F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2018 2019 2020 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) (1) FA263192005 -169.4 118.9 98.4 -6.2 319.7 -75.0 269.0 178.7 21.0 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 -218.1 173.5 127.8 183.5 221.2 62.5 203.8 229.0 16.0 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 72.0 17.4 42.7 12.1 -5.0 57.3 105.0 -6.3 15.0 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 -290.1 156.1 85.1 171.5 226.2 5.2 98.8 235.2 1.0 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 25.1 25.3 25.1 25.4 25.5 25.2 25.2 25.1 25.0 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) FA263192305 48.8 -54.6 -29.4 -189.7 98.5 -137.5 65.2 -50.2 5.0 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 42.9 15.0 -47.7 -91.6 8.1 -143.4 -65.8 25.6 -7.1 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 -5.8 69.7 -18.3 98.1 -90.5 -5.9 -131.0 75.9 -12.1 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA103092005 -157.6 77.5 98.2 -61.1 287.1 -130.4 275.8 183.5 64.1 9
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA763092000 1.4 9.6 -2.7 24.0 20.5 3.1 11.0 -13.6 -11.1 10
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA513092003 9.3 3.6 21.9 -0.3 3.3 20.7 21.9 18.6 26.4 11
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA543092073 -11.0 -2.8 -3.3 -0.9 -8.2 3.7 -4.4 -5.5 -7.0 12
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA613092003 -8.6 12.5 -5.4 27.7 -12.1 9.9 -21.1 3.9 -14.2 13
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset FA663092003 -2.9 18.6 -10.4 4.5 29.1 18.1 -14.2 -8.1 -37.2 14
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA103192005 184.5 253.6 173.7 173.1 276.6 157.3 85.1 171.2 281.4 15
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate (market value); liability FA115114005 21.0 -0.3 0.8 -2.0 -1.5 0.2 3.3 -2.0 1.6 16
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S. (market value); liability FA753192003 7.1 1.7 1.4 -2.5 4.5 -2.4 0.1 4.5 3.2 17
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA513192003 8.6 0.4 1.7 9.0 -9.1 4.0 -0.9 1.3 2.2 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA543192073 8.3 10.9 -4.2 14.5 11.5 -2.3 4.6 -10.4 -8.6 19
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA613192003 8.5 5.3 1.4 6.8 13.8 -0.7 0.1 6.0 0.4 20
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value), adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 -7.1 30.7 -1.7 42.8 -11.5 -155.4 118.5 44.4 -14.2 21
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability FA733192003 12.4 -20.4 7.9 -37.8 24.7 169.2 -113.3 -38.3 14.0 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 243.4 282.1 181.0 204.0 309.0 170.0 97.4 176.6 280.0 24
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 344.3 290.3 179.6 212.6 314.1 178.9 117.8 151.0 270.9 25
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 199.1 143.0 107.6 71.3 185.5 110.2 81.2 42.1 197.0 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 145.2 147.3 72.0 141.3 128.6 68.7 36.7 108.9 73.9 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 20.0 20.6 20.8 20.7 20.7 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 -100.8 -8.3 1.4 -8.6 -5.1 -8.8 -20.4 25.7 9.1 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 -76.9 -8.3 36.1 1.7 2.4 35.8 10.6 55.3 42.6 30
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 23.9 -0.1 34.7 10.3 7.5 44.6 31.0 29.6 33.5 31
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263192035 -151.3 188.5 114.8 102.3 236.7 -36.3 169.0 284.3 42.4 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) FA263192101 -218.1 173.5 127.8 183.5 221.2 62.5 203.8 229.0 16.0 33
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 66.8 14.9 -12.9 -81.2 15.5 -98.7 -34.8 55.3 26.4 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 42.9 15.0 -47.7 -91.6 8.1 -143.4 -65.8 25.6 -7.1 35
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 23.9 -0.1 34.7 10.3 7.5 44.6 31.0 29.6 33.5 36
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; market value) FA263092035 261.5 351.6 197.4 312.5 226.0 208.8 -2.6 282.1 301.4 37
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) FA263092101 344.3 290.3 179.6 212.6 314.1 178.9 117.8 151.0 270.9 38
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 -82.8 61.3 17.8 99.8 -88.1 29.9 -120.4 131.2 30.5 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 -5.8 69.7 -18.3 98.1 -90.5 -5.9 -131.0 75.9 -12.1 40
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 -76.9 -8.3 36.1 1.7 2.4 35.8 10.6 55.3 42.6 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: March 11, 2021