F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2014 2015 2016 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost) (1) FA263192005 313.5 281.7 300.5 293.1 282.3 317.0 309.5 408.1 372.7 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 330.4 296.5 329.7 308.4 345.6 317.6 347.4 369.1 367.9 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 18.8 5.6 31.1 32.2 44.9 20.7 26.7 48.8 47.4 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 311.6 290.9 298.6 276.2 300.7 296.8 320.7 320.2 320.5 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 18.8 19.1 19.8 19.6 19.8 19.9 20.0 20.2 20.3 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) FA263192305 -16.8 -14.8 -29.2 -15.2 -63.2 -0.6 -37.9 39.0 4.9 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -6.8 14.4 -11.1 41.2 -15.5 83.1 -153.3 81.5 14.2 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 10.1 29.2 18.1 56.4 47.7 83.7 -115.4 42.4 9.3 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA103092005 291.1 260.4 253.8 256.0 225.6 268.4 265.2 363.2 307.4 9
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 18.8 19.1 19.8 19.6 19.8 19.9 20.0 20.2 20.3 10
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA763092000 1.6 -3.6 -6.5 -3.0 -55.1 5.4 26.6 3.8 10.1 11
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA513092003 8.2 4.9 2.0 1.8 3.8 0.7 1.9 6.4 8.3 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA543092073 0.1 -0.4 1.4 2.8 2.9 -0.1 0.0 3.6 5.1 13
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA613092003 4.6 9.2 33.4 16.4 96.6 15.9 4.6 20.9 29.0 14
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA663092003 7.8 11.2 16.4 19.2 8.5 26.8 11.2 10.3 12.7 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA103192005 185.2 436.2 386.8 369.5 599.5 403.5 174.7 262.3 238.1 16
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 10.6 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 17
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners; liability FA115114005 1.8 1.9 2.3 1.2 4.0 3.9 -0.1 0.1 0.9 18
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability FA753192003 3.7 2.0 6.0 5.2 5.0 2.1 11.8 18.2 -3.5 19
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA513192003 0.9 13.2 31.3 107.6 4.6 9.0 4.2 0.9 5.1 20
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA543192073 1.4 8.8 10.8 38.6 3.9 -0.1 0.9 0.5 15.4 21
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA613192003 7.6 -5.5 -1.4 -9.0 3.0 3.5 -3.2 5.1 -1.1 22
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S., adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 11.1 2.0 -109.4 71.0 12.8 -431.0 -90.6 7.9 27.1 23
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA733192003 0.0 17.5 141.3 -2.3 10.7 448.6 108.5 31.8 16.1 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 212.3 476.7 468.3 582.4 644.0 440.2 206.7 327.3 298.6 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 146.4 390.2 351.8 429.7 477.4 299.0 200.9 356.8 285.2 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 51.6 309.4 254.1 337.6 368.8 183.3 126.7 249.8 198.6 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 94.8 80.7 97.7 92.1 108.7 115.7 74.2 107.0 86.6 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 10.6 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 30
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 65.9 86.5 116.6 152.7 166.5 141.2 5.8 -29.5 13.4 31
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 81.2 86.8 109.5 89.7 220.1 143.5 -15.2 -10.2 29.4 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 15.3 0.2 -7.0 -63.0 53.6 2.3 -21.0 19.3 16.0 33
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263192035 338.9 311.1 311.6 286.5 383.7 403.0 173.2 469.8 398.1 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 330.4 296.5 329.7 308.4 345.6 317.6 347.4 369.1 367.9 35
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 8.5 14.7 -18.2 -21.8 38.1 85.4 -174.2 100.7 30.2 36
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -6.8 14.4 -11.1 41.2 -15.5 83.1 -153.3 81.5 14.2 37
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 15.3 0.2 -7.0 -63.0 53.6 2.3 -21.0 19.3 16.0 38
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263092035 237.7 506.2 479.4 575.8 745.3 526.2 70.4 389.0 324.0 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 146.4 390.2 351.8 429.7 477.4 299.0 200.9 356.8 285.2 40
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 91.2 116.0 127.6 146.1 267.8 227.2 -130.5 32.2 38.8 41
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 10.1 29.2 18.1 56.4 47.7 83.7 -115.4 42.4 9.3 42
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 81.2 86.8 109.5 89.7 220.1 143.5 -15.2 -10.2 29.4 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: September 21, 2017