F.230 Direct Investment
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2019 2020 2021 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) FA263192005 47.6 232.0 378.7 376.8 557.8 204.7 375.6 358.2 426.1 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) (1) FA263192101 157.1 291.2 426.1 341.1 511.6 280.8 570.7 474.4 407.0 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 18.1 133.4 91.7 54.2 156.4 4.4 152.0 276.0 170.5 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 139.0 157.8 334.3 286.9 355.3 276.4 418.7 198.5 236.5 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 27.3 27.5 28.8 28.4 28.7 28.9 29.0 29.4 30.9 5
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; asset (market value) FA103092105 99.7 232.9 347.0 268.5 447.5 219.7 452.3 357.6 298.9 6
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA763092100 10.4 3.8 11.3 -3.1 35.5 -7.6 20.6 18.7 23.1 7
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA513092103 7.1 21.6 17.7 24.5 5.9 19.9 20.5 14.9 16.7 8
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA543092173 -2.2 -0.5 -0.4 0.5 -1.4 1.6 -2.1 0.4 -3.9 9
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA613092103 16.0 12.3 25.2 64.9 -1.8 17.6 20.0 31.6 21.2 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 -14.2 25.9 29.6 59.5 51.3 51.0 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 35.7 46.2 -76.2 -195.1 -116.3 19.1 13
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -61.8 -55.2 13.1 53.3 177.0 79.3 -257.3 -25.3 -6.5 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 17.6 130.9 155.5 -62.1 90.9 -25.6 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA103092305 -94.8 -50.2 -39.0 29.4 39.1 -64.9 -159.8 -97.5 21.0 16
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA763092305 -4.2 -2.3 -1.9 1.2 1.4 -1.1 -9.0 -3.8 -0.8 17
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA513092305 -1.9 -1.3 -1.5 1.2 1.3 -2.3 -6.1 -3.4 0.0 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA543092375 -0.9 -0.7 -0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.9 -1.8 -0.9 -0.1 19
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) FA613092305 -4.5 -2.7 -2.1 2.1 1.8 -3.4 -8.9 -5.0 -0.4 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 1.5 2.3 -3.5 -9.5 -5.6 -0.7 22
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) (1) FA263092001 256.7 109.1 405.3 313.5 302.9 499.8 505.0 271.6 278.9 23
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability (market value) FA103192105 230.9 157.4 360.5 287.5 345.1 384.6 424.7 235.2 220.3 24
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: equity; liability (market value) FA115114103 3.9 1.4 0.2 -1.9 7.1 -3.5 -1.0 0.8 2.6 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 -1.1 -28.1 17.6 5.0 -1.1 35.5 26
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA513192103 -4.5 -3.1 6.0 -1.4 10.6 6.9 8.1 13.0 16.4 27
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA543192173 9.7 3.3 1.0 -2.3 15.7 -5.1 -4.5 -7.3 6.0 28
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA613192103 11.9 3.5 6.9 3.8 11.6 6.6 5.8 5.2 5.5 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 7.1 54.4 52.2 53.4 -14.9 40.9 30
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA733192103 -45.3 -24.4 -33.9 2.6 -62.7 7.7 -83.2 38.5 -3.4 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 277.0 167.8 380.8 294.2 353.7 466.9 408.3 269.3 323.7 33
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 153.2 87.5 168.9 127.8 129.7 235.8 182.2 39.6 83.5 34
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 123.8 80.3 211.9 166.4 224.0 231.1 226.1 229.7 240.2 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 15.4 16.0 16.4 16.6 16.5 15.3 36
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA103192305 -7.3 -63.8 19.7 21.0 -60.6 64.2 54.2 20.7 -30.5 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 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 0.6 -0.2 2.8 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 -1.8 -7.2 0.1 1.5 -0.9 -1.5 39
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA513192305 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 -1.0 -1.4 -0.1 1.6 0.7 -0.1 40
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA543192375 1.4 0.3 -0.4 -0.7 -0.8 -0.9 0.9 -1.2 0.0 41
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA613192305 -0.4 -0.8 0.5 0.2 -0.2 0.4 1.4 0.1 -0.4 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 0.3 0.3 2.6 4.0 -1.0 25.0 43
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) FA733192305 -15.8 9.1 5.1 1.6 19.5 -33.2 32.5 -15.9 -40.1 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) FA263092303 -20.3 -58.7 24.5 19.3 -50.8 32.8 96.7 2.3 -44.8 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 -20.8 -17.3 23.5 42.9 14.0 -30.9 47
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 10.4 35.7 -17.4 -40.1 33.5 -9.4 -53.8 11.7 13.9 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: September 9, 2022