F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates

Description Series code 2016 2017 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost) (1) FA263192005 304.6 316.5 470.7 157.2 246.2 391.8 -534.5 -246.8 77.7 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 336.7 352.5 357.3 370.3 276.3 406.1 -670.9 -145.9 80.0 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 43.7 29.9 53.8 52.2 15.4 -1.9 -3.9 25.1 13.5 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 292.9 322.6 303.5 318.1 260.9 408.0 -667.0 -171.0 66.5 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 15.3 16.1 15.8 16.1 16.2 16.3 15.8 15.7 15.4 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) FA263192305 -32.1 -36.0 113.4 -213.1 -30.1 -14.3 136.5 -100.9 -2.2 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -3.8 3.8 204.0 -181.0 50.3 -58.3 97.8 -9.7 55.1 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 28.3 39.8 90.6 32.1 80.4 -44.0 -38.7 91.2 57.3 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA103092005 254.5 276.9 414.2 112.4 212.3 368.8 -558.4 -245.1 79.6 9
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 15.3 16.1 15.8 16.1 16.2 16.3 15.8 15.7 15.4 10
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA763092000 -2.5 12.2 12.1 13.3 11.2 12.4 7.3 5.7 2.5 11
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA513092003 9.3 1.5 5.4 25.1 0.4 -25.0 24.2 8.2 7.6 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA543092073 -11.9 2.7 4.3 4.3 -4.1 6.2 2.1 -8.6 -6.5 13
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA613092003 33.3 15.1 23.1 -3.4 26.1 14.8 9.0 -2.5 -1.7 14
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA663092003 21.7 8.0 11.5 5.4 0.4 14.7 -18.7 -4.4 -3.9 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA103192005 408.5 248.4 320.4 266.3 242.3 164.7 196.8 -36.1 138.0 16
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 14.2 14.8 14.6 14.8 14.9 15.0 18.1 18.1 20.4 17
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners; liability FA115114005 2.2 2.7 -0.3 3.1 1.2 6.7 1.7 0.5 -1.0 18
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability FA753192003 9.2 7.7 15.0 15.7 -0.5 0.8 3.9 4.6 7.3 19
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA513192003 30.0 -2.2 -0.7 5.4 -4.2 -9.2 31.4 -16.2 18.3 20
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA543192073 4.8 7.0 0.1 13.5 4.3 10.2 8.6 5.0 6.4 21
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA613192003 -1.5 1.8 4.7 0.4 1.5 0.7 2.1 4.2 4.6 22
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S., adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 -118.7 13.5 6.2 35.0 -9.2 21.8 35.3 0.8 2.6 23
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA733192003 151.0 12.5 33.8 5.7 26.8 -16.5 -25.7 4.0 1.4 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 486.0 292.1 379.9 345.7 262.9 179.8 254.6 -32.6 178.2 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 387.6 308.4 376.5 308.1 291.7 257.3 290.6 133.8 165.5 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 296.0 200.5 273.8 211.2 171.2 146.0 150.0 18.9 28.9 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 91.6 107.9 102.7 96.9 120.5 111.3 140.6 114.9 136.7 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 14.2 14.8 14.6 14.8 14.9 15.0 18.1 18.1 20.4 30
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 98.4 -16.3 3.3 37.6 -28.8 -77.5 -36.0 -166.4 12.7 31
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 78.5 6.6 -17.8 48.3 56.3 -60.3 -20.1 -126.7 23.0 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 -19.9 23.0 -21.1 10.6 85.1 17.2 15.9 39.7 10.2 33
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263192035 313.0 379.2 540.2 199.9 411.7 365.0 -557.3 -115.9 145.3 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 336.7 352.5 357.3 370.3 276.3 406.1 -670.9 -145.9 80.0 35
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 -23.7 26.7 182.9 -170.4 135.4 -41.1 113.6 30.0 65.3 36
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -3.8 3.8 204.0 -181.0 50.3 -58.3 97.8 -9.7 55.1 37
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 -19.9 23.0 -21.1 10.6 85.1 17.2 15.9 39.7 10.2 38
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263092035 494.5 354.8 449.4 388.5 428.4 153.0 231.8 98.3 245.8 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 387.6 308.4 376.5 308.1 291.7 257.3 290.6 133.8 165.5 40
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 106.9 46.4 72.9 80.4 136.7 -104.3 -58.8 -35.5 80.3 41
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 28.3 39.8 90.6 32.1 80.4 -44.0 -38.7 91.2 57.3 42
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 78.5 6.6 -17.8 48.3 56.3 -60.3 -20.1 -126.7 23.0 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: December 6, 2018