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Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2020
The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $244.9 billion
to $6.15 trillion at the end of 2020 from $5.91 trillion at the end of 2019, according to statistics released
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The increase reflected a $158.8 billion increase in the position
in Europe, primarily in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. By industry, holding company affiliates
owned by U.S. manufacturers had the largest increase.
The foreign direct investment in the United States position increased $187.2 billion to $4.63 trillion at
the end of 2020 from $4.44 trillion at the end of 2019. The increase mainly reflected a $119.2 billion
increase in the position from Europe, primarily Germany. By industry, affiliates in manufacturing, finance
and insurance, and wholesale trade accounted for the majority of the increase.

U.S. direct investment abroad (tables 1 – 6)
U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) invest in nearly every country, but their investment in affiliates in
five countries accounted for more than half of the total position at the end of 2020. The U.S. direct
investment abroad position was largest in the United Kingdom ($890.1 billion), followed by the
Netherlands ($844.0 billion) and Luxembourg ($759.4 billion). Canada ($422.2 billion) and Ireland
($390.3 billion) rounded out the top-five.
By industry of the directly-owned foreign affiliate, investment was highly concentrated in holding
companies, which accounted for nearly half of the overall position in 2020. Most holding company
affiliates, which are owned by U.S. parents from a variety of industries, own other foreign affiliates that
operate in a variety of industries. By industry of the U.S. parent, investment by manufacturing MNEs
accounted for 51.6 percent of the position, followed by MNEs in finance and insurance (13.9 percent).
U.S. MNEs earned income of $452.0 billion in 2020 on their cumulative investment abroad, a 13.0
percent decrease from 2019. Dividends, or repatriated profits, decreased $124.6 billion, or 30.7 percent.
Foreign direct investment in the United States (tables 7 – 10)
By country of the foreign parent, five countries accounted for more than half of the total position at the
end of 2020. Japan remained the top investing country at the end of 2020 with a position of $647.7
billion. Canada ($490.8 billion) moved up one position from 2019 to be the second largest investing
country, moving the United Kingdom ($486.9 billion) into third. The Netherlands ($484.0 billion) and
Germany ($411.3 billion) were the fourth and fifth largest investing countries respectively at the end of
2020.
By country of the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO), Japan ($679.0 billion) and Canada ($569.8 billion)
remained the top investing countries in terms of position at the end of 2020. Germany ($564.3 billion)
moved up one position from 2019 to be the third largest, moving the United Kingdom ($480.8 billion) to
fourth. France ($315.0 billion) entered the top 5 investing countries at the end of 2020, moving up one
position from 2019. On the UBO basis, investment from the Netherlands and Luxembourg was much
lower than by the country of foreign parent, indicating that much of the investment from foreign
parents in these countries was ultimately owned by investors in other countries.
Foreign direct investment in the United States was concentrated in the U.S. manufacturing sector, which
accounted for 40.3 percent of the position. There was also sizable investment in finance and insurance
(12.2 percent) and wholesale trade (11.1 percent).
Foreign MNEs earned income of $151.8 billion in 2020 on their cumulative investment in the United
States, a 24.1 percent decrease from 2019.
Updates to Direct Investment Statistics
BEA statistics for U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the United States
for 2017–2019 are revised to incorporate newly available and revised source data.
Next release: July 2022
Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2021
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transactions and other changes, including capital gains and
losses, currency-translation adjustments, and other
changes in volume and valuation, such as adjustments to
book value from affiliates’ current sale or purchase price.

More statistics on direct investment by country and
industry are available on the BEA website.
A description of the estimation methods used to
compile statistics on direct investment by country and
industry is provided in U.S. International Economic
Accounts: Concepts and Methods.
Stay informed about BEA developments by reading the
BEA blog, signing up for BEA’s email subscription
service, or following BEA on Twitter @BEA_News
Historical time series for these estimates can be
accessed in BEA’s interactive data application.
Summary data by country are available in BEA’s
International Trade and Investment Country Facts.
Access BEA data by registering for BEA’s Data
Application Programming Interface (API).
Additional information on direct investment positions
will be published in the August issue of the Survey of
Current Business.

Direct investment financial transactions are financial
transactions that increase or decrease financial claims and
liabilities between the parent group and their affiliates.
Direct investment financial transactions consist of
reinvestment of earnings, equity investment other than
reinvestment of earnings, and investment in debt
instruments.
Reinvestment of earnings is an affiliate’s total earnings less
dividends paid to its parent. It represents the part of
earnings that are reinvested in the affiliate rather than
repatriated to the parent.
Equity investment other than reinvestment of earnings is
measured as the difference between equity increases and
decreases. Equity increases are transactions that result in
the parent increasing their equity interest in their affiliate.
Equity decreases are transactions that result in the parent
reducing their equity interest in their affiliate.

Definitions
Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment
associated with a resident in one economy having control or
a significant degree of influence on the management of an
enterprise resident in another economy. Ownership or
control of 10 percent or more of the voting securities of an
entity in another economy is the threshold for separating
direct investment from other types of investment.

Debt instruments investment reflects parent group lending
to and borrowing from their affiliates.
Income earned on direct investment includes income on
equity—whether profits or losses and whether distributed
or reinvested—and net interest on debt.

A foreign affiliate is a foreign business enterprise that is at
least 10 percent owned by a single U.S. person or entity.

Statistical conventions

A U.S. parent is a U.S. person or entity that owns 10 percent
or more of a foreign business enterprise.

BEA’s direct investment statistics are primarily based on
data reported in the Quarterly Survey of U.S. Direct
Investment Abroad (BE-577) and the Quarterly Survey of
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (BE-605).
Both surveys are conducted by BEA.

A U.S. affiliate is a U.S. business enterprise that is at least
10 percent owned by a single foreign person or entity.
A foreign parent is the first person or entity outside the
United States in a U.S. affiliate’s ownership chain that has a
direct investment interest in the affiliate.

The countries identified in this release reflect the location
of the immediate counterpart, unless otherwise noted. The
countries identified for the U.S. direct investment abroad
position may not reflect the ultimate destination of the
funds. Likewise, the countries identified for the foreign
direct investment position in United States may not reflect
the ultimate source of the funds, which is often the ultimate
beneficial owner.

The ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) is the person or
entity, proceeding up a U.S. affiliate's ownership chain,
beginning with the foreign parent, that is not owned more
than 50 percent by another entity. The UBO ultimately
owns or controls, and thus ultimately derives the benefits
and assumes the risks from owning or controlling, an
affiliate. The country of the UBO is often the same as that
of the foreign parent, but it may be a different country or
the United States.

The direct investment positions in this release are valued at
historical cost. Positions reflect the book value of direct
investors’ equity in, and net outstanding loans to, their
affiliates. This valuation is derived principally from the
accounting records of affiliates, which are primarily
compiled under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting

The direct investment position is the value of direct
investors’ equity in, and net outstanding loans to, their
affiliates. Changes in the position result from financial

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Standards (IFRS). This differs from the market value
measure featured in the U.S. net international investment
position accounts.

Statistics on direct investment and multinational
enterprises (MNEs) include annual statistics on the
activities of U.S. MNEs and U.S. affiliates of foreign MNEs
as well as on new foreign direct investment in the United
States.

This release presents statistics on a directional basis rather
than the on the asset/liability basis featured in the U.S.
international transactions accounts and the U.S. net
international investment position accounts. On a
directional basis, direct investment claims and liabilities are
classified according to whether the direct investor is a U.S.
resident or a foreign resident. U.S. direct investment
abroad occurs between a U.S. parent and its foreign
affiliates. Foreign direct investment in the United States
occurs between a foreign parent and its U.S. affiliates. On
an asset/liability basis, direct investment statistics are
organized according to whether the investment relates to
an asset or liability for U.S. parents or for U.S. affiliates of
foreign parents.

The international investment position (IIP) accounts are
released quarterly. The IIP is a statistical balance sheet
that presents the dollar value of U.S. financial assets and
liabilities with respect to foreign residents at a specific
point in time.
The international transactions accounts (ITAs) are released
quarterly. The ITAs are a statistical summary of economic
activity between U.S. residents and the residents of other
countries.
Statistics on international services, released annually,
include detailed annual information on trade in services
and on services supplied through the channel of direct
investment by affiliates of MNEs.

Related Statistics
Statistics on direct investment by country and industry are
one part of a broader set of U.S. international economic
accounts that, taken together, provide a comprehensive,
integrated, and detailed picture of U.S. international
economic activities.

U.S. international trade in goods and services, released by
BEA and the U.S. Census Bureau, provides monthly statistics
on trade in goods and services.

List of News Release Tables
Table 1. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Selected Items by Country of Foreign Affiliate
Table 2. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Selected Items by Industry of Foreign Affiliate
Table 3. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Dividends by Country of Foreign Affiliate
Table 4. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Dividends by Industry of U.S. Parent
Table 5. U.S. Direct Investment Position Abroad, by Industry of Affiliate and by Industry of U.S. Parent
Table 6. U.S. Direct Investment Position Abroad, Country by Industry of Foreign Affiliate
Table 7. Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Selected Items by Country of Foreign Parent
Table 8. Foreign Direct Investment Position in the United States, by Country of Foreign Parent and of the Ultimate
Beneficial Owner
Table 9. Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Selected Items by Industry of U.S. Affiliate
Table 10. Foreign Direct Investment Position in the United States, Country by Industry of U.S. Affiliate

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Table 1. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Selected Items by Country of Foreign Affiliate, 2017-2020
Direct investment position on a
historical-cost basis
2017
2018
2019
6,097,690
5,792,290
5,907,424
371,274
373,604
404,589
3,654,095
3,413,031
3,501,659
7,987
6,848
6,921
53,645
59,397
64,633
4,844
5,253
5,456
12,107
10,692
9,108
2,513
4,063
4,504
78,632
67,548
88,425
132,595
134,794
151,278
1,198
431
90
6,672
5,283
12,166
457,301
444,037
398,749
27,617
32,842
28,270
703,066
720,628
751,657
929,746
809,663
810,986
26,901
25,905
24,632
12,266
11,870
10,720
2,372
2,504
2,437
13,786
12,779
13,597
35,482
31,916
35,787
36,896
43,521
42,722
252,231
210,800
192,847
4,074
4,193
3,834
815,059
754,139
830,438
37,103
13,924
12,401
1,008,741
1,000,673
931,017
138,996
134,707
138,705
15,219
8,907
9,974
77,486
78,963
80,864
25,793
25,660
24,912
7,669
7,236
7,286
715
781
681
5,700
5,455
6,470
3,174
2,338
2,168
3,240
5,367
6,350
111,631
107,381
111,467
1,546
1,589
2,014
1,330
1,202
1,362
100,169
95,543
98,010
4,821
5,206
5,785
3,766
3,841
4,296
758,114
758,586
680,845
21,736
40,015
44,586
401,435
339,399
273,240
2,009
2,101
2,710
286,601
304,716
289,959
46,333
72,356
70,349
50,403
48,069
46,053
11,095
11,028
11,133
4,844
4,504
6,572
8,058
9,088
9,167
26,407
23,450
19,181
74,509
76,945
82,386
28,160
28,997
32,984
10,702
10,807
11,117
16,881
18,055
18,441
18,766
19,087
19,844
938,668
879,968
941,721
169,749
166,269
161,200
105,146
107,557
113,189
79,048
81,215
89,346
45,160
42,197
41,982
13,866
19,886
19,324
117,134
108,933
128,539
11,767
10,385
12,139
12,384
11,379
11,869
6,926
5,562
5,612
293,452
232,940
260,642
40,237
37,282
38,476
16,484
27,479
29,002
15,578
16,415
17,628
11,737
12,471
12,773

[Millions of dollars]
Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment
(outflows (+), inflows (-))
2020
2017
2018
2019
2020
6,152,301
327,781
-157,407
28,596
234,919
422,160
16,356
15,944
34,406
16,299
3,660,470
177,180
6,369
-35,079
149,530
4,947
946
451
844
-1,173
69,539
1,481
9,801
4,553
4,358
5,629
243
1,181
95
201
9,874
-222
-1,855
-1,035
1,068
5,269
-621
-597
747
564
91,153
3,708
1,242
6,360
-1,012
162,387
4,025
5,406
16,590
10,841
74
80
149
-73
-136
13,295
541
1,284
-138
659
390,274
47,842
2,780
-82,222
21,990
31,093
388
7,468
1,905
1,642
759,360
39,283
31,538
12,413
17,554
843,954
22,491
-56,091
-11,433
27,908
21,484
34
-375
-3,811
-1,714
11,127
463
1,827
-428
297
2,538
120
217
-48
-515
12,538
-1,149
1,208
-190
127
38,533
417
-2,422
3,993
1,633
63,847
3,141
6,854
-1,940
2,136
211,936
35,815
-16,449
627
16,692
5,814
506
721
226
2,392
890,086
24,590
12,369
18,537
39,641
15,717
-6,943
-340
-650
4,375
962,400
75,140
-145,362
-13,430
28,488
140,159
-448
-3,982
2,439
6,630
8,730
1,898
-4,412
1,169
(D)
70,742
2,351
557
-350
-3,562
23,011
-1,546
397
302
-952
7,767
13
846
117
-580
29
-202
49
-34
-293
7,394
1,511
-421
1,444
1,054
1,647
-701
-963
-159
117
20,840
-3,773
-34
-51
(D)
113,001
6,511
6,854
7,954
3,157
1,988
197
234
254
201
1,111
24
-446
169
-258
101,057
5,907
6,456
6,530
3,456
4,583
349
612
513
-139
4,263
34
-2
488
-103
709,240
69,077
-148,234
-23,823
18,701
57,053
885
2,597
4,499
11,116
274,576
42,588
-149,490
-31,731
-4,189
2,806
494
195
623
117
304,816
24,604
9,334
3,635
10,042
69,990
505
-10,869
-849
1,615
47,500
534
-1,164
-3,393
2,079
11,206
-525
-516
13
-28
6,811
1,354
-291
914
171
10,023
429
201
451
-25
19,460
-724
-557
-4,771
1,961
90,124
6,812
3,513
3,888
6,560
40,437
1,235
701
3,586
7,068
11,386
519
243
210
359
19,468
3,386
946
-547
419
18,832
1,671
1,624
639
-1,286
969,647
51,759
-36,707
42,204
31,962
163,466
-621
-3,273
-3,806
3,745
123,875
7,943
6,391
7,002
9,329
92,487
1,093
611
5,066
1,733
41,904
3,623
656
2,581
881
18,715
-861
-2,978
922
-332
131,643
9,094
1,550
9,049
2,568
13,529
1,342
-674
157
1,212
12,903
469
-160
299
523
5,199
562
238
236
19
270,807
23,369
-39,799
15,279
14,609
33,888
668
-1,664
2,365
-2,039
31,544
680
339
1,113
-24
17,450
1,041
1,317
1,178
324
12,238
3,359
738
763
-586

Income without current cost adjustment
2017
518,653
24,917
292,757
346
6,018
515
451
85
3,202
6,649
134
532
62,276
1,521
42,422
79,489
1,619
869
190
1,096
2,936
3,043
29,532
622
46,875
2,336
102,641
9,599
1,811
3,338
2,069
831
127
1,092
-225
555
9,924
129
74
8,733
605
382
83,119
1,208
48,188
375
31,880
1,468
2,485
581
523
596
784
9,082
814
1,165
1,597
5,505
86,771
8,025
13,634
7,158
4,351
1,542
12,456
1,349
881
855
29,955
1,924
1,416
2,136
1,090

2018
537,331
30,315
282,555
670
6,191
386
-39
139
1,153
5,358
177
470
58,430
1,559
41,494
83,119
1,211
1,466
150
1,105
2,536
1,293
21,477
605
46,272
7,335
106,273
9,316
1,077
3,468
2,553
1,130
-54
624
50
467
10,327
143
96
9,111
578
399
86,630
3,197
43,929
362
34,340
4,802
3,561
1,105
244
493
1,720
10,370
803
969
1,399
7,200
104,256
10,245
12,970
11,023
3,889
3,129
12,633
1,412
483
428
40,981
2,791
1,397
1,625
1,252

2019
519,745
26,660
288,781
664
6,648
431
579
121
2,855
7,171
79
238
62,692
1,784
37,901
82,678
1,337
1,001
177
932
3,807
3,399
21,856
466
50,831
1,133
101,613
8,451
344
4,104
2,021
857
139
867
-368
486
11,200
197
282
9,600
726
396
81,962
3,527
40,558
339
33,776
3,761
3,784
794
674
602
1,714
8,813
1,036
872
1,429
5,475
90,094
9,081
11,023
9,893
3,689
573
12,121
1,420
466
606
34,866
2,638
966
1,402
1,350

2020
452,034
20,954
245,691
284
7,000
437
658
420
1,598
5,502
123
611
55,982
1,131
33,443
65,859
657
841
124
983
3,222
1,844
17,681
324
41,239
5,728
89,452
4,886
-157
2,109
1,430
332
65
1,005
-158
261
7,064
140
54
6,508
45
316
77,503
4,641
40,797
284
28,502
3,278
1,758
269
263
496
730
5,047
515
618
1,383
2,531
89,132
7,348
10,714
10,763
3,594
1,050
14,899
1,317
707
264
34,309
2,513
732
922
-1

All countries
Canada
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
Other
Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Other
Central America
Costa Rica
Honduras
Mexico
Panama
Other
Other Western Hemisphere
Barbados
Bermuda
Dominican Republic
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean 1
Other
Africa
Egypt
Nigeria
South Africa
Other
Middle East
Israel
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Other
Asia and Pacific
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Other
Addendum:
European Union 2
3,331,275
3,157,925
3,266,848
2,515,293
148,625
21,275
-30,794
87,722
258,148
251,554
263,940
179,915
1. The “United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean” is composed of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
2. Data for the European Union (EU) reflect the EU membership during the reference period. For 2017-2019, the European Union was comprised of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom was
excluded beginning with first quarter 2020.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Table 2. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Selected Items by Industry of Foreign Affiliate, 2017-2020

All industries
Mining
Manufacturing
Food
Chemicals
Primary and fabricated metals
Machinery
Computers and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Other manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Information
Depository institutions (banking)
Finance (except depository institutions) and insurance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Holding companies (nonbank)
Other industries
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

[Millions of dollars]
Direct investment position on a
Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment
(outflows (+), inflows (-))
historical-cost basis
2017
2018
2019
2020
2017
2018
2019
2020
6,097,690
5,792,290
5,907,424
6,152,301
327,781
-157,407
28,596
234,919
162,908
165,305
160,105
154,291
-11,233
-3,788
-6,282
1,954
806,448
738,377
857,510
956,176
82,886
41,886
70,808
120,367
93,903
82,419
79,079
82,267
6,725
2,051
828
4,191
139,746
141,848
210,697
282,111
13,846
9,160
35,870
93,654
44,856
39,852
57,218
57,169
3,466
2,657
4,201
-235
55,776
49,844
63,380
65,437
5,202
840
2,724
1,518
144,946
122,911
139,097
148,626
27,956
12,103
9,844
10,100
18,033
16,364
18,103
25,455
1,748
777
1,248
7,313
87,292
83,444
87,195
83,137
7,995
6,053
4,365
-3,404
221,896
201,695
202,741
211,974
15,948
8,245
11,727
7,230
255,235
229,396
239,788
239,629
12,624
-19,248
18,110
-751
240,143
292,489
292,274
299,826
16,316
55,847
9,626
5,803
124,044
134,570
141,437
144,189
-4,600
-2,933
978
-5,491
781,180
894,352
877,188
874,239
37,081
99,308
-28,805
-30,404
140,179
150,399
151,013
168,341
-3,013
12,845
5,144
17,097
3,176,645
2,794,202
2,772,907
2,881,761
169,924
-353,151
-72,221
109,369
410,909
393,200
415,203
433,849
27,795
11,826
31,237
16,975

–6–

Income without current cost adjustment
2017
518,653
11,495
89,883
4,732
24,831
2,642
5,691
20,041
1,785
9,699
20,461
23,036
15,043
7,467
43,766
12,365
274,507
41,090

2018
537,331
17,036
81,152
4,276
22,983
2,821
5,270
15,902
1,761
10,433
17,706
24,040
20,994
6,760
55,221
10,250
283,661
38,216

2019
519,745
12,366
73,340
3,678
23,773
2,890
3,821
14,231
1,478
6,875
16,593
24,757
19,532
3,724
54,563
16,824
271,596
43,043

2020
452,034
11,205
69,135
4,096
25,442
2,319
3,639
15,603
626
4,696
12,713
20,987
13,463
-107
50,260
13,794
238,726
34,570

Table 3. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Dividends by Country of Foreign Affiliate, 2017 - 2020
[Millions of dollars]

2018
2019
2020
2017
All countries
184,170
853,359
406,030
281,387
Canada
5,009
12,623
5,869
4,511
Europe
103,013
453,661
235,169
143,267
of which:
Netherlands
41,607
161,530
82,904
48,254
Ireland
2,347
151,235
(D)
42,472
United Kingdom
18,896
42,245
27,280
23,787
Switzerland
17,919
40,344
7,984
7,577
Luxembourg
6,475
29,742
16,953
8,450
Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere
28,038
277,651
105,706
81,037
of which:
Bermuda
8,859
230,997
67,588
59,070
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean
3,815
15,816
21,796
9,438
Africa
(D)
1,656
(D)
933
Middle East
(D)
9,394
(D)
5,741
Asia and Pacific
38,127
98,374
52,666
45,899
of which:
Singapore
9,163
53,153
21,379
18,400
D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of data of individual companies.
1. The “United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean” is composed of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Table 4. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Dividends by Industry of U.S. Parent, 2017 - 2020
[Millions of dollars]

All Industries
Mining
Manufacturing
Food
Chemicals
Primary and fabricated metals
Machinery
Computers and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Other manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Information
Depository institution (banking)
Finance (except depository institutions) and insurance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Holding companies (nonbank)
Other industries

2017
184,170
4,366
111,565
1,495
48,717
685
4,131
8,619
1,361
6,484
40,073
4,086
5,134
2,783
36,963
1,389
3,236
14,647

2018
853,359
12,612
566,750
11,606
257,906
1,784
8,468
200,065
4,590
25,447
56,884
11,672
(D)
10,987
67,313
5,451
3,348
(D)

2019
406,030
1,521
265,335
6,682
96,544
1,515
3,498
100,660
2,814
13,840
39,781
4,417
(D)
7,163
56,805
3,819
4,519
(D)

Addendum:
Petroleum 1
31,734
39,184
20,852
D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of data of individual companies.
1. Petroleum is composed of oil and gas extraction; support activities for oil and gas extraction; petroleum and coal products
manufacturing; petroleum and petroleum products wholesale trade; gasoline stations; petroleum tanker operations; pipeline
transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and natural gas; and petroleum storage for hire.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

2020
281,387
1,620
152,763
5,373
45,736
717
3,399
55,413
2,375
7,246
32,505
3,134
(D)
7,609
47,444
4,199
2,937
(D)

22,524

Table 5. U.S. Direct Investment Position Abroad, by Industry of Affiliate and by Industry of U.S. Parent, 2017-2020

All industries
Mining
Manufacturing
Food
Chemicals
Primary and fabricated metals
Machinery
Computers and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Other manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Information
Depository institutions (banking)
Finance (except depository institutions) and insurance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Holding companies (nonbank)
Other industries

[Millions of dollars]
2017
2018
2019
2020
By industry of By industry of By industry of By industry of By industry of By industry of By industry of By industry of
affiliate
U.S. parent
affiliate
U.S. parent
affiliate
U.S. parent
affiliate
U.S. parent
6,097,690
6,097,690
5,792,290
5,792,290
5,907,424
5,907,424
6,152,301
6,152,301
162,908
117,082
165,305
117,613
160,105
123,013
154,291
126,063
806,448
3,406,593
738,377
3,041,944
857,510
3,033,548
956,176
3,176,818
93,903
222,042
82,419
205,006
79,079
207,189
82,267
221,166
139,746
975,413
141,848
882,275
210,697
867,050
282,111
916,292
44,856
78,199
39,852
64,070
57,218
83,448
57,169
83,869
55,776
177,533
49,844
168,319
63,380
189,909
65,437
202,699
144,946
673,183
122,911
540,473
139,097
493,444
148,626
530,278
18,033
67,944
16,364
54,954
18,103
53,853
25,455
55,576
87,292
371,845
83,444
332,260
87,195
330,369
83,137
349,887
221,896
840,433
201,695
794,588
202,741
808,286
211,974
817,049
255,235
219,999
229,396
217,695
239,788
220,338
239,629
228,548
240,143
461,992
292,489
491,973
292,274
504,273
299,826
483,516
124,044
258,252
134,570
253,587
141,437
263,817
144,189
272,148
781,180
727,462
894,352
718,990
877,188
791,194
874,239
854,336
140,179
256,764
150,399
302,340
151,013
308,820
168,341
325,823
3,176,645
98,970
2,794,202
98,934
2,772,907
117,844
2,881,761
123,497
410,909
550,575
393,200
549,215
415,203
544,578
433,849
561,553

Addendum:
Petroleum 1
159,285
591,502
156,748
586,338
153,008
579,956
140,307
570,874
1. Petroleum is composed of oil and gas extraction; support activities for oil and gas extraction; petroleum and coal products manufacturing; petroleum and petroleum products wholesale trade; gasoline stations;
petroleum tanker operations; pipeline transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and natural gas; and petroleum storage for hire.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

–7–

Table 6. U.S. Direct Investment Position Abroad on a Historical-Cost Basis, Country by Industry of Foreign Affiliate, 2020
[Millions of dollars]

Manufacturing
All industries

Mining

Total

Food

Electrical
Primary
Computers
equipment,
Wholesale
Depository
Information
and
and
Transportation
Other
Chemicals
Machinery
appliances,
trade
institutions
fabricated
electronic
equipment
manufacturing
and
metals
products
components
282,111
57,169
65,437
148,626
25,455
83,137
211,974
239,629
299,826
144,189
21,855
5,646
3,638
9,061
2,822
16,313
43,523
29,436
12,390
5,599
200,901
33,252
44,808
47,688
8,223
27,617
103,484
83,917
235,786
65,618
201
(D)
5
1,384
205
-7
220
1,100
127
13
25,420
43
866
(D)
179
714
(D)
4,497
669
(D)
1,324
204
127
379
98
130
(D)
199
288
0
146
(D)
466
321
8
0
(D)
1,764
868
-4
69
(D)
(D)
131
95
(*)
643
286
1,239
(D)
16,142
5,407
1,003
1,538
1,032
439
6,706
7,011
1,567
604
8,737
1,860
6,552
5,158
999
-1,395
8,290
17,496
5,332
(D)
175
(*)
18
(D)
3
0
236
174
-12
(D)
-4
19
-56
-229
-10
886
(D)
556
1,473
(D)
52,422
202
1,495
2,312
(D)
35
(D)
1,792
77,448
(D)
2,569
1,222
3,299
1,850
(D)
524
(D)
3,828
2,225
62
(D)
(D)
758
20
(D)
(D)
5,237
-2,187
-33
7,190
40,706
662
14,642
8,057
68
6,250
29,759
13,636
27,280
(D)
666
12
236
167
(D)
(D)
290
543
2,648
-3
435
199
(D)
138
(D)
3,253
493
321
159
(D)
97
41
-20
50
-2
218
(D)
739
139
0
502
(D)
204
728
(D)
(D)
1,744
2,018
1,148
(D)
2,255
274
862
506
(D)
5,609
(D)
3,394
-231
914
(D)
(D)
177
2,263
(D)
174
3,594
3,262
1,858
0
23,895
1,786
5,904
4,593
588
(D)
10,145
12,217
13,361
6,952
91
(D)
9
(D)
-1
262
628
686
(D)
159
20,801
15,500
7,086
15,325
1,024
6,013
6,734
9,399
96,785
8,843
-43
532
83
82
(D)
445
488
1,188
(D)
(D)

Finance
(except
Professional,
Holding
depository scientific, and
Other
companies
institutions)
technical
industries
(nonbank)
and
services
insurance
874,239
168,341
2,881,761
433,849
72,337
8,816
114,929
53,970
383,746
101,937
1,987,561
273,138
90
193
833
(D)
9,579
1,990
865
(D)
30
178
(D)
(D)
(D)
-357
2,344
1,268
-5
748
(D)
(D)
15,461
2,460
14,014
10,359
13,181
10,101
55,574
(D)
-120
16
(*)
(D)
577
59
(D)
(D)
-11,816
8,146
140,001
(D)
2,625
1,014
1,826
3,677
47,743
488
656,127
(D)
51,704
9,324
620,999
(D)
280
269
8,415
1,642
436
461
1
(D)
(D)
272
(D)
793
754
745
460
692
2,422
3,855
10,752
(D)
8,730
2,720
32,867
(D)
5,059
2,965
98,984
24,765
-6
(D)
(*)
486
233,321
51,865
332,610
58,272
1,580
(D)
-145
4,255

All countries
6,152,301
154,291
956,176
82,267
Canada
422,160
14,502
110,181
7,323
Europe
3,660,470
18,643
510,123
44,151
Austria
4,947
(D)
2,562
(D)
Belgium
69,539
(D)
43,391
1,612
Czech Republic
5,629
0
4,336
(D)
Denmark
9,874
(D)
2,336
261
Finland
5,269
0
1,675
(D)
France
91,153
34
39,642
7,375
Germany
162,387
(D)
32,708
2,507
Greece
74
0
516
(D)
Hungary
13,295
(D)
845
(D)
Ireland
390,274
94
64,856
611
Italy
31,093
450
15,386
1,793
Luxembourg
759,360
(D)
9,367
2
Netherlands
843,954
1,584
99,531
-615
Norway
21,484
5,836
1,852
323
Poland
11,127
(D)
7,323
1,522
Portugal
2,538
0
354
(D)
Russia
12,538
(D)
5,450
195
Spain
38,533
(D)
15,064
1,361
Sweden
63,847
(D)
13,481
1,321
Switzerland
211,936
388
47,244
(D)
Turkey
5,814
(D)
1,784
(D)
United Kingdom
890,086
1,665
97,326
24,842
Other
15,717
2,086
3,094
(D)
Latin America and Other Western
Hemisphere
962,400
48,309
79,665
8,204
12,886
8,889
3,970
6,793
2,708
15,577
20,638
42,228
19,018
20,740
272,513
7,445
441,981
30,501
South America
140,159
31,219
29,517
3,342
8,231
5,505
985
4,093
355
716
6,291
6,135
7,536
(D)
21,466
3,478
26,901
(D)
Argentina
8,730
761
941
-175
910
(D)
80
(D)
12
828
-76
426
2,139
(D)
911
351
1,492
(D)
Brazil
70,742
10,986
19,891
2,936
4,144
5,178
739
3,913
224
-991
3,749
3,000
4,549
2,435
13,583
1,855
8,940
5,503
Chile
23,011
6,813
5,677
28
2,445
(D)
61
779
(D)
(D)
1,486
1,376
264
(D)
5,168
735
(D)
1,424
Colombia
7,767
2,887
1,610
212
688
(D)
11
150
21
(D)
670
402
316
(D)
994
650
-77
(D)
Ecuador
29
151
-51
(D)
-340
(D)
2
7
(*)
(D)
-20
249
(D)
(D)
251
(D)
-4
-4
Peru
7,394
4,901
572
127
97
(*)
42
(D)
10
(*)
(D)
343
37
(D)
218
(D)
(D)
386
Venezuela
1,647
24
825
(D)
327
4
44
(D)
18
(D)
156
(D)
-60
0
(D)
390
65
188
Other
20,840
4,696
53
-1
-41
0
6
18
(D)
2
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
Central America
113,001
11,402
44,064
4,650
4,433
(D)
(D)
1,614
2,349
14,898
12,300
5,098
2,767
(D)
15,378
436
19,288
(D)
Costa Rica
1,988
0
902
25
52
5
1
270
241
1
306
138
4
(D)
(D)
109
(D)
163
Honduras
1,111
0
668
(D)
1
0
0
(D)
(*)
(D)
(D)
-160
4
(D)
(D)
2
0
234
Mexico
101,057
11,194
40,886
4,571
4,209
2,975
831
1,165
2,105
(D)
(D)
4,418
2,720
916
13,940
255
15,758
10,971
Panama
4,583
208
236
16
(D)
2
6
(D)
3
0
109
674
14
(D)
332
57
3,464
(D)
Other
4,263
(*)
1,372
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
0
(*)
(D)
28
26
(D)
410
14
(D)
(D)
Other Western Hemisphere
709,240
5,689
6,084
212
222
(D)
(D)
1,086
4
-36
2,047
30,994
8,716
12,263
235,669
3,530
395,792
10,502
Barbados
57,053
11
140
(D)
7
0
5
9
0
(*)
(D)
(D)
3
0
27,380
(D)
18,233
(D)
Bermuda
274,576
212
2,738
-1
(D)
0
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
52
(D)
5,787
222
68,216
(D)
173,715
-609
Dominican Republic
2,806
0
2,206
(D)
-6
(D)
(*)
(*)
(*)
0
2,018
54
66
(D)
9
-20
8
(D)
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean 1
304,816
1,206
826
0
114
12
(D)
(D)
4
(D)
-137
785
2,819
(D)
99,922
-402
189,633
(D)
Other
69,990
4,260
173
(D)
(D)
(D)
(*)
5
0
0
(D)
(D)
40
(D)
40,143
(D)
14,203
(D)
Africa
47,500
15,273
8,363
4,407
496
134
577
129
(D)
(D)
(D)
3,044
524
(D)
4,378
1,946
7,927
(D)
Egypt
11,206
(D)
953
543
25
(D)
18
(D)
-3
4
156
724
51
(D)
33
35
(D)
55
Nigeria
6,811
2,603
1,416
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
28
0
0
108
97
209
(D)
(D)
(*)
(D)
-1
South Africa
10,023
-163
5,199
2,504
612
-46
349
-40
(D)
1,046
(D)
795
205
(D)
697
518
1,196
(D)
Other
19,460
(D)
795
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
370
1,428
59
(D)
(D)
1,392
(D)
2,324
Middle East
90,124
20,874
35,159
712
2,206
868
752
20,891
(D)
(D)
(D)
4,760
2,603
(D)
2,108
4,680
13,725
(D)
Israel
40,437
374
32,410
(D)
451
16
420
21,454
(D)
(D)
(D)
1,508
2,200
(D)
48
1,953
(D)
628
Saudi Arabia
11,386
724
101
(D)
451
41
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
(D)
1,222
35
(D)
(D)
502
8,157
412
United Arab Emirates
19,468
8,054
997
(D)
(D)
(D)
244
(D)
1
(*)
150
2,092
289
(D)
1,127
1,938
9
(D)
Other
18,832
11,722
1,650
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
0
0
(D)
-61
78
(D)
(D)
287
(D)
-131
Asia and Pacific
969,647
36,689
212,685
17,470
43,767
8,379
11,692
64,064
3,891
22,208
41,213
76,244
29,505
47,503
139,157
43,518
315,639
68,707
Australia
163,466
15,279
18,694
6,482
1,330
1,398
1,481
2,157
59
1,820
3,967
5,755
5,818
441
18,937
11,693
78,946
7,902
China
123,875
1,199
60,622
2,870
14,328
2,482
4,449
13,790
721
13,504
8,478
17,022
2,098
5,910
10,294
4,771
4,355
17,603
Hong Kong
92,487
0
9,664
57
2,093
1,115
465
3,945
654
12
1,323
4,911
8,046
2,822
6,551
3,348
56,835
310
India
41,904
-408
9,261
419
2,614
160
1,364
1,019
692
337
2,655
4,362
1,956
(D)
6,260
16,321
380
(D)
Indonesia
18,715
13,945
503
889
-400
-3
-27
(D)
(D)
(D)
82
56
194
(D)
484
548
302
(D)
Japan
131,643
0
31,305
633
9,281
765
759
5,469
387
2,721
11,289
9,881
8,940
385
63,975
3,579
2,339
11,240
Malaysia
13,529
340
5,021
(D)
446
240
95
2,622
(D)
652
(D)
1,738
312
(D)
1,594
223
2,632
(D)
New Zealand
12,903
28
2,206
(D)
242
29
245
324
(*)
(D)
(D)
930
391
(D)
2,022
237
(D)
(D)
Philippines
5,199
1
2,868
(D)
318
(D)
(D)
1,467
(D)
(D)
462
433
21
(D)
311
661
(D)
313
Singapore
270,807
1,106
40,637
2,263
4,875
858
2,004
23,463
580
1,903
4,690
23,198
-1,755
1,730
20,250
1,192
162,511
21,938
South Korea
33,888
(D)
12,049
605
4,961
428
324
3,223
81
-639
3,065
4,100
1,981
(D)
2,885
681
-64
(D)
Taiwan
31,544
0
6,250
24
272
183
154
5,106
200
-146
457
2,438
1,364
(D)
4,037
-64
671
(D)
Thailand
17,450
(D)
11,533
1,349
3,183
(D)
390
1,751
-2
1,876
(D)
1,005
80
(D)
465
505
(D)
851
Other
12,238
(D)
2,073
404
223
(D)
(D)
(D)
1
(D)
893
416
57
(D)
1,092
-177
127
4,279
Addendum:
European Union 2
2,515,293
9,261
355,974
19,272
154,948
14,245
31,338
26,500
6,506
19,256
83,909
58,539
120,955
48,728
142,904
43,134
1,549,568
186,231
* A nonzero value that rounds to zero D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of data of individual companies.
1. The “United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean” is composed of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
2. Data for the European Union (EU) reflect the EU membership during the reference period. For 2017-2019, the European Union was comprised of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom was excluded beginning with first quarter 2020.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Table 7. Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Selected Items by Country of Foreign Parent, 2017–2020
Direct investment position on a
historical-cost basis

[Millions of dollars]

Financial transactions without current-cost
adjustment (inflows (+), outflows (-))

Income without current-cost adjustment

2017
3,952,314

2018
4,179,984

2019
4,439,255

2020
4,626,452

2017
308,957

2018
203,234

2019
225,108

2020
150,828

2017
176,632

2018
203,687

2019
200,024

2020
151,811

422,067

447,276

480,369

490,769

71,025

29,132

33,189

18,208

23,008

27,300

27,786

19,480

2,646,874
13,473
82,968
17,707
6,784
258,485

2,793,000
11,618
73,102
19,703
14,221
255,016

2,827,081
14,434
71,438
23,114
14,469
267,066

2,946,236
15,671
74,555
30,660
15,144
285,078

173,688
2,417
-2,201
271
666
15,406

100,014
-2,657
2,505
1,867
1,457
992

93,070
2,858
1,746
3,140
248
13,498

87,327
987
3,992
7,267
650
14,005

118,652
884
2,799
1,437
322
11,033

132,961
1,196
1,898
1,739
821
12,208

127,755
976
1,438
1,824
1,053
11,340

97,506
1,065
1,770
2,103
1,342
13,497

Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway

298,208
175,774
26,345
400,793
376,413
33,722

320,457
276,963
27,606
333,774
448,285
37,048

351,283
239,127
30,023
317,541
467,373
34,413

411,308
240,119
31,631
316,778
483,991
30,352

18,291
31,039
1,206
29,121
24,644
1,664

22,358
67,432
1,489
-121,699
78,306
4,599

27,383
-3,160
1,489
2,947
3,409
833

16,470
2,863
1,604
-5,528
29,027
-1,601

20,869
9,677
781
15,698
13,503
700

22,623
9,023
1,539
16,539
20,721
2,466

20,421
8,209
1,354
13,148
19,753
1,218

18,252
7,988
983
9,561
10,813
-1,093

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Other

81,255
48,244
264,455
510,587
51,662

86,884
46,361
291,862
489,179
60,922

90,093
49,510
278,553
501,348
77,297

88,423
55,404
300,276
486,879
79,967

3,408
399
-2,922
47,838
2,439

6,319
1,819
28,188
-2,796
9,835

2,926
4,426
11,544
15,679
4,103

1,350
5,590
7,548
2,126
979

1,733
2,682
13,779
20,979
1,776

2,834
3,701
20,295
14,808
551

1,796
3,472
19,615
19,276
2,864

1,832
3,667
11,134
11,877
2,716

125,522

148,772

196,473

222,730

-4,083

41,147

32,537

6,338

3,591

7,156

8,633

7,520

South and Central America
Brazil
Mexico
Panama
Venezuela
Other

26,786
487
18,636
2,260
1,652
3,751

30,919
3,350
18,481
2,615
1,697
4,776

42,376
5,912
18,450
2,807
1,677
13,530

45,883
6,857
20,850
2,871
1,386
13,918

1,503
-524
2,729
-339
-30
-334

4,735
2,986
260
355
758
376

2,749
2,668
-263
144
128
71

2,163
417
1,846
64
(D)
(D)

1,486
60
1,341
-10
236
-141

2,557
109
1,388
119
(D)
(D)

3,422
1,084
1,649
122
(D)
(D)

2,908
148
2,505
112
(D)
(D)

Other Western Hemisphere
Bahamas
Bermuda
Curacao
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean 1
Other

98,736
687
-3,959
1,290
91,098
9,619

117,853
984
16,682
1,328
90,769
8,089

154,097
1,540
44,407
1,059
97,199
9,891

176,847
1,944
50,652
1,161
111,809
11,280

-5,587
179
-17,225
-101
7,541
4,019

36,411
349
31,970
27
5,102
-1,037

29,789
555
19,978
-124
7,415
1,965

4,175
111
5,322
10
-1,056
-211

2,105
45
914
-85
825
407

4,599
110
1,893
7
2,056
533

5,211
110
2,642
-45
1,886
618

4,613
78
2,624
-122
1,567
467

4,837
3,096
1,742

5,049
3,121
1,927

9,008
2,966
6,042

9,328
3,474
5,854

939
569
370

223
12
211

3,944
-165
4,109

426
481
-54

105
-63
169

204
41
163

327
248
79

544
(D)
(D)

31,750
10,457
1,325
15
6,149
11,341
2,462

37,827
12,248
1,464
9
7,738
14,795
1,573

41,560
13,539
1,448
4
7,273
17,422
1,875

42,497
15,227
1,422
1
6,262
17,265
2,320

5,030
112
-10
-14
190
4,265
488

4,936
1,631
158
-6
592
3,450
-889

3,320
619
-138
-6
-479
3,024
299

595
1,279
7
-3
(D)
-118
(D)

1,613
369
-9
-8
(D)
482
(D)

1,136
186
3
-5
(D)
522
(D)

950
100
-122
-2
76
834
64

77
364
(D)
-1
(D)
884
(D)

721,264
76,506
36,447
14,989
5,483
487,997
1,345
2,246
24,503
55,568
11,606
4,574

748,061
74,146
35,437
15,115
4,518
514,234
1,021
3,211
24,598
57,998
13,840
3,940

884,763
89,066
39,643
15,211
4,169
634,160
778
3,651
26,248
55,747
12,104
3,986

914,893
97,963
37,995
16,547
1,874
647,718
863
3,408
27,257
63,668
13,746
3,855

62,359
-1,680
2,211
786
894
45,520
499
79
816
13,332
843
-943

27,783
119
320
3,309
-1,072
20,817
448
345
477
1,787
1,876
-644

59,048
14,182
4,315
592
-170
35,283
-284
248
2,345
4,203
-1,746
81

37,933
7,237
-1,400
796
-179
23,139
138
533
897
5,290
1,661
-181

29,663
-833
209
-90
103
27,183
-31
33
688
1,674
614
113

34,929
2,206
1,271
970
133
26,215
(*)
388
1,309
1,654
776
6

34,573
2,421
1,197
652
-212
27,000
-44
334
852
1,691
546
136

26,684
2,158
115
411
122
20,542
-95
675
480
1,922
330
25

All countries
Canada
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France

Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere

Africa
South Africa
Other
Middle East
Israel
Kuwait
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Other
Asia and Pacific
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Other

Addendum:
European Union 2
2,329,177
2,442,581
2,492,296
2,106,289
174,344
65,168
80,509
78,756
103,175
109,144
106,090
74,987
* A nonzero value that rounds to zero D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of data of individual companies.
1. The “United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean” is composed of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
2. Data for the European Union (EU) reflect the EU membership during the reference period. For 2017-2019, the European Union was comprised of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom was
excluded beginning with first quarter 2020.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Table 8. Foreign Direct Investment Position in the United States on a Historical-Cost Basis, by Country of Foreign Parent and of the
Ultimate Beneficial Owner, 2017-20201
2017

[Millions of dollars]

2018

2019

2020

By country of By country of By country of By country of By country of By country of By country of By country of
ultimate
each member
ultimate
each member
ultimate
each member
ultimate
each member
beneficial
of the foreign
beneficial
of the foreign
beneficial
of the foreign
beneficial
of the foreign
owner
parent group
owner
parent group
owner
parent group
owner
parent group
All countries

3,952,314

3,952,314

4,179,984

4,179,984

4,439,255

4,439,255

4,626,452

4,626,452

422,067

493,193

447,276

534,800

480,369

563,611

490,769

569,788

2,646,874
13,473
82,968
17,707
6,784
258,485

2,250,064
11,527
54,925
18,464
8,946
276,789

2,793,000
11,618
73,102
19,703
14,221
255,016

2,449,723
12,792
61,382
20,435
9,774
279,068

2,827,081
14,434
71,438
23,114
14,469
267,066

2,483,997
13,548
63,575
24,036
9,846
295,743

2,946,236
15,671
74,555
30,660
15,144
285,078

2,529,907
17,184
66,434
31,491
10,046
314,979

Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway

298,208
175,774
26,345
400,793
376,413
33,722

394,396
275,664
30,371
30,730
197,696
35,000

320,457
276,963
27,606
333,774
448,285
37,048

470,806
351,891
33,286
32,519
205,459
37,561

351,283
239,127
30,023
317,541
467,373
34,413

496,984
379,474
37,110
33,567
216,015
35,120

411,308
240,119
31,631
316,778
483,991
30,352

564,294
296,425
37,871
39,609
236,298
31,059

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Other

81,255
48,244
264,455
510,587
51,662

83,196
49,060
157,245
608,289
17,764

86,884
46,361
291,862
489,179
60,922

88,354
49,813
190,531
586,094
19,958

90,093
49,510
278,553
501,348
77,297

90,534
54,302
210,025
504,189
19,928

88,423
55,404
300,276
486,879
79,967

88,660
59,609
235,311
480,787
19,849

125,522

175,416

148,772

192,651

196,473

217,242

222,730

224,833

South and Central America
Brazil
Mexico
Panama
Venezuela
Other

26,786
487
18,636
2,260
1,652
3,751

100,094
48,617
37,715
662
1,899
11,200

30,919
3,350
18,481
2,615
1,697
4,776

103,655
47,461
40,493
722
1,886
13,094

42,376
5,912
18,450
2,807
1,677
13,530

105,523
48,319
39,661
799
1,934
14,810

45,883
6,857
20,850
2,871
1,386
13,918

104,051
44,676
42,129
811
1,671
14,764

Other Western Hemisphere
Bahamas
Bermuda
Curacao
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean 2
Other

98,736
687
-3,959
1,290
91,098
9,619

75,322
(D)
34,443
(D)
21,306
(D)

117,853
984
16,682
1,328
90,769
8,089

88,996
(D)
44,203
(D)
25,400
(D)

154,097
1,540
44,407
1,059
97,199
9,891

111,720
(D)
63,894
(D)
27,181
(D)

176,847
1,944
50,652
1,161
111,809
11,280

120,781
(D)
71,103
(D)
28,633
(D)

4,837
3,096
1,742

4,995
4,037
959

5,049
3,121
1,927

5,184
4,225
959

9,008
2,966
6,042

5,059
4,051
1,008

9,328
3,474
5,854

5,477
4,443
1,034

31,750
10,457
1,325
15
6,149
11,341
2,462

90,024
39,063
1,509
465
14,814
30,463
3,709

37,827
12,248
1,464
9
7,738
14,795
1,573

91,595
37,939
1,674
504
15,112
33,350
3,016

41,560
13,539
1,448
4
7,273
17,422
1,875

89,314
33,811
1,593
516
14,017
35,220
4,156

42,497
15,227
1,422
1
6,262
17,265
2,320

91,071
29,181
1,563
506
10,655
44,725
4,442

721,264
76,506
36,447
14,989
5,483
487,997
1,345
2,246
24,503
55,568
11,606
4,574

844,134
80,891
63,220
16,166
6,669
498,893
2,370
2,234
98,412
54,109
16,841
4,328

748,061
74,146
35,437
15,115
4,518
514,234
1,021
3,211
24,598
57,998
13,840
3,940

827,097
78,788
51,599
17,321
6,274
522,315
2,824
3,152
64,658
56,783
18,986
4,398

884,763
89,066
39,643
15,211
4,169
634,160
778
3,651
26,248
55,747
12,104
3,986

990,348
93,451
53,708
18,627
12,755
663,400
2,361
3,585
65,428
54,778
17,763
4,490

914,893
97,963
37,995
16,547
1,874
647,718
863
3,408
27,257
63,668
13,746
3,855

1,021,517
101,594
54,868
18,337
12,698
679,000
-92
3,397
65,207
62,401
19,687
4,420

Canada
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France

Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere

Africa
South Africa
Other
Middle East
Israel
Kuwait
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Other
Asia and Pacific
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Other

United States
-----------94,487
-----------78,932
-----------89,683
-----------183,859
D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of data of individual companies.
1. The ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) is the person or entity, proceeding up a U.S. affiliate's ownership chain, beginning with the foreign parent, that is not owned more than 50
percent by another entity. The UBO ultimately owns or controls, and thus ultimately derives the benefits and assumes the risks from owning or controlling, an affiliate. The country of
the UBO is often the same as that of the foreign parent, but it may be a different country or the United States.
2. The “United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean” is composed of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Table 9. Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Selected Items by Industry of U.S. Affiliate, 2017–2020

All industries
Manufacturing
Food
Chemicals
Primary and fabricated metals
Machinery
Computers and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Other manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Information
Depository institutions (banking)
Finance (except depository institutions) and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other industries
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

[Millions of dollars]
Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment
Direct investment position on a historical-cost basis
(inflows (+); outflows (-))
2017
2018
2019
2020
2017
2018
2019
2020
3,952,314
4,179,984
4,439,255
4,626,452
308,957
203,234
225,108
150,828
1,595,788
1,719,274
1,805,020
1,866,756
148,068
143,429
93,366
75,266
103,617
110,666
114,773
112,510
23,813
11,427
3,601
-3,804
635,661
705,532
738,636
775,448
51,208
89,354
49,461
45,732
66,436
71,868
78,540
83,843
866
3,569
2,913
3,831
112,205
103,054
98,283
103,382
6,119
-5,078
-1,980
3,361
106,636
115,449
119,719
135,876
13,332
10,083
9,881
14,087
41,404
56,144
63,492
65,339
2,837
8,350
1,696
1,883
128,352
136,869
149,471
155,341
8,219
7,666
7,516
4,670
401,476
419,692
442,107
435,017
41,674
18,058
20,278
5,505
432,749
447,112
475,509
515,010
57,477
12,611
30,730
36,720
81,837
136,206
141,790
147,906
6,747
57,058
6,013
6,266
197,266
208,932
216,525
243,163
3,392
12,061
36
965
209,485
226,657
230,844
239,567
7,286
8,552
650
6,028
470,656
467,449
514,625
564,555
25,584
35,212
16,255
19,279
136,172
156,992
161,948
161,889
22,754
21,830
6,426
7,966
193,718
182,920
204,368
207,238
14,427
-100,057
14,677
2,058
634,644
634,441
688,626
680,369
23,221
12,538
56,956
-3,719

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Income without current-cost adjustment
2017
176,632
91,626
7,271
35,830
3,550
5,770
1,842
2,960
11,877
22,526
18,992
4,737
5,047
10,437
19,201
5,522
3,672
17,398

2018
203,687
93,157
6,403
31,157
5,687
7,289
2,550
4,337
10,047
25,688
26,262
6,243
7,581
11,357
24,994
4,123
3,259
26,710

2019
200,024
80,523
6,452
29,600
3,046
6,123
2,935
1,867
8,425
22,075
25,419
7,139
8,240
8,601
33,713
5,651
4,358
26,379

2020
151,811
62,561
6,142
22,204
1,466
6,263
3,357
1,389
5,706
16,035
19,743
6,578
5,384
7,163
26,519
4,445
3,541
15,878

Table 10. Foreign Direct Investment Position in the United States on a Historical-Cost Basis, Country by Industry of U.S. Affiliate, 2020
Manufacturing
All industries

All countries

Total

Food

Chemicals

Primary and
fabricated
metals

Machinery

[Millions of dollars]

Electrical
Computers and
Transportation
equipment,
electronic
appliances, and
equipment
products
components

Other
manufacturing

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Information

Depository
institutions

Finance (except
Real estate and
depository
rental and
institutions)
leasing
and insurance

Professional,
scientific, and
technical
services

Other
industries

4,626,452

1,866,756

112,510

775,448

83,843

103,382

135,876

65,339

155,341

435,017

515,010

147,906

243,163

239,567

564,555

161,889

207,238

680,369

490,769

72,500

7,946

20,090

11,567

484

2,204

259

6,228

23,723

57,616

21,965

8,631

87,171

94,651

22,976

4,098

121,162

2,946,236
15,671
74,555
30,660
15,144
285,078

1,373,542
6,466
60,752
9,525
11,234
136,499

78,885
(D)
(D)
453
(D)
15,157

594,368
2
15,203
1,838
(D)
79,416

55,137
1,693
(D)
(D)
(D)
2,554

83,301
1,262
(D)
(D)
2,985
329

93,522
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
1,314

58,208
2
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

88,202
16
(D)
(*)
(D)
11,514

321,919
(D)
(D)
1,172
1,137
(D)

226,239
(D)
4,767
14,271
2,208
26,184

108,640
(D)
1
(D)
(D)
2,353

209,056
(D)
(D)
-14
(D)
27,199

96,616
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
28,150

311,884
(D)
1
(D)
(*)
15,764

57,768
(D)
110
-17
5
2,354

164,797
10
189
44
-248
13,959

397,695
(D)
8,404
6,201
(D)
32,616

Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway

411,308
240,119
31,631
316,778
483,991
30,352

135,034
76,065
15,071
203,374
301,003
(D)

346
2,349
1,059
(D)
-1,905
1

28,686
35,222
1,962
(D)
119,734
97

4,054
13,735
499
1,693
1,631
(D)

15,250
(D)
2,320
(D)
21,620
44

21,588
10
3,222
(D)
33,976
(D)

888
(D)
129
(D)
34,035
9

37,584
-485
(D)
-409
7,500
(D)

26,639
(D)
(D)
61,550
84,412
(D)

52,887
8,067
2,620
20,561
33,497
(D)

(D)
(D)
4,533
(D)
7,750
3

(D)
(D)
135
19,975
7,413
1

25,640
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

50,646
21,972
(D)
15,808
53,740
(D)

14,975
(D)
402
2,600
4,430
(D)

(D)
42,177
(D)
2,640
38,715
(D)

28,548
34,090
5,389
(D)
(D)
(D)

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Other

88,423
55,404
300,276
486,879
79,967

11,947
41,300
152,743
176,359
(D)

2,434
3
(D)
(D)
9,839

(D)
18,724
92,739
83,794
10,390

(D)
8,086
2,001
13,324
2,120

(D)
1,933
519
8,737
-190

12
159
466
9,641
129

(D)
(D)
(D)
371
114

(D)
(D)
-51
20,319
3,859

1,972
5,474
18,438
(D)
(D)

956
5,216
7,701
31,245
(D)

(D)
133
10,801
12,207
798

(D)
-812
13,202
51,604
2,061

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
1,794
(D)
30,272
1,773

(D)
654
1,533
10,619
(D)

(D)
(D)
4,139
29,104
587

29,724
2,848
29,530
(D)
17,863

222,730

46,151

17,830

7,225

2,779

-125

8,500

(D)

-394

(D)

21,350

1,984

7,862

9,152

34,167

40,629

5,397

56,039

45,883
6,857
20,850
2,871
1,386
13,918

10,140
1,784
5,265
(D)
(D)
951

(D)
(D)
4,024
(*)
-8
48

-988
-282
-168
(D)
(*)
(D)

(D)
28
814
-6
(D)
(D)

42
7
114
(D)
2
(D)

-94
-24
-28
(*)
0
-43

-31
-26
20
(*)
(*)
-24

-23
428
-375
(*)
0
-75

(D)
(D)
863
(D)
(D)
360

2,090
222
1,528
150
25
165

231
-5
136
18
(D)
(D)

686
26
504
(*)
-2
158

8,670
3,737
(D)
(D)
(D)
3,768

1,201
766
292
35
(D)
(D)

1,683
189
798
532
35
129

182
47
42
22
-2
73

21,000
92
(D)
644
(D)
(D)

176,847
1,944
50,652
1,161
111,809
11,280

36,011
(D)
(D)
(D)
18,500
(D)

(D)
2
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

8,213
(D)
-144
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
0
0
(D)
(D)

-167
0
3
(*)
-170
(*)

8,594
2
(D)
3
(D)
2

(D)
(D)
1
0
(D)
1

-372
(D)
0
0
-413
(D)

4,552
(D)
2,046
(D)
2,273
(D)

19,260
(D)
-468
(D)
18,909
686

1,753
0
(D)
(D)
1,631
(D)

7,175
3
(D)
(*)
(D)
-99

482
(D)
0
(D)
3
(D)

32,966
(D)
-3,729
(D)
35,882
(D)

38,947
804
(D)
362
14,136
(D)

5,214
(D)
(D)
(D)
1,262
105

35,039
901
17,597
230
(D)
(D)

9,328
3,474
5,854

6,436
(D)
(D)

(D)
-5
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
1
(D)

-49
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
0

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
-4
(D)

(D)
24
(D)

1
1
0

-48
2
-50

(D)
0
(D)

-3
(D)
(D)

697
(D)
(D)

290
-13
302

1,876
(D)
(D)

42,497
15,227
1,422
1
6,262
17,265
2,320

23,406
7,104
(D)
(*)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
0
0
0
(D)
0

(D)
5,813
(D)
0
-3
-12
(D)

(D)
46
(*)
0
(D)
-3
0

-117
(D)
0
0
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)
0
(*)
(*)
0

-5
18
1
0
(D)
(D)
0

(D)
(D)
4
0
(D)
(D)
0

(D)
153
-1
(*)
(D)
(D)
-2

(D)
460
(*)
(D)
(D)
3
(D)

-56
(D)
0
(D)
(D)
(D)
1

1,861
1,972
(*)
(D)
7
(D)
(D)

(D)
2,478
(D)
0
(D)
(D)
-108

903
(D)
(*)
0
(D)
(D)
(*)

4,807
2,973
1,191
(D)
(D)
560
40

-198
-68
(D)
-3
-143
7
(D)

3,763
(D)
(D)
0
55
(D)
(D)

914,893
97,963
37,995
16,547
1,874
647,718
863
3,408
27,257
63,668
13,746
3,855

344,721
24,929
5,010
1,135
2,399
285,921
228
1,652
8,603
9,395
4,641
810

7,806
(D)
-4
39
(D)
5,590
3
(D)
17
594
(D)
663

141,377
(D)
-35
666
1,458
126,333
(D)
-1
-22
(D)
3,841
-29

14,462
2,738
530
100
12
9,650
(*)
1
(D)
1,345
(D)
(D)

19,887
-156
1,012
-47
(D)
17,777
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

31,201
(D)
141
139
(D)
23,591
(D)
(D)
(D)
29
230
(D)

(D)
-8
506
69
18
2,459
(*)
(D)
466
(D)
(D)
36

59,492
-16
1,406
257
43
54,479
2
(D)
482
2,419
-16
(D)

(D)
15,962
1,454
-87
(D)
46,041
68
(D)
(D)
-165
312
113

204,333
2,607
7,288
4,157
57
136,712
47
402
1,981
47,440
2,924
718

15,372
39
(D)
172
(D)
11,198
(*)
1
579
(D)
(D)
(*)

15,801
199
3,378
278
75
11,505
3
14
125
25
186
11

44,012
2,559
2,981
1,478
2,077
30,128
(D)
0
938
1,322
1,999
(D)

122,954
4,176
(D)
-42
(D)
106,089
(D)
(D)
(D)
722
(D)
(D)

35,012
1,421
(D)
2,855
10
25,362
(D)
(D)
946
328
79
(D)

32,855
12,428
199
1,701
2,509
14,912
15
-129
1,074
221
-53
-22

99,834
49,606
13,731
4,812
(D)
25,891
-11
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

Canada
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France

Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere
South and Central America
Brazil
Mexico
Panama
Venezuela
Other
Other Western Hemisphere
Bahamas
Bermuda
Curacao
1
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean
Other
Africa
South Africa
Other
Middle East
Israel
Kuwait
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Other
Asia and Pacific
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Other

Addendum:
European Union 2
2,106,289
1,036,415
42,135
414,548
36,174
74,045
83,446
(D)
67,901
(D)
172,924
85,551
144,309
75,355
185,398
44,565
130,912
230,860
* A nonzero value that rounds to zero D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of data of individual companies.
1. The “United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean” is composed of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
2. Data for the European Union (EU) reflect the EU membership during the reference period. For 2017-2019, the European Union was comprised of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom was excluded beginning with first quarter 2020.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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