F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
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Description Series code 2016 2017 2018 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) (1) FA263192005 309.9 321.8 -68.4 -205.0 -496.3 197.9 229.8 -63.5 276.5 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 342.0 357.9 -151.6 -571.0 -342.9 228.0 79.5 183.9 234.0 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 43.7 29.9 78.0 35.3 -5.5 152.3 130.1 19.6 27.7 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 298.3 328.0 -229.7 -606.4 -337.4 75.7 -50.6 164.3 206.4 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 20.6 21.4 22.2 21.8 22.2 22.4 22.5 22.8 22.9 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) FA263192305 -32.1 -36.0 83.2 366.0 -153.4 -30.1 150.3 -247.3 42.4 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -3.8 3.8 44.5 339.0 -121.0 -9.3 -30.5 -159.3 84.5 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 28.3 39.8 -38.7 -27.0 32.4 20.8 -180.8 88.1 42.1 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA103092005 259.9 282.3 -68.9 -223.2 -453.1 154.8 246.1 -116.7 264.8 9
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA763092000 -2.5 12.2 7.0 6.3 1.1 20.8 -0.4 1.4 -7.5 10
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA513092003 9.3 1.5 10.8 0.9 15.1 28.3 -1.3 9.5 -0.3 11
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA543092073 -11.9 2.7 -11.7 4.4 -42.3 -2.0 -6.9 4.5 -11.6 12
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA613092003 33.3 15.1 2.5 22.8 -16.7 16.8 -13.0 13.0 22.5 13
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA663092003 21.7 8.0 -8.1 -16.1 -0.5 -20.9 5.3 24.8 8.5 14
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA103192005 409.1 248.9 231.6 209.2 -44.1 454.3 307.2 320.7 195.3 15
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners (market value); liability FA115114005 2.2 2.7 2.9 1.6 2.6 3.6 3.9 2.1 -2.2 16
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S. (market value); liability FA753192003 9.2 7.7 6.5 -1.9 14.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 9.4 17
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA513192003 30.0 -2.2 10.7 12.0 13.2 12.7 4.9 -1.6 1.8 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA543192073 4.8 7.0 4.1 4.4 7.2 6.8 -2.1 12.8 4.9 19
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA613192003 -1.5 1.8 8.1 4.4 8.9 10.6 8.4 -4.1 -5.2 20
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value), adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 -118.7 13.5 15.1 26.6 5.4 -2.3 30.8 -10.7 26.3 21
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA733192003 151.0 12.5 -10.6 -25.7 4.0 1.4 -22.1 18.9 26.7 22
Other financial business; foriegn direct investment in U.S.; liability FA503192003 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) (1) FA263092001 486.0 291.9 268.4 230.5 11.2 494.2 337.9 345.3 257.0 24
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 387.6 308.2 357.2 286.9 205.3 465.8 470.7 350.1 251.1 25
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 296.0 200.5 210.4 154.8 45.7 320.2 320.8 183.6 102.7 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 91.6 107.7 146.8 132.1 159.5 145.6 149.9 166.6 148.4 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 14.2 14.6 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.7 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 98.4 -16.3 -88.7 -56.4 -194.0 28.4 -132.8 -4.8 5.9 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 78.5 6.6 -60.1 -11.3 -171.2 21.1 -79.0 2.1 31.5 30
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 -19.9 23.0 28.6 45.1 22.8 -7.3 53.8 6.9 25.6 31
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263192035 318.3 384.6 -78.5 -186.9 -441.1 211.4 102.8 31.5 344.2 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 342.0 357.9 -151.6 -571.0 -342.9 228.0 79.5 183.9 234.0 33
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 -23.7 26.7 73.2 384.1 -98.2 -16.6 23.3 -152.4 110.1 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -3.8 3.8 44.5 339.0 -121.0 -9.3 -30.5 -159.3 84.5 35
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 -19.9 23.0 28.6 45.1 22.8 -7.3 53.8 6.9 25.6 36
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263092035 494.4 354.6 258.4 248.6 66.4 507.7 210.9 440.3 324.7 37
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 387.6 308.2 357.2 286.9 205.3 465.8 470.7 350.1 251.1 38
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 106.9 46.4 -98.8 -38.3 -138.8 41.9 -259.8 90.2 73.6 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 28.3 39.8 -38.7 -27.0 32.4 20.8 -180.8 88.1 42.1 40
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 78.5 6.6 -60.1 -11.3 -171.2 21.1 -79.0 2.1 31.5 41


NOTES

  1. Direct investment is 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 20, 2019