L.223 Direct Investment Intercompany Debt
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
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: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (1) LM263192305 -38.5 -89.4 -69.3 -133.7 -56.7 -91.3 -123.1 -133.7 -150.8 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability LM263192313 709.9 726.4 822.5 849.6 850.4 848.3 862.8 849.6 851.7 2
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset LM263092313 748.4 815.8 891.7 983.2 907.1 939.6 985.9 983.2 1002.5 3
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM103092305 -31.8 -74.9 -57.4 -111.0 -46.9 -75.7 -102.2 -111.0 -125.6 4
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM763092305 -1.6 -3.6 -2.8 -5.3 -2.2 -3.6 -4.9 -5.3 -5.2 5
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM513092305 -1.2 -2.4 -2.3 -4.1 -1.9 -2.8 -3.7 -4.1 -4.3 6
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM543092375 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.6 -0.7 7
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM613092305 -1.7 -4.1 -3.3 -6.2 -2.7 -4.3 -5.7 -6.2 -7.6 8
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM663092305 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9
Holding companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM733092305 -2.0 -4.1 -3.2 -6.5 -2.7 -4.4 -6.0 -6.5 -7.4 10
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM103192305 309.5 345.8 324.1 367.9 331.8 367.4 371.3 367.9 354.2 11
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM115114305 4.6 4.3 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.0 12
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM753192305 17.2 15.7 16.0 17.3 16.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.1 13
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM513192305 9.8 8.9 9.0 9.7 9.3 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.6 14
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM543192375 10.8 5.0 4.1 3.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 15
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM613192305 7.0 6.4 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.5 16
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) LM663192305 15.6 15.0 14.6 17.1 15.5 16.5 16.7 17.1 16.4 17
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM733192305 105.8 70.2 70.7 51.9 71.7 62.3 50.4 51.9 52.6 18
Other financial business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM503192305 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset (1) LM263092305 480.4 471.3 449.0 478.2 459.4 488.7 480.3 478.2 463.6 20
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset LM263092323 953.7 952.5 938.4 971.2 945.2 985.8 973.2 971.2 976.1 21
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability LM263192323 473.3 481.1 489.4 493.0 485.8 497.1 493.0 493.0 512.5 22
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) LM263192005 9626.1 7853.3 9225.6 9789.2 9926.7 9900.6 10429.7 9789.2 10415.7 23
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) LM263092001 13644.2 10938.2 13427.9 16361.0 14680.8 15257.7 16062.8 16361.0 15583.3 24

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