F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2020 2021 2022 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) FA263192005 232.0 378.7 353.8 204.7 375.6 331.8 410.9 160.5 512.0 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) (1) FA263192101 291.2 426.1 383.5 280.8 570.7 504.9 330.3 312.3 386.4 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 133.4 91.7 99.8 4.4 152.0 300.8 50.0 63.6 -15.1 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 157.8 334.3 283.7 276.4 418.7 204.2 280.3 248.7 401.5 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 27.5 28.8 29.7 28.9 29.0 29.4 29.6 29.7 30.1 5
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; asset (market value) FA103092105 232.9 347.0 335.6 219.7 452.3 349.0 309.3 254.2 430.1 6
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA763092100 3.8 11.3 -2.6 -7.6 20.6 23.5 1.3 -9.3 -25.7 7
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA513092103 21.6 17.7 11.6 19.9 20.5 18.0 1.8 22.0 4.6 8
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA543092173 -0.5 -0.4 -1.2 1.6 -2.1 7.2 -4.1 -1.1 -6.9 9
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA613092103 12.3 25.2 30.9 17.6 20.0 37.7 22.6 36.1 27.0 10
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA663092103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11
Holding companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA733092103 21.2 25.2 9.2 29.6 59.5 69.5 -0.4 10.4 -42.6 12
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability FA263192305 -59.2 -47.4 -29.7 -76.2 -195.1 -173.2 80.6 -151.9 125.6 13
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -55.2 13.1 -6.2 79.3 -257.3 15.5 47.9 -99.4 11.2 14
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 4.0 60.5 23.5 155.5 -62.1 188.7 -32.6 52.5 -114.4 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA103092305 -50.2 -39.0 -19.8 -64.9 -159.8 -145.2 79.6 -126.5 113.0 16
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA763092305 -2.3 -1.9 -1.5 -1.1 -9.0 -5.8 -0.3 -4.1 4.0 17
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA513092305 -1.3 -1.5 -1.9 -2.3 -6.1 -5.1 0.3 -4.8 2.0 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA543092375 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.9 -1.8 -1.4 0.1 -1.2 0.7 19
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA613092305 -2.7 -2.1 -2.9 -3.4 -8.9 -7.4 0.4 -7.3 2.8 20
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA663092305 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21
Holding companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA733092305 -2.0 -2.3 -3.2 -3.5 -9.5 -8.3 0.5 -7.9 3.1 22
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) (1) FA263092001 109.1 405.3 306.4 499.8 505.0 298.3 296.0 339.1 292.2 23
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability (market value) FA103192105 157.4 360.5 262.0 384.6 424.7 289.0 255.4 283.6 220.1 24
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: equity; liability (market value) FA115114103 1.4 0.2 -0.3 -3.5 -1.0 1.5 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 25
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA753192103 7.9 -1.7 7.9 17.6 5.0 -0.1 6.3 11.4 14.1 26
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA513192103 -3.1 6.0 10.3 6.9 8.1 8.9 13.7 7.1 11.6 27
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA543192173 3.3 1.0 -12.8 -5.1 -4.5 -3.5 -27.7 1.6 -21.7 28
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA613192103 3.5 6.9 5.7 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.9 29
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192103 21.8 41.8 -19.3 52.2 53.4 -27.1 -81.1 -44.0 75.2 30
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA733192103 -24.4 -33.9 50.2 7.7 -83.2 22.9 129.8 80.8 -32.6 31
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 32
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) (1) FA263092101 167.8 380.8 303.8 466.9 408.3 297.0 300.9 346.1 271.1 33
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 87.5 168.9 105.1 235.8 182.2 97.2 118.9 137.7 66.4 34
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 80.3 211.9 198.7 231.1 226.1 199.7 182.0 208.4 204.7 35
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 14.1 16.1 16.5 16.4 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.4 36
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA103192305 -63.8 19.7 32.8 64.2 54.2 -1.1 33.4 31.1 68.0 37
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: interncompany debt; liability (market value) FA115114305 -1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.6 -0.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.7 38
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA753192305 -2.3 -1.9 -0.9 0.1 1.5 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 -1.7 39
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA513192305 -0.9 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 1.6 0.5 0.7 -0.0 0.1 40
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA543192375 0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.9 0.9 0.2 -2.2 0.3 -0.2 41
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA613192305 -0.8 0.5 -0.1 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.1 -0.0 -0.5 42
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192305 0.6 1.8 0.0 2.6 4.0 -1.7 -3.5 -3.0 8.3 43
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA733192305 9.1 5.1 -28.7 -33.2 32.5 4.4 -32.3 -34.6 -52.3 44
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 45
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset (1) FA263092303 -58.7 24.5 2.7 32.8 96.7 1.4 -4.9 -7.0 21.1 46
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 -22.9 7.1 7.5 23.5 42.9 17.0 15.4 7.0 -9.2 47
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 35.7 -17.4 4.9 -9.4 -53.8 15.6 20.3 14.0 -30.3 48

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 9, 2023