.7 324.3 342.1 333.7 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 19.6 6.5 12.0 34.0 29.8 51.9 19.5 34.9 17.0 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 316.9 334.5 304.4 298.9 277.6 305.8 304.8 307.2 316.7 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 20.3 20.0 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.2 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) FA263192305 -12.8 -28.7 6.1 -14.6 -2.9 -59.5 7.8 -3.7 17.0 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 15.0 -13.9 22.9 19.8 27.8 9.4 56.6 -14.5 12.8 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 27.8 14.8 16.7 34.4 30.7 68.9 48.8 -10.8 -4.2 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA103092005 298.7 293.1 296.7 272.0 267.4 246.4 283.6 290.5 304.7 9
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 20.3 20.0 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.2 10
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA763092000 0.4 3.2 0.8 -6.9 -3.1 -60.1 5.4 30.1 24.7 11
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA513092003 11.9 1.0 4.9 2.0 1.8 3.8 0.7 1.9 0.2 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA543092073 2.9 1.4 -0.4 1.4 2.8 2.9 -0.1 0.0 -2.3 13
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA613092003 -1.4 7.5 9.2 33.4 16.4 96.6 15.9 4.6 5.5 14
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA663092003 11.3 6.0 11.2 16.4 19.2 8.5 26.8 11.2 17.9 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA103192005 176.0 152.2 320.1 317.4 182.6 535.7 419.4 131.9 158.0 16
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 17
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners; liability FA115114005 0.4 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.4 -0.3 4.5 1.1 4.5 18
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability FA753192003 8.8 1.5 1.1 7.9 7.3 7.1 4.2 13.2 9.8 19
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA513192003 12.8 0.8 11.4 29.2 108.2 1.9 6.4 0.1 4.4 20
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA543192073 -0.9 5.8 7.8 10.4 35.3 5.1 -1.4 2.5 0.8 21
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA613192003 0.4 8.1 -5.8 2.5 2.9 7.3 3.8 -4.1 -4.1 22
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S., adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 8.0 4.7 -1.3 -115.0 70.9 9.0 -433.8 -106.2 -49.9 23
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA733192003 0.0 0.0 17.5 141.3 -2.3 10.7 448.6 108.5 31.8 24
Funding corporations; foriegn direct investment in U.S.; liability FA503192003 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 25
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (current cost) (1) FA263092001 206.1 176.2 353.3 396.0 407.0 577.1 452.4 147.4 155.8 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 200.6 112.0 301.1 340.8 362.2 492.3 359.0 149.5 124.5 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 124.1 14.6 218.4 268.4 281.4 407.7 250.8 133.6 77.9 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 76.5 97.4 82.8 72.4 80.8 84.6 108.2 15.9 46.6 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 30
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 5.5 64.2 52.2 55.2 44.8 84.8 93.4 -2.1 31.3 31
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 48.6 80.6 61.6 50.1 -24.0 139.9 91.2 -6.7 30.4 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 43.1 16.4 9.4 -5.2 -68.8 55.0 -2.2 -4.6 -0.9 33
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263192035 394.6 343.4 348.6 347.5 266.4 422.1 378.6 322.9 345.7 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 336.5 340.9 316.3 332.9 307.4 357.7 324.3 342.1 333.7 35
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 58.1 2.5 32.3 14.7 -40.9 64.4 54.3 -19.2 12.0 36
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 15.0 -13.9 22.9 19.8 27.8 9.4 56.6 -14.5 12.8 37
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 43.1 16.4 9.4 -5.2 -68.8 55.0 -2.2 -4.6 -0.9 38
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263092035 277.0 207.4 379.4 425.3 369.0 701.1 499.0 132.0 150.8 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 200.6 112.0 301.1 340.8 362.2 492.3 359.0 149.5 124.5 40
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 76.4 95.4 78.3 84.5 6.8 208.8 139.9 -17.5 26.3 41
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 27.8 14.8 16.7 34.4 30.7 68.9 48.8 -10.8 -4.2 42
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 48.6 80.6 61.6 50.1 -24.0 139.9 91.2 -6.7 30.4 43

NOTES

  1. Direct investment is valued on a current-cost basis and presented on a directional basis.
  2. Through 1992:Q4, U.S. direct investment abroad excludes net inflows from corporate bonds issued by Netherlands Antillean financial subsidiaries.
Last Update: June 8, 2017