F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2018 2019 2020 2021 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) FA263192005 -128.3 58.0 264.8 433.6 365.8 566.7 219.8 582.2 424.6 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) (1) FA263192101 -218.6 156.7 330.9 460.5 352.0 521.3 347.5 621.2 444.9 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 75.3 17.7 134.8 80.6 56.1 134.4 7.5 124.3 206.8 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 -293.9 139.0 196.1 379.9 295.9 386.9 340.0 496.9 238.1 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 29.1 29.4 29.9 30.5 30.3 30.5 30.6 30.6 30.9 5
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; asset (market value) FA103092105 -209.9 105.1 282.2 394.0 285.1 472.4 284.0 534.6 359.7 6
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA763092100 -2.6 11.0 4.8 6.6 -2.4 19.0 -5.4 15.3 16.9 7
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA513092103 7.2 5.8 18.4 15.2 21.8 4.2 20.8 14.0 15.8 8
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA543092173 -12.3 -1.6 -0.7 -0.2 -0.7 -2.9 3.8 -0.9 -3.2 9
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA613092103 3.4 14.7 13.1 26.6 65.7 4.3 21.6 14.9 20.5 10
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA663092103 -4.5 21.7 13.1 18.2 -17.5 24.4 22.8 43.3 35.1 11
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability FA263192305 90.3 -98.7 -66.1 -26.9 13.8 45.4 -127.8 -39.0 -20.2 12
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 73.0 -41.9 -54.5 34.3 -9.5 154.9 47.5 -55.8 46.0 13
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 -17.3 56.9 11.6 61.2 -23.3 109.5 175.3 -16.8 66.2 14
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA103092305 76.0 -85.1 -55.8 -22.6 11.0 37.9 -108.3 -31.1 -20.7 15
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA763092305 3.7 -3.8 -2.7 -1.1 0.5 1.4 -3.3 -2.9 1.2 16
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA513092305 2.3 -1.8 -1.6 -0.7 0.5 1.3 -3.4 -1.1 0.2 17
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA543092375 0.7 -0.8 -0.8 -0.3 0.1 0.5 -1.4 -0.5 -0.1 18
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA613092305 4.6 -4.2 -2.9 -1.1 1.2 2.2 -6.1 -1.8 -0.3 19
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA663092305 3.0 -3.0 -2.4 -1.1 0.4 2.1 -5.4 -1.7 -0.5 20
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) (1) FA263092001 216.0 238.0 164.4 381.9 300.0 227.8 500.8 499.2 406.1 21
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability (market value) FA103192105 235.5 216.1 179.9 364.3 313.4 338.6 376.6 428.8 203.9 22
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: equity; liability (market value) FA115114103 5.0 -0.7 1.4 1.3 -0.4 7.5 -3.1 0.9 3.9 23
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA753192103 12.8 3.0 7.6 2.8 -0.8 -27.9 16.9 23.1 12.7 24
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA513192103 9.4 7.5 -4.3 7.6 -2.3 9.6 14.0 9.2 19.6 25
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA543192173 9.7 -5.1 3.5 2.2 -12.7 12.0 5.1 4.6 9.6 26
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA613192103 10.2 14.8 8.2 9.5 10.2 12.7 7.4 7.8 7.1 27
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192103 -15.6 49.3 23.6 48.9 8.3 65.7 57.6 64.3 35.3 28
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA733192103 51.6 -22.5 -21.7 -44.0 -22.8 -62.6 4.4 -94.8 -8.3 29
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 30
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) (1) FA263092101 318.5 262.5 198.3 392.8 292.8 355.6 478.9 443.8 283.8 31
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 200.1 137.8 115.8 178.0 123.0 144.4 246.3 198.5 64.3 32
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 118.4 124.7 82.5 214.8 169.8 211.3 232.6 245.3 219.5 33
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 12.8 12.9 13.6 14.6 14.3 14.5 14.7 14.8 15.2 34
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA103192305 -72.9 -5.3 -41.7 -15.0 -14.4 -120.5 52.5 22.5 113.4 35
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: interncompany debt; liability (market value) FA115114305 4.7 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.5 1.1 1.4 36
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA753192305 -4.3 -2.2 -1.6 -3.9 -0.4 -9.0 0.8 -7.0 1.8 37
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA513192305 -3.0 -0.4 -0.8 -0.3 -0.4 -2.1 0.9 0.6 -1.3 38
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA543192375 -4.2 0.4 0.8 -0.9 -1.6 -2.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 39
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA613192305 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.2 1.0 -1.2 0.4 0.5 -1.4 40
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192305 -4.8 3.4 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.0 2.8 4.1 5.4 41
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA733192305 -17.7 -20.6 8.8 7.3 22.6 8.0 -35.0 33.6 3.7 42
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 43
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset (1) FA263092303 -102.5 -24.5 -33.9 -10.8 7.2 -127.8 21.9 55.4 122.3 44
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 -86.9 -17.1 1.4 -4.3 16.8 -114.9 27.0 54.0 124.4 45
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 15.6 7.4 35.3 6.5 9.6 12.9 5.0 -1.4 2.2 46

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 9, 2022