F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2017 2018 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) (1) FA263192005 321.8 -68.4 -205.0 -496.3 197.9 229.8 -63.5 276.5 126.0 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 357.9 -151.6 -571.0 -342.9 228.0 79.5 183.9 234.0 100.4 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 29.9 78.0 35.3 -5.5 152.3 130.1 19.6 27.7 15.5 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 328.0 -229.7 -606.4 -337.4 75.7 -50.6 164.3 206.4 84.9 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 21.4 22.2 21.8 22.2 22.4 22.5 22.8 22.9 23.1 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) FA263192305 -36.0 83.2 366.0 -153.4 -30.1 150.3 -247.3 42.4 25.7 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 3.8 44.5 339.0 -121.0 -9.3 -30.5 -159.3 84.5 49.5 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 39.8 -38.7 -27.0 32.4 20.8 -180.8 88.1 42.1 23.9 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA103092005 282.3 -68.9 -223.2 -453.1 154.8 246.1 -116.7 256.8 99.2 9
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA763092000 12.2 7.0 6.3 1.1 20.8 -0.4 1.4 -7.5 -3.0 10
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA513092003 1.5 10.8 0.9 15.1 28.3 -1.3 9.5 -0.3 -2.0 11
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA543092073 2.7 -11.7 4.4 -42.3 -2.0 -6.9 4.5 -11.6 -2.9 12
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA613092003 15.1 2.5 22.8 -16.7 16.8 -13.0 13.0 19.0 14.7 13
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA663092003 8.0 -8.1 -16.1 -0.5 -20.9 5.3 24.8 20.0 20.0 14
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA103192005 248.9 231.6 209.2 -44.1 454.3 307.2 320.7 217.7 266.0 15
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners (market value); liability FA115114005 2.7 2.9 1.6 2.6 3.6 3.9 2.1 -0.1 2.1 16
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S. (market value); liability FA753192003 7.7 6.5 -1.9 14.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 3.5 4.3 17
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA513192003 -2.2 10.7 12.0 13.2 12.7 4.9 -1.6 2.7 -1.4 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA543192073 7.0 4.1 4.4 7.2 6.8 -2.1 12.8 9.4 8.7 19
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA613192003 1.8 8.1 4.4 8.9 10.6 8.4 -4.1 5.5 -0.3 20
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value), adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 34.1 -28.4 11.9 7.2 27.8 -160.8 59.9 23.9 33.0 21
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA733192003 -8.2 33.0 -11.1 2.1 -28.7 169.4 -51.7 -5.5 -37.4 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 291.9 268.4 230.5 11.2 494.2 337.9 345.3 257.0 275.1 24
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 308.2 357.2 286.9 205.3 465.8 470.7 350.1 251.1 274.9 25
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 200.5 210.4 154.8 45.7 320.2 320.8 183.6 102.7 110.1 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 107.7 146.8 132.1 159.5 145.6 149.9 166.6 148.4 164.7 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 14.6 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.7 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 -16.3 -88.7 -56.4 -194.0 28.4 -132.8 -4.8 5.9 0.2 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 6.6 -60.1 -11.3 -171.2 21.1 -79.0 2.1 31.5 11.2 30
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 23.0 28.6 45.1 22.8 -7.3 53.8 6.9 25.6 11.0 31
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263192035 384.6 -78.5 -186.9 -441.1 211.4 102.8 31.5 344.2 160.9 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 357.9 -151.6 -571.0 -342.9 228.0 79.5 183.9 234.0 100.4 33
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 26.7 73.2 384.1 -98.2 -16.6 23.3 -152.4 110.1 60.6 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 3.8 44.5 339.0 -121.0 -9.3 -30.5 -159.3 84.5 49.5 35
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 23.0 28.6 45.1 22.8 -7.3 53.8 6.9 25.6 11.0 36
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263092035 354.6 258.4 248.6 66.4 507.7 210.9 440.3 324.7 309.9 37
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 308.2 357.2 286.9 205.3 465.8 470.7 350.1 251.1 274.9 38
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 46.4 -98.8 -38.3 -138.8 41.9 -259.8 90.2 73.6 35.1 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 39.8 -38.7 -27.0 32.4 20.8 -180.8 88.1 42.1 23.9 40
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 6.6 -60.1 -11.3 -171.2 21.1 -79.0 2.1 31.5 11.2 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: December 12, 2019