F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
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Description Series code 2017 2018 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 2020 Q2 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) (1) FA263192005 353.4 -169.4 118.9 -187.6 349.6 -6.2 319.7 -75.0 242.7 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 392.2 -218.1 173.5 113.7 175.8 183.5 221.2 62.5 223.0 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 42.0 72.0 17.4 30.1 32.6 12.1 -5.0 57.3 115.5 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 350.2 -290.1 156.1 83.5 143.2 171.5 226.2 5.2 107.4 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 25.6 25.1 25.3 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.2 25.2 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) FA263192305 -38.8 48.8 -54.6 -301.2 173.8 -189.7 98.5 -137.5 19.7 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 11.0 42.9 15.0 -157.6 301.2 -91.6 8.1 -143.4 -101.0 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 49.8 -5.8 69.7 143.6 127.4 98.1 -90.5 -5.9 -120.7 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA103092005 310.5 -157.6 77.5 -237.6 321.5 -61.1 287.1 -130.4 247.4 9
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA763092000 12.2 1.4 9.6 -2.0 -3.9 24.0 20.5 3.1 9.6 10
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA513092003 1.1 9.3 3.6 6.9 4.4 -0.3 3.3 20.7 29.0 11
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA543092073 3.1 -11.0 -2.8 3.9 -6.2 -0.9 -8.2 3.7 -16.1 12
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA613092003 16.0 -8.6 12.5 16.3 18.0 27.7 -12.1 9.9 -16.8 13
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA663092003 10.4 -2.9 18.6 24.9 15.7 4.5 29.1 18.1 -10.4 14
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA103192005 281.5 184.5 253.6 296.6 268.1 173.1 276.6 157.3 59.4 15
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate (market value); liability FA115114005 2.4 21.0 -0.3 3.1 -0.7 -2.0 -1.5 0.2 2.9 16
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S. (market value); liability FA753192003 7.6 7.1 1.7 7.0 -2.1 -2.5 4.5 -2.4 -3.6 17
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA513192003 -4.0 8.6 0.4 5.5 -3.6 9.0 -9.1 4.0 -3.3 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA543192073 4.6 8.3 10.9 12.3 5.2 14.5 11.5 -2.3 5.5 19
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA613192003 0.3 8.5 5.3 -3.3 4.0 6.8 13.8 -0.7 -0.6 20
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value), adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 33.1 -7.1 26.8 59.9 16.3 42.9 -11.9 -158.2 -15.2 21
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA733192003 -10.4 12.4 -16.4 -51.1 -2.0 -37.8 25.1 172.0 20.2 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 315.0 243.4 282.1 330.0 285.2 204.0 309.0 170.0 65.2 24
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 302.0 344.3 290.3 343.6 290.9 212.6 314.1 178.9 105.4 25
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 199.8 199.1 143.0 183.7 131.4 71.3 185.5 110.2 63.0 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 102.2 145.2 147.3 159.9 159.4 141.3 128.6 68.7 42.4 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 19.7 20.0 20.6 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.7 20.8 20.8 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 12.9 -100.8 -8.3 -13.7 -5.7 -8.6 -5.1 -8.8 -40.1 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 15.2 -76.9 -8.3 -17.1 -20.4 1.7 2.4 35.8 -18.7 30
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 2.2 23.9 -0.1 -3.4 -14.8 10.3 7.5 44.6 21.5 31
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263192035 405.4 -151.3 188.5 -47.4 462.2 102.3 236.7 -36.3 143.4 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 392.2 -218.1 173.5 113.7 175.8 183.5 221.2 62.5 223.0 33
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 13.2 66.8 14.9 -161.0 286.5 -81.2 15.5 -98.7 -79.5 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 11.0 42.9 15.0 -157.6 301.2 -91.6 8.1 -143.4 -101.0 35
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 2.2 23.9 -0.1 -3.4 -14.8 10.3 7.5 44.6 21.5 36
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263092035 367.0 261.5 351.6 470.2 397.8 312.5 226.0 208.8 -34.0 37
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 302.0 344.3 290.3 343.6 290.9 212.6 314.1 178.9 105.4 38
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 65.0 -82.8 61.3 126.6 107.0 99.8 -88.1 29.9 -139.4 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 49.8 -5.8 69.7 143.6 127.4 98.1 -90.5 -5.9 -120.7 40
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 15.2 -76.9 -8.3 -17.1 -20.4 1.7 2.4 35.8 -18.7 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 21, 2020