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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2019 Q1 | 2019 Q2 | 2019 Q3 | 2019 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) (1) | FA263192005 | 321.8 | -68.4 | 150.0 | 197.9 | 229.8 | -63.5 | 372.3 | 118.3 | 173.0 | 1 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) | FA263192101 | 357.9 | -151.6 | 202.0 | 228.0 | 79.5 | 183.9 | 315.8 | 173.3 | 135.2 | 2 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192113 | 29.9 | 78.0 | 19.7 | 152.3 | 130.1 | 19.6 | 32.7 | 2.1 | 24.3 | 3 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) | FA263192125 | 328.0 | -229.7 | 182.3 | 75.7 | -50.6 | 164.3 | 283.1 | 171.2 | 110.9 | 4 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability | FA263192193 | 21.4 | 22.2 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 5 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (2) | FA263192305 | -36.0 | 83.2 | -52.0 | -30.1 | 150.3 | -247.3 | 56.5 | -55.0 | 37.8 | 6 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability | FA263192313 | 3.8 | 44.5 | 13.7 | -9.3 | -30.5 | -159.3 | 133.7 | -57.5 | 137.9 | 7 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset | FA263092313 | 39.8 | -38.7 | 65.7 | 20.8 | -180.8 | 88.1 | 77.2 | -2.6 | 100.1 | 8 |
| Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset | FA103092005 | 282.3 | -68.9 | 123.4 | 154.8 | 246.1 | -116.7 | 355.8 | 92.1 | 162.4 | 9 |
| U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset | FA763092000 | 12.2 | 7.0 | -5.2 | 20.8 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -7.2 | -9.8 | -5.2 | 10 |
| Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset | FA513092003 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 28.3 | -1.3 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 11 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset | FA543092073 | 2.7 | -11.7 | 0.4 | -2.0 | -6.9 | 4.5 | -6.1 | 4.1 | -0.9 | 12 |
| Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset | FA613092003 | 15.1 | 2.5 | 17.0 | 16.8 | -13.0 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 30.6 | 15.1 | 13 |
| Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset | FA663092003 | 8.0 | -8.1 | 12.3 | -20.9 | 5.3 | 24.8 | 20.0 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 14 |
| Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability | FA103192005 | 248.9 | 231.6 | 202.8 | 454.3 | 307.2 | 320.7 | 275.2 | 112.9 | 102.4 | 15 |
| Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners (market value); liability | FA115114005 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 16 |
| Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S. (market value); liability | FA753192003 | 7.7 | 6.5 | -2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | -2.1 | -4.2 | -10.8 | 17 |
| Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability | FA513192003 | -2.2 | 10.7 | -1.6 | 12.7 | 4.9 | -1.6 | -3.3 | 1.3 | -2.9 | 18 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability | FA543192073 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 6.8 | -2.1 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 19 |
| Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability | FA613192003 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 8.4 | -4.1 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 20 |
| Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value), adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability | FA663192005 | 34.1 | -28.4 | 37.9 | 27.8 | -160.8 | 59.9 | 28.7 | 52.3 | 10.7 | 21 |
| Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability | FA733192003 | -8.2 | 33.0 | -23.5 | -28.7 | 169.4 | -51.7 | -6.6 | -44.6 | 9.0 | 22 |
| Other financial business; foriegn direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA503192003 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) (1) | FA263092001 | 291.9 | 268.4 | 226.6 | 494.2 | 337.9 | 345.3 | 300.2 | 135.6 | 125.3 | 24 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) | FA263092101 | 308.2 | 357.2 | 222.3 | 465.8 | 470.7 | 350.1 | 286.4 | 165.1 | 87.5 | 25 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092113 | 200.5 | 210.4 | 79.6 | 320.2 | 320.8 | 183.6 | 133.3 | 39.6 | -37.9 | 26 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) | FA263092125 | 107.7 | 146.8 | 142.6 | 145.6 | 149.9 | 166.6 | 153.1 | 125.5 | 125.3 | 27 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset | FA263092193 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 28 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset | FA263092303 | -16.3 | -88.7 | 4.4 | 28.4 | -132.8 | -4.8 | 13.8 | -29.5 | 37.9 | 29 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset | FA263092323 | 6.6 | -60.1 | 6.5 | 21.1 | -79.0 | 2.1 | 9.4 | -12.0 | 26.6 | 30 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability | FA263192323 | 23.0 | 28.6 | 2.2 | -7.3 | 53.8 | 6.9 | -4.4 | 17.5 | -11.3 | 31 |
| Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; market value) | FA263192035 | 384.6 | -78.5 | 217.9 | 211.4 | 102.8 | 31.5 | 445.1 | 133.3 | 261.8 | 32 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) | FA263192101 | 357.9 | -151.6 | 202.0 | 228.0 | 79.5 | 183.9 | 315.8 | 173.3 | 135.2 | 33 |
| Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability | FA263192345 | 26.7 | 73.2 | 15.9 | -16.6 | 23.3 | -152.4 | 129.3 | -40.0 | 126.6 | 34 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability | FA263192313 | 3.8 | 44.5 | 13.7 | -9.3 | -30.5 | -159.3 | 133.7 | -57.5 | 137.9 | 35 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability | FA263192323 | 23.0 | 28.6 | 2.2 | -7.3 | 53.8 | 6.9 | -4.4 | 17.5 | -11.3 | 36 |
| Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; market value) | FA263092035 | 354.6 | 258.4 | 294.5 | 507.7 | 210.9 | 440.3 | 373.0 | 150.6 | 214.2 | 37 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) | FA263092101 | 308.2 | 357.2 | 222.3 | 465.8 | 470.7 | 350.1 | 286.4 | 165.1 | 87.5 | 38 |
| Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets | FA263092345 | 46.4 | -98.8 | 72.2 | 41.9 | -259.8 | 90.2 | 86.6 | -14.5 | 126.7 | 39 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset | FA263092313 | 39.8 | -38.7 | 65.7 | 20.8 | -180.8 | 88.1 | 77.2 | -2.6 | 100.1 | 40 |
| Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset | FA263092323 | 6.6 | -60.1 | 6.5 | 21.1 | -79.0 | 2.1 | 9.4 | -12.0 | 26.6 | 41 |
NOTES
- Direct investment is 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 12, 2020