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 | 2018 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2019 Q1 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost) (1) | FA263192005 | 279.5 | 304.6 | 316.5 | -47.8 | -534.1 | -341.4 | 298.6 | 385.6 | 327.0 | 1 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) | FA263192101 | 297.4 | 336.7 | 352.5 | -58.5 | -670.6 | -211.1 | 257.3 | 390.1 | 297.2 | 2 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192113 | 7.6 | 43.7 | 29.9 | 83.1 | -3.9 | -8.0 | 133.4 | 210.8 | 155.6 | 3 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) | FA263192125 | 289.8 | 292.9 | 322.6 | -141.6 | -666.7 | -203.1 | 123.9 | 179.4 | 141.6 | 4 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192193 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 5 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) | FA263192305 | -18.0 | -32.1 | -36.0 | 10.7 | 136.5 | -130.3 | 41.3 | -4.6 | 29.8 | 6 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability | FA263192313 | -0.9 | -3.8 | 3.8 | -3.4 | 97.8 | -81.5 | -20.4 | -9.2 | -32.0 | 7 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset | FA263092313 | 17.0 | 28.3 | 39.8 | -14.1 | -38.7 | 48.8 | -61.7 | -4.6 | -61.8 | 8 |
| Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA103092005 | 264.1 | 254.5 | 276.9 | -53.6 | -558.0 | -301.4 | 259.9 | 385.1 | 286.6 | 9 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192193 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 10 |
| U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA763092000 | -9.3 | -2.5 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 25.4 | 0.9 | 19.2 | 11 |
| Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA513092003 | 0.1 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 24.2 | 8.2 | 22.5 | -9.1 | -0.4 | 12 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA543092073 | 1.1 | -11.9 | 2.7 | -10.8 | 2.1 | -43.0 | -0.8 | -1.5 | 3.3 | 13 |
| Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA613092003 | 8.2 | 33.3 | 15.1 | 5.8 | 9.0 | -2.9 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 12.7 | 14 |
| Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA663092003 | 15.2 | 21.7 | 8.0 | -9.7 | -18.7 | -4.8 | -20.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 15 |
| Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA103192005 | 412.7 | 408.5 | 248.4 | 232.2 | 196.4 | -25.8 | 431.5 | 326.8 | 380.5 | 16 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092193 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17 |
| Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners; liability | FA115114005 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 18 |
| Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability | FA753192003 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 12.9 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 19 |
| Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA513192003 | 31.9 | 30.0 | -2.2 | 7.5 | 31.4 | -15.7 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 20 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA543192073 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 21 |
| Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA613192003 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 22 |
| Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S., adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability | FA663192005 | 7.9 | -118.7 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 35.3 | 5.7 | -1.9 | 30.8 | 1.0 | 23 |
| Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA733192003 | 16.9 | 151.0 | 12.5 | -10.6 | -25.7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | -22.1 | -1.1 | 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 | 481.5 | 486.0 | 292.1 | 269.9 | 254.2 | -3.1 | 475.1 | 353.3 | 410.7 | 26 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) | FA263092101 | 424.0 | 387.6 | 308.4 | 332.2 | 290.2 | 182.0 | 458.2 | 398.4 | 352.4 | 27 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092113 | 340.9 | 296.0 | 200.5 | 195.0 | 150.0 | 42.4 | 311.5 | 275.9 | 221.9 | 28 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) | FA263092125 | 83.1 | 91.6 | 107.9 | 137.2 | 140.3 | 139.7 | 146.6 | 122.5 | 130.5 | 29 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092193 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 30 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset | FA263092303 | 57.5 | 98.4 | -16.3 | -62.3 | -36.0 | -185.1 | 16.9 | -45.1 | 58.3 | 31 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset | FA263092323 | 68.1 | 78.5 | 6.6 | -51.1 | -20.1 | -164.6 | 21.6 | -41.0 | 52.2 | 32 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability | FA263192323 | 10.5 | -19.9 | 23.0 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 20.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | -6.1 | 33 |
| Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) | FA263192035 | 307.1 | 313.0 | 379.2 | -50.6 | -556.9 | -272.1 | 241.6 | 384.9 | 259.1 | 34 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) | FA263192101 | 297.4 | 336.7 | 352.5 | -58.5 | -670.6 | -211.1 | 257.3 | 390.1 | 297.2 | 35 |
| Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability | FA263192345 | 9.6 | -23.7 | 26.7 | 7.9 | 113.6 | -61.0 | -15.8 | -5.2 | -38.1 | 36 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability | FA263192313 | -0.9 | -3.8 | 3.8 | -3.4 | 97.8 | -81.5 | -20.4 | -9.2 | -32.0 | 37 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability | FA263192323 | 10.5 | -19.9 | 23.0 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 20.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | -6.1 | 38 |
| Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) | FA263092035 | 509.1 | 494.5 | 354.8 | 267.1 | 231.4 | 66.2 | 418.0 | 352.7 | 342.8 | 39 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) | FA263092101 | 424.0 | 387.6 | 308.4 | 332.2 | 290.2 | 182.0 | 458.2 | 398.4 | 352.4 | 40 |
| Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets | FA263092345 | 85.1 | 106.9 | 46.4 | -65.1 | -58.8 | -115.8 | -40.1 | -45.7 | -9.6 | 41 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset | FA263092313 | 17.0 | 28.3 | 39.8 | -14.1 | -38.7 | 48.8 | -61.7 | -4.6 | -61.8 | 42 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset | FA263092323 | 68.1 | 78.5 | 6.6 | -51.1 | -20.1 | -164.6 | 21.6 | -41.0 | 52.2 | 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: June 6, 2019