L.225.a Direct Investment Equity
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: equity; liability (market value) (1) LM263192101 9664.6 7942.7 9294.9 9922.8 9983.4 9991.9 10552.8 9922.8 10566.6 1
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; asset (market value) LM103092105 7969.7 6658.8 7702.5 8240.6 8256.1 8279.2 8760.1 8240.6 8794.6 2
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM763092100 392.7 320.3 371.5 395.4 395.5 398.5 418.4 395.4 411.9 3
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM513092103 308.8 214.7 307.0 305.2 331.6 311.1 321.4 305.2 323.4 4
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM543092173 85.1 23.2 41.4 43.2 44.0 45.4 44.0 43.2 47.3 5
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM613092103 416.6 365.0 436.6 457.5 474.5 475.1 490.2 457.5 479.4 6
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity (market value) LM663092103 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) LM733092103 491.7 360.6 436.0 480.8 481.7 482.6 518.6 480.8 509.9 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability (market value) LM103192105 11293.9 9143.0 11329.9 13854.1 12406.2 12893.8 13589.8 13854.1 13183.3 9
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: equity; liability (market value) LM115114103 124.8 95.7 140.4 161.3 151.6 154.4 161.1 161.3 159.3 10
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM753192103 471.9 348.7 462.5 575.5 510.6 529.1 564.6 575.5 549.6 11
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM513192103 268.9 198.4 260.0 322.1 286.7 295.0 312.1 322.1 310.0 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM543192173 297.0 110.1 118.9 117.9 130.6 124.1 122.3 117.9 110.0 13
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM613192103 192.0 141.3 162.2 194.0 174.8 181.5 194.1 194.0 182.3 14
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) LM663192103 428.4 334.1 421.3 567.1 478.3 498.8 543.0 567.1 531.7 15
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM733192103 87.0 95.5 83.7 90.9 82.6 92.3 95.5 90.9 93.4 16
Other financial business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) LM503192103 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) LM263092101 13163.8 10466.9 12978.9 15882.9 14221.4 14769.0 15582.5 15882.9 15119.8 18
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 19
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 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