Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates| Description | Series code | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost) (1) | FA263192005 | 304.6 | 316.5 | -131.4 | 246.2 | 391.8 | -534.5 | -341.5 | 283.1 | 67.4 | 1 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) | FA263192101 | 336.7 | 352.5 | -116.5 | 276.3 | 406.1 | -670.9 | -211.2 | 286.2 | 129.9 | 2 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192113 | 43.7 | 29.9 | 52.3 | 15.4 | -1.9 | -3.9 | -8.0 | 137.9 | 83.3 | 3 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) | FA263192125 | 292.9 | 322.6 | -168.8 | 260.9 | 408.0 | -667.0 | -203.2 | 148.4 | 46.6 | 4 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192193 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 5 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) | FA263192305 | -32.1 | -36.0 | -14.9 | -30.1 | -14.3 | 136.5 | -130.3 | -3.1 | -62.5 | 6 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability | FA263192313 | -3.8 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 50.3 | -58.3 | 97.8 | -81.5 | 14.2 | -23.7 | 7 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset | FA263092313 | 28.3 | 39.8 | 16.5 | 80.4 | -44.0 | -38.7 | 48.8 | 17.2 | 38.8 | 8 |
| Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA103092005 | 254.5 | 276.9 | -160.3 | 212.3 | 368.8 | -558.4 | -301.5 | 200.8 | 17.9 | 9 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192193 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 10 |
| U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA763092000 | -2.5 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 25.2 | 16.9 | 11 |
| Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA513092003 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 20.9 | 0.4 | -25.0 | 24.2 | 8.2 | 23.3 | 27.8 | 12 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA543092073 | -11.9 | 2.7 | -10.3 | -4.1 | 6.2 | 2.1 | -43.0 | 5.5 | -5.9 | 13 |
| Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA613092003 | 33.3 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 14.8 | 9.0 | -2.9 | 15.0 | 1.6 | 14 |
| Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA663092003 | 21.7 | 8.0 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 14.7 | -18.7 | -4.8 | 13.3 | 9.0 | 15 |
| Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA103192005 | 408.5 | 248.4 | 260.3 | 242.3 | 164.7 | 196.8 | -26.1 | 436.8 | 433.9 | 16 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092193 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 17 |
| Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners; liability | FA115114005 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 18 |
| Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability | FA753192003 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 9.4 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 19 |
| Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA513192003 | 30.0 | -2.2 | 2.8 | -4.2 | -9.2 | 31.4 | -15.7 | 4.0 | -8.5 | 20 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA543192073 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 21 |
| Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA613192003 | -1.5 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 22 |
| Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S., adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability | FA663192005 | -118.7 | 13.5 | 11.8 | -9.2 | 21.8 | 35.3 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 6.2 | 23 |
| Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA733192003 | 151.0 | 12.5 | -5.6 | 26.8 | -16.5 | -25.7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | -2.1 | 24 |
| Funding corporations; foriegn direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA503192003 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 25 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (current cost) (1) | FA263092001 | 486.0 | 292.1 | 291.9 | 262.9 | 179.8 | 254.6 | -3.3 | 465.1 | 451.1 | 26 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) | FA263092101 | 387.6 | 308.4 | 354.1 | 291.7 | 257.3 | 290.6 | 181.8 | 469.6 | 474.5 | 27 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092113 | 296.0 | 200.5 | 204.2 | 171.2 | 146.0 | 150.0 | 42.4 | 316.4 | 307.9 | 28 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) | FA263092125 | 91.6 | 107.9 | 150.0 | 120.5 | 111.3 | 140.6 | 139.4 | 153.2 | 166.6 | 29 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092193 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 30 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset | FA263092303 | 98.4 | -16.3 | -62.3 | -28.8 | -77.5 | -36.0 | -185.1 | -4.5 | -23.4 | 31 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset | FA263092323 | 78.5 | 6.6 | -48.5 | 56.3 | -60.3 | -20.1 | -164.6 | 2.5 | -11.7 | 32 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability | FA263192323 | -19.9 | 23.0 | 13.8 | 85.1 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 33 |
| Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) | FA263192035 | 313.0 | 379.2 | -101.1 | 411.7 | 365.0 | -557.3 | -272.2 | 307.4 | 117.9 | 34 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) | FA263192101 | 336.7 | 352.5 | -116.5 | 276.3 | 406.1 | -670.9 | -211.2 | 286.2 | 129.9 | 35 |
| Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability | FA263192345 | -23.7 | 26.7 | 15.4 | 135.4 | -41.1 | 113.6 | -61.0 | 21.2 | -12.1 | 36 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability | FA263192313 | -3.8 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 50.3 | -58.3 | 97.8 | -81.5 | 14.2 | -23.7 | 37 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability | FA263192323 | -19.9 | 23.0 | 13.8 | 85.1 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 38 |
| Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) | FA263092035 | 494.5 | 354.8 | 322.2 | 428.4 | 153.0 | 231.8 | 66.0 | 489.3 | 501.6 | 39 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) | FA263092101 | 387.6 | 308.4 | 354.1 | 291.7 | 257.3 | 290.6 | 181.8 | 469.6 | 474.5 | 40 |
| Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets | FA263092345 | 106.9 | 46.4 | -32.0 | 136.7 | -104.3 | -58.8 | -115.8 | 19.7 | 27.1 | 41 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset | FA263092313 | 28.3 | 39.8 | 16.5 | 80.4 | -44.0 | -38.7 | 48.8 | 17.2 | 38.8 | 42 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset | FA263092323 | 78.5 | 6.6 | -48.5 | 56.3 | -60.3 | -20.1 | -164.6 | 2.5 | -11.7 | 43 |
NOTES
- Direct investment is valued on a current-cost basis and presented on a directional basis.
- Through 1992:Q4, U.S. direct investment abroad excludes net inflows from corporate bonds issued by Netherlands Antillean financial subsidiaries.
Last Update: March 7, 2019