F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2019 2020 2021 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) FA263192005 58.0 264.8 400.8 196.2 292.8 321.5 537.7 268.6 475.2 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) (1) FA263192101 156.7 330.9 409.0 319.0 347.7 307.7 492.3 347.2 488.8 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 17.7 134.8 81.0 40.4 2.8 56.1 134.4 20.3 113.2 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 139.0 196.1 328.0 278.6 344.8 251.6 357.9 326.9 375.6 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 29.4 29.9 30.6 30.0 30.0 30.3 30.5 30.6 30.8 5
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; asset (market value) FA103092105 105.1 282.2 343.3 269.6 341.4 240.8 443.4 292.5 396.6 6
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA763092100 11.0 4.8 10.8 6.0 -5.3 -2.4 19.0 -7.6 34.1 7
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA513092103 5.8 18.4 13.8 23.7 -0.1 21.8 4.2 19.3 9.9 8
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA543092173 -1.6 -0.7 -2.2 -4.5 0.4 -0.7 -2.9 -1.4 -3.8 9
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA613092103 14.7 13.1 30.8 16.5 2.6 65.7 4.3 22.2 31.2 10
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA663092103 21.7 13.1 12.5 7.6 8.6 -17.5 24.4 22.2 20.9 11
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability FA263192305 -98.7 -66.1 -8.2 -122.8 -54.8 13.8 45.4 -78.5 -13.6 12
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -41.9 -54.5 97.5 104.5 -15.9 -9.5 154.9 53.1 191.5 13
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 56.9 11.6 105.7 227.3 38.9 -23.3 109.5 131.6 205.1 14
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA103092305 -85.1 -55.8 -12.0 -104.7 -45.4 11.0 37.9 -67.3 -29.8 15
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA763092305 -3.8 -2.7 1.0 -2.9 -3.4 0.5 1.4 -1.3 3.5 16
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA513092305 -1.8 -1.6 0.7 -3.1 -1.8 0.5 1.3 -2.1 3.0 17
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA543092375 -0.8 -0.8 0.2 -1.5 -0.5 0.1 0.5 -0.9 1.0 18
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA613092305 -4.2 -2.9 1.1 -5.5 -2.3 1.2 2.2 -3.7 4.8 19
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA663092305 -3.0 -2.4 0.8 -5.0 -1.5 0.4 2.1 -3.3 3.8 20
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) (1) FA263092001 238.0 164.4 365.9 153.2 313.3 295.9 221.1 472.2 474.2 21
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability (market value) FA103192105 216.1 179.9 357.0 154.7 314.0 309.3 331.8 350.5 436.3 22
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: equity; liability (market value) FA115114103 -0.7 1.4 3.7 0.5 2.5 -0.4 7.5 -3.0 10.5 23
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA753192103 3.0 7.6 -6.6 11.0 15.5 -0.8 -27.9 13.3 -11.0 24
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA513192103 7.5 -4.3 8.2 -0.4 1.3 -2.3 9.7 12.3 13.2 25
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA543192173 -5.1 3.5 2.5 -6.2 14.0 -12.7 12.0 4.4 6.3 26
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA613192103 14.8 8.2 10.2 10.9 10.0 10.2 12.7 7.6 10.2 27
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192103 49.3 23.6 36.5 35.4 74.6 8.3 65.7 59.6 12.4 28
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA733192103 -22.5 -21.7 -27.2 -34.7 -100.2 -22.8 -62.6 0.6 -23.8 29
Other financial business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA503192103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) (1) FA263092101 262.5 198.3 384.3 171.2 331.7 288.8 348.9 445.3 454.2 31
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 137.8 115.8 175.6 53.2 205.2 123.0 144.4 223.9 211.1 32
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 124.7 82.5 208.7 118.0 126.5 165.8 204.5 221.4 243.1 33
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 12.9 13.6 14.6 13.6 13.7 14.3 14.5 14.7 15.1 34
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA103192305 -5.3 -41.7 -14.6 -16.1 -59.3 -14.4 -120.4 55.2 21.2 35
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: interncompany debt; liability (market value) FA115114305 -0.1 -0.5 -0.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.9 -0.4 -1.2 36
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA753192305 -2.2 -1.6 -5.7 -1.1 0.6 -0.4 -9.0 0.7 -14.1 37
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA513192305 -0.4 -0.8 -2.0 -1.2 3.2 -0.4 -2.2 -0.1 -5.4 38
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA543192375 0.4 0.8 -2.9 -1.9 7.4 -1.6 -2.1 0.1 -8.3 39
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA613192305 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.0 1.0 -1.2 0.5 -2.2 40
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192305 3.4 1.3 0.4 1.3 5.2 0.5 0.0 3.1 -2.1 41
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA733192305 -20.6 8.8 7.6 1.3 24.7 22.6 8.0 -32.2 32.0 42
Other financial business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA503192305 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 43
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset (1) FA263092303 -24.5 -33.9 -18.4 -18.1 -18.4 7.2 -127.8 27.0 20.0 44
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 -17.1 1.4 -15.5 47.8 36.7 16.8 -114.9 19.6 16.6 45
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 7.4 35.3 2.9 65.9 55.0 9.6 12.9 -7.4 -3.4 46

NOTES

  1. Direct investment is presented on a directional basis and reported at market value.
  2. Through 1992:Q4, U.S. direct investment abroad excludes net inflows from corporate bonds issued by Netherlands Antillean financial subsidiaries.
Last Update: March 10, 2022