L.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
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) LM263192005 7585.3 8225.9 9765.9 8048.1 9163.3 7744.9 7048.6 8048.1 8698.2 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) (1) LM263192101 7463.9 8162.3 9749.7 8108.6 9187.2 7766.7 7134.2 8108.6 8757.2 2
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; asset (market value) LM103092105 6227.9 6730.4 8044.9 6750.7 7582.5 6443.4 5922.9 6750.7 7296.4 3
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM763092100 298.4 322.8 377.7 322.3 359.3 301.0 286.8 322.3 344.8 4
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM513092103 200.2 254.7 306.6 231.9 283.1 231.0 209.2 231.9 250.8 5
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM543092173 83.9 91.7 82.8 21.2 65.9 42.9 29.6 21.2 22.0 6
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM613092103 338.3 362.7 443.4 392.0 422.7 358.6 334.1 392.0 432.0 7
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM663092103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8
Holding companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM733092103 315.1 400.0 494.1 390.6 473.7 389.9 351.5 390.6 411.2 9
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability LM263192305 121.5 63.6 16.3 -60.5 -24.0 -21.8 -85.6 -60.5 -59.1 10
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability LM263192313 800.3 746.5 759.6 731.9 766.6 768.4 730.8 731.9 717.5 11
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset LM263092313 678.8 682.9 743.4 792.4 790.5 790.3 816.4 792.4 776.6 12
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM103092305 101.3 52.5 13.4 -50.4 -19.8 -18.1 -71.1 -50.4 -50.5 13
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM763092305 4.9 2.5 0.6 -2.4 -0.9 -0.8 -3.4 -2.4 -2.3 14
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM513092305 3.3 2.0 0.5 -1.7 -0.7 -0.6 -2.5 -1.7 -1.4 15
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM543092375 1.4 0.7 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 0.2 16
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM613092305 5.5 2.8 0.7 -2.9 -1.1 -1.0 -4.0 -2.9 -2.7 17
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM663092305 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18
Holding companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM733092305 5.1 3.1 0.8 -2.9 -1.2 -1.1 -4.2 -2.9 -2.3 19
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) (1) LM263092001 9358.7 10756.6 13608.4 10911.1 12887.1 10790.6 10213.6 10911.1 11753.0 20
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability (market value) LM103192105 7496.1 8670.3 11194.7 9042.0 10652.2 8910.6 8430.0 9042.0 9751.8 21
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: equity; liability (market value) LM115114103 108.2 121.6 146.4 115.9 139.3 114.9 108.6 115.9 115.8 22
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM753192103 360.6 422.7 467.2 345.6 429.4 349.4 324.3 345.6 376.8 23
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM513192103 197.7 239.3 285.6 220.4 267.1 221.6 210.8 220.4 239.8 24
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM543192173 198.5 265.2 313.5 140.9 264.7 181.9 150.3 140.9 160.7 25
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM613192103 132.3 156.5 202.4 155.5 191.8 159.8 149.8 155.5 165.3 26
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) LM663192103 217.4 295.4 405.7 299.6 376.3 297.5 267.4 299.6 336.0 27
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM733192103 79.7 80.9 87.0 95.5 84.9 84.0 91.9 95.5 98.7 28
Other financial business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM503192103 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) (1) LM263092101 8790.5 10251.9 13102.4 10415.3 12405.6 10319.7 9733.1 10415.3 11244.9 30
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM103192305 392.2 325.1 329.8 364.8 314.9 318.8 337.5 364.8 384.0 31
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: interncompany debt; liability (market value) LM115114305 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.8 32
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM753192305 23.3 20.8 18.0 16.4 16.7 15.9 16.0 16.4 16.3 33
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM513192305 12.8 11.8 11.0 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.1 34
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM543192375 12.8 13.1 12.1 6.7 10.3 8.3 7.4 6.7 3.1 35
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM613192305 8.6 7.7 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.3 36
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) LM663192305 14.1 14.5 15.7 14.3 14.6 13.6 13.2 14.3 10.9 37
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM733192305 97.4 105.7 105.8 70.2 101.7 91.7 83.2 70.2 70.7 38
Other financial business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM503192305 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset (1) LM263092305 568.2 504.6 505.9 495.8 481.4 470.9 480.5 495.8 508.2 40
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset LM263092323 996.1 962.6 967.3 979.4 952.4 958.9 974.8 979.4 986.7 41
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability LM263192323 428.0 458.0 461.3 483.6 470.9 487.9 494.3 483.6 478.5 42

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