F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) FA263192005 47.6 232.0 378.7 402.6 381.5 444.9 260.9 523.3 376.3 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) (1) FA263192101 157.1 291.2 426.1 434.0 554.6 364.3 394.2 423.0 370.4 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 18.1 133.4 91.7 109.3 300.8 50.0 91.3 -5.0 -56.0 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 139.0 157.8 334.3 324.8 253.9 314.3 302.9 428.0 426.4 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 27.3 27.5 28.8 29.6 29.4 29.6 29.7 29.8 30.0 5
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; asset (market value) FA103092105 99.7 232.9 347.0 350.6 399.0 343.5 281.6 378.4 318.5 6
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA763092100 10.4 3.8 11.3 12.4 23.5 1.3 28.9 -4.2 8.2 7
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA513092103 7.1 21.6 17.7 11.8 18.0 1.7 23.2 4.4 13.3 8
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA543092173 -2.2 -0.5 -0.4 0.7 7.0 -4.3 3.5 -3.5 -2.2 9
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA613092103 16.0 12.3 25.2 38.6 37.7 22.6 41.4 52.7 54.8 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 26.1 21.2 25.2 19.9 69.4 -0.5 15.6 -4.9 -22.3 12
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability FA263192305 -109.5 -59.2 -47.4 -31.4 -173.2 80.6 -133.3 100.3 5.9 13
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -61.8 -55.2 13.1 -5.2 15.5 47.9 -88.8 4.5 -57.5 14
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 47.6 4.0 60.5 26.2 188.7 -32.6 44.5 -95.8 -63.4 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA103092305 -94.8 -50.2 -39.0 -18.4 -145.5 79.3 -91.9 84.4 -1.3 16
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA763092305 -4.2 -2.3 -1.9 -3.0 -5.8 -0.3 -8.5 2.5 1.1 17
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA513092305 -1.9 -1.3 -1.5 -2.2 -5.0 0.4 -7.4 3.1 1.4 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA543092375 -0.9 -0.7 -0.6 -0.3 -1.2 0.2 -0.9 0.8 1.5 19
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA613092305 -4.5 -2.7 -2.1 -3.7 -7.4 0.4 -12.0 4.3 0.9 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 -3.0 -2.0 -2.3 -3.7 -8.2 0.6 -12.5 5.2 2.3 22
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) (1) FA263092001 256.7 109.1 405.3 318.4 299.2 296.7 391.4 286.3 409.5 23
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability (market value) FA103192105 230.9 157.4 360.5 249.9 283.4 249.8 270.8 195.4 256.1 24
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: equity; liability (market value) FA115114103 3.9 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.4 -1.5 1.4 -0.8 0.1 25
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA753192103 5.5 7.9 -1.7 9.8 0.8 7.2 13.1 18.1 26.6 26
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA513192103 -4.5 -3.1 6.0 12.3 9.8 14.6 20.8 3.9 14.9 27
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA543192173 9.7 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.6 -22.8 9.2 11.9 39.2 28
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA613192103 11.9 3.5 6.9 2.6 5.5 6.1 4.2 -5.2 -4.9 29
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192103 65.0 21.8 41.8 -20.8 -22.5 -76.3 -44.8 60.5 60.2 30
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA733192103 -45.3 -24.4 -33.9 51.6 17.7 124.4 78.9 -14.8 -32.2 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 277.0 167.8 380.8 305.5 297.8 301.5 353.6 269.0 360.0 33
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 153.2 87.5 168.9 110.4 97.2 118.9 146.9 78.5 156.2 34
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 123.8 80.3 211.9 195.1 200.6 182.6 206.6 190.5 203.8 35
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 14.2 14.1 16.1 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 36
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA103192305 -7.3 -63.8 19.7 49.5 5.3 39.6 74.5 78.5 76.9 37
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: interncompany debt; liability (market value) FA115114305 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.1 1.0 38
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA753192305 -3.9 -2.3 -1.9 -0.8 -2.0 -1.6 0.2 0.3 -0.5 39
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA513192305 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 -0.0 -0.5 -0.2 1.2 -0.6 -1.7 40
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA543192375 1.4 0.3 -0.4 -4.8 -5.0 -7.1 -3.5 -3.5 -14.4 41
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA613192305 -0.4 -0.8 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.6 -0.6 42
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192305 5.8 0.6 1.8 -0.7 -1.2 -3.0 -1.5 3.1 -13.4 43
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA733192305 -15.8 9.1 5.1 -30.4 4.4 -32.3 -33.9 -59.8 2.3 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) FA263092305 -20.3 -58.7 24.5 12.9 1.4 -4.9 37.8 17.3 49.5 46
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 -9.9 -22.9 7.1 19.9 17.0 15.4 58.3 -11.1 29.2 47
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 10.4 35.7 -17.4 7.0 15.6 20.3 20.5 -28.4 -20.4 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: June 8, 2023