F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) (1) FA263192005 309.9 321.8 -68.4 147.8 -60.5 374.3 35.7 241.8 125.1 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 342.0 357.9 -151.6 207.0 186.8 317.7 163.3 160.3 94.0 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 43.7 29.9 78.0 14.5 19.6 32.7 14.4 -8.8 -14.7 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 298.3 328.0 -229.7 192.6 167.2 285.1 148.9 169.1 108.7 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 20.6 21.4 22.2 22.9 22.8 22.9 23.0 23.0 23.1 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 -59.2 -247.3 56.5 -127.7 81.5 31.1 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -3.8 3.8 44.5 -20.2 -159.3 133.7 -33.8 -21.6 -38.9 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 39.0 88.1 77.2 93.9 -103.1 -70.1 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA103092005 259.9 282.3 -68.9 109.4 -113.7 357.8 -35.9 229.6 142.0 9
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA763092000 -2.5 12.2 7.0 7.7 1.4 -7.2 34.4 2.0 -6.0 10
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA513092003 9.3 1.5 10.8 -0.4 9.5 0.3 -1.6 -10.0 -9.7 11
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA543092073 -11.9 2.7 -11.7 -3.4 4.5 -6.1 -0.7 -11.1 -1.6 12
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA613092003 33.3 15.1 2.5 22.2 13.0 9.5 33.3 33.0 6.5 13
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA663092003 21.7 8.0 -8.1 12.3 24.8 20.0 6.1 -1.8 -6.1 14
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA103192005 409.1 248.9 231.6 227.8 318.3 273.0 87.3 232.7 91.0 15
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate (market value); liability FA115114005 2.2 2.7 2.9 1.5 2.1 1.1 1.0 1.7 -5.2 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 2.5 7.2 -2.1 -1.5 6.5 -10.0 17
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA513192003 30.0 -2.2 10.7 0.5 -1.6 -3.3 5.4 1.4 -9.6 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA543192073 4.8 7.0 4.1 10.0 12.8 1.7 16.8 8.7 -1.6 19
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA613192003 -1.5 1.8 8.1 6.3 -4.1 5.6 10.8 13.1 -4.8 20
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value), adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 -113.1 34.1 -29.4 46.1 60.2 28.8 53.8 41.5 -112.0 21
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA733192003 145.4 -8.2 33.9 -33.7 -52.0 -6.7 -45.4 -30.7 164.5 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 486.0 291.9 268.4 260.9 342.9 297.9 128.0 274.9 112.3 24
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 387.6 308.2 357.2 282.4 347.6 284.1 187.4 310.5 198.8 25
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 296.0 200.5 210.4 142.0 183.6 133.3 58.5 192.5 100.9 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 91.6 107.7 146.8 140.4 164.1 150.9 128.9 118.0 97.9 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 14.7 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 98.4 -16.3 -88.7 -21.5 -4.8 13.8 -59.4 -35.6 -86.5 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 -10.6 2.1 9.4 -20.6 -33.4 -51.6 30
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 -19.9 23.0 28.6 10.9 6.9 -4.4 38.8 2.2 34.9 31
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263192035 318.3 384.6 -78.5 197.7 34.5 447.1 168.3 140.8 89.9 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 342.0 357.9 -151.6 207.0 186.8 317.7 163.3 160.3 94.0 33
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 -23.7 26.7 73.2 -9.4 -152.4 129.3 5.0 -19.5 -4.0 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -3.8 3.8 44.5 -20.2 -159.3 133.7 -33.8 -21.6 -38.9 35
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 -19.9 23.0 28.6 10.9 6.9 -4.4 38.8 2.2 34.9 36
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263092035 494.4 354.6 258.4 310.8 437.8 370.7 260.7 174.0 77.1 37
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 387.6 308.2 357.2 282.4 347.6 284.1 187.4 310.5 198.8 38
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 106.9 46.4 -98.8 28.4 90.2 86.6 73.3 -136.5 -121.6 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 39.0 88.1 77.2 93.9 -103.1 -70.1 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 -10.6 2.1 9.4 -20.6 -33.4 -51.6 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: June 11, 2020