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WEDNESDAY March 26, 2014 VALUE OF BOTH FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND U.S. INVESTMENTS ABROAD INCREASED IN 2013 Year 2013 U.S. Net International Investment Position The U.S. net international investment position was -$4,577.5 billion (preliminary) at the end of 2013 as the value of foreign investments in the United States exceeded the value of U.S. investments abroad. At the end of 2012, the net position was -$3,863.9 billion. Chart 1. U.S. Net International Investment Position, 2006:IV-2013:IV Billions of dollars 0 Chart 2. Foreign-Owned Assets in the United States and U.S.-Owned Assets Abroad, 2006:IV-2013:IV Billions of dollars (Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted) 30,000 -500 25,000 -1,000 -1,500 Foreign-owned assets in the United States 20,000 Quarterly series (not seasonally adjusted) -2,000 U.S.-owned assets abroad 2006:IV 15,000 -2,500 2006:IV -3,000 Annual series 10,000 -3,500 -4,000 5,000 -4,500 0 -5,000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 • The $713.6 billion decrease in the net position from the end of 2012 to the end of 2013 reflected a $1,039.8 billion increase in the value of foreign-owned assets in the United States that exceeded a $326.1 billion increase in the value of U.S.-owned assets abroad. • The U.S. net international investment position decreased 18.5 percent from the end of 2012 to the end of 2013, compared with a 3.6-percent decrease from the end of 2011 to the end of 2012. • The decrease in the net position in 2013 was attributable to the valuation changes of foreign-owned assets in the United States that were $362.4 billion larger than the valuation changes of U.S.-owned assets abroad, and net inflows of $351.2 billion. • U.S.-owned assets abroad were $21,963.8 billion at the end of 2013 compared with $21,637.6 billion at the end of 2012. • Foreign-owned assets in the United States were $26,541.3 billion at the end of 2013 compared with $25,501.5 billion at the end of 2012. BEA statistics—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and economic statistics for states, local areas, and industries—are available on the BEA Web site: www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. The next release of the U.S. international investment position will be on June 30, 2014. Contact: Jeannine Aversa or Tom Dail 202–606–2649 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
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