L.223 Direct Investment Intercompany Debt
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
Description Series code 2022 2023 2024 2024 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2025 Q1 2025 Q2 Line
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (1) LM263192305 -100.4 -67.8 -75.5 -66.0 -102.5 -133.8 -75.5 -11.4 -15.2 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability LM263192313 723.3 830.6 841.1 846.3 829.4 850.1 841.1 811.8 835.4 2
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset LM263092313 823.7 898.4 916.6 912.4 931.9 984.0 916.6 823.2 990.0 3
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM103092305 -84.4 -56.4 -62.5 -54.8 -85.2 -111.4 -62.5 -9.4 -12.8 4
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM763092305 -4.1 -2.7 -2.9 -2.6 -4.0 -5.2 -2.9 -0.4 0.0 5
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM513092305 -2.6 -2.2 -2.6 -2.1 -3.1 -3.9 -2.6 -0.4 -0.4 6
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM543092375 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.3 -0.0 -0.1 7
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt (market value) LM613092305 -4.4 -3.1 -3.4 -3.0 -4.8 -6.1 -3.4 -0.5 -1.2 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 -4.5 -3.2 -3.7 -3.2 -5.0 -6.6 -3.7 -0.6 -0.7 10
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM103192305 348.9 315.1 353.7 325.4 361.7 360.8 353.7 335.9 313.2 11
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate business: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM115114305 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3 12
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM753192305 15.9 14.3 15.1 14.8 15.7 15.4 15.1 14.6 14.1 13
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM513192305 9.1 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.5 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.4 14
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM543192375 5.0 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.5 15
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM613192305 6.8 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.8 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.4 16
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability (market value) LM663192305 13.8 14.2 16.1 15.1 16.0 16.1 16.1 15.3 16.6 17
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) LM733192305 70.2 70.7 51.9 71.7 62.3 50.4 51.9 52.6 54.6 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 474.0 436.7 459.2 449.9 479.6 465.7 459.2 439.9 419.0 20
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset LM263092323 978.3 956.3 964.4 958.6 986.9 987.8 964.4 952.1 974.1 21
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability LM263192323 504.3 519.7 505.2 508.7 507.3 522.1 505.2 512.2 531.4 22
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (market value) LM263192005 7829.8 9107.0 9707.1 9791.7 9738.5 10263.6 9707.1 10139.4 11351.3 23
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (market value) LM263092001 10929.7 13449.5 16388.3 14714.5 15285.0 16089.5 16388.3 15594.3 17330.0 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: September 11, 2025