Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates| Description | Series code | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Q4 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost) (1) | FA263192005 | 281.7 | 300.5 | 294.3 | 317 | 309.5 | 408.1 | 308.7 | 223.6 | 236.6 | 1 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) | FA263192101 | 296.5 | 329.7 | 319.2 | 317.6 | 347.4 | 369.1 | 347.8 | 279.6 | 280.3 | 2 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192113 | 5.6 | 31.1 | 10.9 | 20.7 | 26.7 | 48.8 | 21.4 | -9.1 | -17.6 | 3 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) | FA263192125 | 290.9 | 298.6 | 308.3 | 296.8 | 320.7 | 320.2 | 326.4 | 288.7 | 297.9 | 4 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192193 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 20 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 5 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) | FA263192305 | -14.8 | -29.2 | -25 | -0.6 | -37.9 | 39 | -39.1 | -56 | -43.7 | 6 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability | FA263192313 | 14.4 | -11.1 | 34.8 | 83.1 | -153.3 | 81.5 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 41.3 | 7 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset | FA263092313 | 29.2 | 18.1 | 59.7 | 83.7 | -115.4 | 42.4 | 47.7 | 63.9 | 85 | 8 |
| Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA103092005 | 260.4 | 253.8 | 260.3 | 268.4 | 265.2 | 363.2 | 278 | 198.6 | 201.4 | 9 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192193 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 20 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 10 |
| U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA763092000 | -3.6 | -6.5 | -4.1 | 5.4 | 26.6 | 3.8 | -3.4 | -6.5 | -10.1 | 11 |
| Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA513092003 | 4.9 | 2 | 12.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 18.9 | 12 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA543092073 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1 | -0.1 | 0 | 3.6 | 5 | -4.2 | -0.6 | 13 |
| Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA613092003 | 9.2 | 33.4 | 18.2 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 20.9 | 3.3 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 14 |
| Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA663092003 | 11.2 | 16.4 | 6.3 | 26.8 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 15 |
| Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA103192005 | 436.2 | 386.8 | 263.2 | 403.5 | 174.7 | 262.3 | 249.8 | 259.3 | 281.5 | 16 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092193 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 17 |
| Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners; liability | FA115114005 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.7 | 18 |
| Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability | FA753192003 | 2 | 6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 11.8 | 18.2 | -5.4 | 5.4 | -11.2 | 19 |
| Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA513192003 | 13.2 | 31.3 | 7.6 | 9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 20 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA543192073 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 10.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 15.8 | 5.8 | 18.4 | 21 |
| Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA613192003 | -5.5 | -1.4 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -3.2 | 5.1 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 22 |
| Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S., adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability | FA663192005 | 2 | -109.4 | 20.6 | -431 | -90.6 | 7.9 | 24.3 | -11.6 | 61.9 | 23 |
| Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA733192003 | 17.5 | 141.3 | 11.3 | 448.6 | 108.5 | 31.8 | 16.1 | 29.6 | -32.4 | 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 | 476.7 | 468.3 | 318.1 | 440.2 | 206.7 | 327.3 | 310.7 | 300.1 | 334.2 | 26 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) | FA263092101 | 390.2 | 351.8 | 291.6 | 299 | 200.9 | 356.8 | 265.6 | 277.8 | 266.3 | 27 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092113 | 309.4 | 254.1 | 200.9 | 183.3 | 126.7 | 249.8 | 192.9 | 177.8 | 183.1 | 28 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) | FA263092125 | 80.7 | 97.7 | 90.7 | 115.7 | 74.2 | 107 | 72.7 | 100 | 83.2 | 29 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092193 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 30 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset | FA263092303 | 86.5 | 116.6 | 26.5 | 141.2 | 5.8 | -29.5 | 45.1 | 22.3 | 67.9 | 31 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset | FA263092323 | 86.8 | 109.5 | 43.3 | 143.5 | -15.2 | -10.2 | 51.1 | 41.7 | 90.7 | 32 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability | FA263192323 | 0.2 | -7 | 16.9 | 2.3 | -21 | 19.3 | 6 | 19.4 | 22.8 | 33 |
| Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) | FA263192035 | 311.1 | 311.6 | 370.9 | 403 | 173.2 | 469.8 | 362.4 | 306.8 | 344.4 | 34 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) | FA263192101 | 296.5 | 329.7 | 319.2 | 317.6 | 347.4 | 369.1 | 347.8 | 279.6 | 280.3 | 35 |
| Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability | FA263192345 | 14.7 | -18.2 | 51.6 | 85.4 | -174.2 | 100.7 | 14.6 | 27.2 | 64.1 | 36 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability | FA263192313 | 14.4 | -11.1 | 34.8 | 83.1 | -153.3 | 81.5 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 41.3 | 37 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability | FA263192323 | 0.2 | -7 | 16.9 | 2.3 | -21 | 19.3 | 6 | 19.4 | 22.8 | 38 |
| Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) | FA263092035 | 506.2 | 479.4 | 394.7 | 526.2 | 70.4 | 389 | 364.4 | 383.3 | 442 | 39 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) | FA263092101 | 390.2 | 351.8 | 291.6 | 299 | 200.9 | 356.8 | 265.6 | 277.8 | 266.3 | 40 |
| Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets | FA263092345 | 116 | 127.6 | 103.1 | 227.2 | -130.5 | 32.2 | 98.8 | 105.5 | 175.7 | 41 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset | FA263092313 | 29.2 | 18.1 | 59.7 | 83.7 | -115.4 | 42.4 | 47.7 | 63.9 | 85 | 42 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset | FA263092323 | 86.8 | 109.5 | 43.3 | 143.5 | -15.2 | -10.2 | 51.1 | 41.7 | 90.7 | 43 |
NOTES
- Direct investment is valued on a current-cost basis and presented on a directional basis.
- Through 1992:Q4, U.S. direct investment abroad excludes net inflows from corporate bonds issued by Netherlands Antillean financial subsidiaries.
Last Update: March 8, 2018