F.225.a Direct Investment Equity
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2025 Q1 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (market value) (1) FA263192101 321.8 379.0 360.0 365.7 458.9 258.2 293.7 452.0 383.6 1
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; asset (market value) FA103092105 256.4 298.6 272.8 325.5 323.7 260.4 315.2 402.8 383.8 2
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA763092100 10.6 14.6 0.1 10.4 11.7 23.9 -22.0 27.9 -13.5 3
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA513092103 15.9 4.6 30.1 -18.5 9.5 -67.5 -22.8 6.7 6.4 4
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA543092173 -1.5 3.4 8.6 12.3 12.3 16.7 1.5 18.7 7.0 5
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA613092103 12.0 35.2 15.9 6.6 37.0 9.8 -21.2 0.9 -12.0 6
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 7
Holding companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) FA733092103 28.5 22.5 32.4 29.4 64.8 14.9 42.9 -4.9 11.9 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability (market value) FA103192105 384.1 257.0 271.5 232.9 209.0 234.4 193.5 294.7 290.4 9
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: equity; liability (market value) FA115114103 -0.2 0.6 13.7 -0.4 -0.4 -1.2 0.7 -0.5 -0.5 10
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA753192103 -2.8 12.7 12.2 15.4 17.2 10.1 21.7 12.8 19.3 11
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA513192103 7.1 21.0 10.6 14.4 15.5 8.4 13.9 20.0 20.4 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA543192173 1.4 7.0 -0.7 -2.0 9.5 -10.5 -5.2 -2.0 -6.2 13
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA613192103 9.2 1.0 -3.1 1.6 -2.2 3.4 7.6 -2.5 -5.5 14
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) FA663192103 47.2 -11.8 34.3 48.7 61.3 19.7 68.1 45.5 -20.3 15
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) FA733192103 -35.7 45.9 -32.3 -18.6 -50.8 24.4 -17.4 -30.7 39.6 16
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 17
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (market value) (1) FA263092101 410.3 333.5 306.3 292.0 259.1 288.7 283.0 337.1 337.2 18
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) FA263192005 269.5 332.4 394.0 299.0 453.1 132.2 201.0 409.7 314.9 19
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) FA263092001 403.4 352.9 288.7 307.9 261.9 377.2 263.3 329.3 278.9 20

NOTES

  1. Direct investment is presented on a directional basis and reported at market value.
  2. Memo totals are the sum of direct investment equity (tables F.225.a and L.225.a) and intercompany debt (tables F.223 and L.223).
Last Update: June 12, 2025