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U.S. International Investment Position
First Quarter 2021, Year 2020, and Annual Update
First Quarter 2021
The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial
assets and liabilities, was –$14.32 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2021, according to statistics
released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $32.81 trillion and liabilities were
$47.13 trillion.
At the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, the net investment position was –$14.01 trillion (Table 1).

The –$309.0 billion change in the net investment position from the fourth quarter of 2020 to the first quarter
of 2021 came from net financial transactions of –$154.4 billion and net other changes in position, such as
price and exchange rate changes, of –$154.6 billion (Table A).

COVID-19 Impact on First Quarter 2021 International Investment Position

The global pandemic and the economic recovery continued to impact the IIP in the first quarter of 2021.
The economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be quantified in the IIP statistics because the
impacts are generally embedded in source data and cannot be separately identified.

Table A. Quarterly Change in the U.S. Net International Investment Position
Billions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted
End of
quarter
position,
2020 Q4

Change in position in 2021 Q1
Attributable to:
Total
Financial
Other changes
transactions
in position 1

End of
quarter
position,
2021 Q1

-14,011.2
-14,004.6
-6.6

-309.0
-349.2
40.2

-154.4
-152.1
-2.3

-154.6
-197.1
42.5

-14,320.3
-14,353.8
33.5

U.S. assets
Assets excluding financial derivatives
Financial derivatives other than reserves

32,256.3
29,710.6
2,545.7

555.5
942.4
-386.9

(2)
402.7
( 2)

(2)
539.8
( 2)

32,811.8
30,653.0
2,158.8

U.S. liabilities
Liabilities excluding financial derivatives
Financial derivatives other than reserves

46,267.6
43,715.2
2,552.4

864.5
1,291.6
-427.1

(2)
554.7
( 2)

(2)
736.9
( 2)

47,132.1
45,006.8
2,125.3

U.S. net international investment position
Net position excluding financial derivatives
Financial derivatives other than reserves, net

1. Disaggregation of other changes in position into price changes, exchange rate changes, and other changes in volume and valuation
is presented for annual statistics (see table B and table 2 in this release).
2. Financial transactions and other changes in financial derivatives positions are available on a net basis; they are not separately
available for U.S. assets and U.S. liabilities.

U.S. assets increased by $555.5 billion, to a total of $32.81 trillion at the end of the first quarter, mainly
reflecting increases in portfolio investment and direct investment assets that were partly offset by decreases
in financial derivatives. Portfolio investment assets increased by $528.3 billion, to $15.13 trillion, driven
mainly by foreign stock price increases and strong U.S. net purchases of foreign securities; these increases
were partly offset by the depreciation of many major foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar and by foreign
bond price decreases. Direct investment assets increased by $484.7 billion, to $9.89 trillion, driven by foreign
stock price increases that were partly offset by the depreciation of many major foreign currencies against the
U.S. dollar. Financial derivatives decreased by $386.9 billion, to $2.16 trillion, mostly reflecting decreases in
single-currency interest rate contracts.
U.S. liabilities increased by $864.5 billion, to a total of $47.13 trillion at the end of the first quarter, mainly
reflecting increases in direct investment and portfolio investment liabilities that were partly offset by
decreases in financial derivatives. Direct investment liabilities increased by $593.7 billion, to $12.57 trillion,
driven by U.S. stock price increases. Portfolio investment liabilities increased by $552.2 billion, to $25.18
trillion, driven by foreign net purchases of U.S. securities and U.S. stock price increases that were partly
offset by U.S. bond price decreases. Financial derivatives decreased by $427.1 billion, to $2.13 trillion, mostly
reflecting decreases in single-currency interest rate contracts.
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Annual Update
The statistics in this release reflect the annual update of the U.S. international investment position (IIP). With
this update, BEA has incorporated the results of BEA's 2017 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment
in the United States, and other newly available and revised source data. Quarterly statistics are revised for
the first quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2020. Annual statistics are revised for 2017–2020.
The results of the benchmark survey impact direct investment assets and liabilities. Newly available and
revised source data impact all categories of assets and liabilities, except reserve assets that are unrevised
(Table 3).
More information is available in “Preview of the 2021 Annual Update of the International Economic
Accounts” in the April 2021 issue of the Survey of Current Business, and additional information will be
provided in the July issue. An updated and expanded version of the U.S. International Economic Accounts:
Concepts and Methods will be available in July 2021.

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Newly Available and Revised Source Data: Key Providers and Years Affected
Agency
BEA

U.S. Department of
the Treasury

Data
Benchmark, annual, and quarterly direct investment surveys (direct
investment assets and liabilities)
Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities by U.S. and Foreign
Residents (portfolio investment assets and liabilities)
Foreign-Residents’ Holdings of U.S. Securities, including Selected
Money Market Instruments (portfolio investment liabilities)
U.S. Ownership of Foreign Securities, including Selected Money Market
Instruments (portfolio investment assets)
Reports by Financial Institutions of Liabilities to, and Claims on, Foreign
Residents by U.S. Residents (portfolio investment and other investment
assets and liabilities)
Reports of Liabilities to, and Claims on, Unaffiliated Foreign Residents
by U.S. Resident Non-Financial Institutions (portfolio investment and
other investment assets and liabilities)
Reports of Holdings of, and Transactions in, Financial Derivatives
Contracts with Foreign Residents (financial derivatives assets and
liabilities)

Years affected
2017–2020
2019–2020
2020
2019–2020
2017–2020

2019–2020

2019–2020

Annual Update for Year 2020
The U.S. net international investment position was –$14.01 trillion at the end of 2020 compared to –$11.23
trillion at the end of 2019 (Table 2).
The –$2.78 trillion change in the net investment position from the end of 2019 to the end of 2020 came from
net financial transactions of –$653.0 billion and net other changes in position, such as price and exchange
rate changes, of –$2.13 trillion (Table B).
U.S. assets increased by $3.15 trillion, to a total of $32.26 trillion, at the end of 2020, reflecting increases in
all major categories of assets, particularly in portfolio investment, financial derivatives, and direct investment
assets. Portfolio investment assets increased by $1.24 trillion, to $14.61 trillion, and direct investment assets
increased by $702.9 billion, to $9.41 trillion, driven mainly by the appreciation of major foreign currencies
against the U.S. dollar that raised the value of U.S. assets in dollar terms, and to a lesser extent, by financial
transactions. Financial derivatives increased by $755.3 billion, to $2.55 trillion, mostly reflecting increases in
single-currency interest rate contracts.
U.S. liabilities increased by $5.93 trillion, to a total of $46.27 trillion, at the end of 2020, reflecting increases
in all major categories of liabilities, particularly in portfolio investment, direct investment, and financial
derivatives liabilities. Portfolio investment liabilities increased by $3.06 trillion, to $24.63 trillion, and direct
investment liabilities increased by $1.49 trillion, to $11.98 trillion, driven mainly by U.S. stock price increases
and, to a lesser extent, financial transactions. Financial derivatives increased by $782.1 billion, to $2.55
trillion, mostly reflecting increases in single-currency interest rate contracts.

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Table B. Annual Change in the U.S. Net International Investment Position
Billions of dollars

Yearend
position,
2019

U.S. net investment position
-11,231.4
Net position excl. derivatives -11,251.6
Financial derivatives, net
20.2

Change in position in 2020
Attributable to:
Other changes in position
Yearend
Changes
position,
Financial
Exchange in volume
2020
transPrice
Total
rate
and
actions
changes
changes valuation
n.i.e.

Total

-2,779.8
-2,753.0
-26.8

-653.0
-647.2
-5.8

-2,126.8
-2,105.8
-21.0

(1)
-3,169.0
(1 )

(1)
1,010.1
(1 )

(1) -14,011.2
53.1 -14,004.6
(1 )
-6.6

U.S. assets
Assets excl. derivatives
Financial derivatives

29,108.3
27,317.9
1,790.4

3,148.1
2,392.8
755.3

(2)
809.3
(2 )

(2)
1,583.4
(2 )

(2)
345.4
(2 )

(2)
1,097.7
(2 )

(2)
140.3
(2 )

32,256.3
29,710.6
2,545.7

U.S. liabilities
Liabilities excl. derivatives
Financial derivatives

40,339.7
38,569.4
1,770.3

5,927.9
5,145.8
782.1

(2)
1,456.5
(2 )

(2)
3,689.3
(2 )

(2)
3,514.5
(2 )

(2)
87.7
(2 )

(2)
87.1
(2 )

46,267.6
43,715.2
2,552.4

1. Data are not separately available for price changes, exchange rate changes, and changes in volume and valuation n.i.e. (not
included elsewhere).
2. Financial transactions and other changes in financial derivatives positions are available only on a net basis; they are not separately
available for U.S. assets and U.S. liabilities.

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Next release: September 28, 2021, at 8:30 A.M. EDT
U.S. International Investment Position, Second Quarter 2021
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Additional Information
Price changes (only presented for annual statistics in the
June news release) are changes in the value of an asset or
liability due to changes in the market price of a financial
instrument.

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investment position statistics will be provided
next month in the Survey of Current Business.
More information on the international investment
position accounts and a description of the
estimation methods used to compile them is
provided in U.S. International Economic Accounts:
Concepts and Methods.

Exchange rate changes (only presented for annual statistics
in the June news release) are changes in the value of foreigncurrency denominated assets and liabilities due to changes
in the values of foreign currencies relative to the value of the
U.S. dollar.
Changes in volume and valuation n.i.e. (only presented for
annual statistics in the June news release) reflect changes in
position due to year-to-year shifts in the composition of
reporting panels, the incorporation of more comprehensive
annual and benchmark survey results, and revaluations
(holding gains and losses) on assets and liabilities that are
not explained by price changes or exchange rate changes.
Functional categories are the primary classification system
used in the IIP and in the financial account of the ITAs. The
five functional categories are direct investment, portfolio
investment, financial derivatives other than reserves, other
investment, and reserve assets. While the functional
categories are based on features that are relevant for
understanding cross-border financial transactions and
positions, they also take into account some aspects of the
relationship between transactors and the economic
motivation for the investment. Within the functional
categories, the IIP accounts are classified by type of financial
instrument.

Definitions
The international investment position (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. BEA presents IIP statistics at the end
of a quarter or year (March, June, September, and
December). For the June release, BEA also presents statistics
on changes in the yearend position that are disaggregated
into financial transactions, price changes, exchange rate
changes, and changes in volume and valuation not included
elsewhere (n.i.e.).

Financial transactions are transactions between U.S.
residents and nonresidents in financial assets and liabilities.
They are also recorded in the financial account of the
international transactions accounts (ITAs). See Related
Statistics below.

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. Direct
investment positions include positions in equity and debt
instruments. BEA’s IIP statistics feature the market value
measure of direct investment positions, a measure that
values owner’s equity at current-period prices using indexes
of stock market prices.

Other changes in position are changes in the value of U.S.
assets or liabilities arising from any source besides a
financial transaction. Other changes in position include price
changes, exchange rate changes, and changes in volume and
valuation not included elsewhere (n.i.e.).

Portfolio investment consists of cross-border positions
involving equity and investment fund shares and debt
securities, excluding those included in direct investment or
reserve assets. Debt securities are classified by original
maturity (short term vs. long term at the time of issue).

The U.S. net international investment position is defined as
the value of U.S. assets less the value of U.S. liabilities.

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Financial derivatives other than reserves consist of crossborder positions arising from financial contracts that are
linked to underlying financial instruments, commodities, or
indicators. Positions in financial derivatives consist of
contracts with positive and negative fair values. A contract
with a positive fair value is a U.S. asset and represents the
amount that a foreign resident would have to pay to a U.S.
counterparty if the contract were terminated or settled. A
contract with a negative fair value is a U.S. liability and
represents the amount that a U.S. resident would have to
pay to a foreign counterparty if the contract were
terminated or settled. The gross positive (negative) fair
value is the sum across all contracts with positive (negative)
fair values. Fair values differ from notional values, which are
the underlying amounts used to calculate payments on
contracts. Gross positive and gross negative fair values for
financial derivatives positions are available separately in
table 1. However, transactions and other changes in
financial derivatives positions are only available for the net
position in financial derivatives. For other changes in
position for financial derivatives presented in the June news
release, statistics are not separately available for price
changes, exchange rate changes, and changes in volume and
valuation n.i.e.

Release and update schedule
Preliminary quarterly IIP account statistics are released in
March, June, September, and December, approximately 90
days after the end of the reference quarter. These statistics
are updated the following quarter to incorporate new and
revised source data. Quarterly statistics are open for
revision for at least the prior three years in annual updates
released in June. Preliminary annual statistics are released
in March reflecting positions at the end of the fourth quarter
of the previous year. These annual statistics are open for
revision for at least the prior three years in subsequent
annual updates.

Related statistics
The IIP statistics comprise 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.
The international transactions accounts (ITAs) are released
quarterly. Financial transactions reported in the financial
account of the ITAs are one type of change in position
recorded in the IIP. Financial transactions are transactions
between U.S. residents and nonresidents for direct
investment, portfolio investment, other investment, reserve
assets, and financial derivatives.

Other investment includes cross-border positions other
than those included in direct investment, portfolio
investment, financial derivatives, and reserve assets. Other
investment positions consist of positions in other equity
(equity not in the form of securities), currency and deposits,
loans, insurance technical reserves, trade credit and
advances, and, for liabilities, special drawing rights
allocations.

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, detailed annual
and quarterly statistics on direct investment, and annual
statistics on new foreign direct investment in the United
States.

Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily
available to and controlled by U.S. monetary authorities for
meeting balance of payments financing needs, for
intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency
exchange rate, and for other related purposes such as
maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy
and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing. The major
published components are monetary gold, International
Monetary Fund (IMF) special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve
position in the IMF, and other reserve assets.

Statistics on international services include detailed annual
information on trade in services and on services supplied
through the channel of direct investment by affiliates of
multinational enterprises.
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. Net International Investment Position at the End of the Period
Table 2. Change in the Yearend U.S. Net International Investment Position
Table 3. Updates to the U.S. Net International Investment Position at Yearend, 2017-2020

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Table 1. U.S. Net International Investment Position at the End of the Period
[Billions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted]

1 U.S. net international investment position (line 4 less line 36)

-11,231.4

-12,116.9

-12,995.8

-13,767.4

-14,011.2

-14,320.3

Change:
2020Q4 to
2021Q1
-309.0

2

Net international investment position excluding financial derivatives (line 5 less line 37)

-11,251.6

-12,151.0

-13,018.0

-13,794.3

-14,004.6

-14,353.8

-349.2

-2,753.0

2

3

Financial derivatives other than reserves, net (line 6 less line 38)

20.2

34.0

22.2

26.9

-6.6

33.5

40.2

-26.8

3

4 U.S. assets

29,108.3

26,939.7

28,787.7

29,517.7

32,256.3

32,811.8

555.5

3,148.1

4

5

Assets excluding financial derivatives (sum of lines 7, 10, 21, and 27)

27,317.9

23,940.7

26,036.9

26,972.5

29,710.6

30,653.0

942.4

2,392.8

5

6

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross positive fair value (line 15)

1,790.4

2,999.0

2,750.8

2,545.2

2,545.7

2,158.8

-386.9

755.3

6

Line

T ype of investment

2020

2019
Q4

r

Q1

r

Q2

r

2021
Q3

r

Q4

r

Q1

p

Change:
2019Q4 to Line
2020Q4
-2,779.8
1

By functional category:
7

8,702.2

6,946.8

7,925.3

8,346.4

9,405.1

9,889.9

484.7

702.9

7

8

Direct investment at market value
Equity

7,449.1

5,713.6

6,747.3

7,130.4

8,176.6

8,671.8

495.1

727.5

8

9

Debt instruments

1,253.1

1,233.2

1,178.1

1,216.0

1,228.5

1,218.1

-10.4

-24.6

9

10

Portfolio investment

13,366.2

11,013.4

12,382.3

13,045.4

14,605.6

15,133.9

528.3

1,239.4

10

11

Equity and investment fund shares

9,478.0

7,442.6

8,574.9

9,142.7

10,535.9

11,003.1

467.2

1,057.9

11

12

Debt securities

3,888.2

3,570.8

3,807.4

3,902.8

4,069.7

4,130.8

61.1

181.5

12

13

Short term

765.0

642.7

664.1

686.4

720.4

754.4

33.9

-44.6

13

14

Long term

3,123.2

2,928.1

3,143.3

3,216.4

3,349.3

3,376.5

27.2

226.1

14

1,790.4

2,999.0

2,750.8

2,545.2

2,545.7

2,158.8

-386.9

755.3

15

1,755.3

2,911.2

2,699.9

2,493.6

2,491.4

2,098.4

-392.9

736.1

16

1,297.5

2,130.9

2,195.1

1,995.8

1,914.0

1,524.8

-389.2

616.5

17

15
16

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross positive fair value
Over-the-counter contracts

17

Single-currency interest rate contracts

18

Foreign exchange contracts

288.1

482.0

315.6

294.7

372.1

357.9

-14.3

84.0

18

19

Other contracts

169.7

298.3

189.1

203.1

205.3

215.8

10.5

35.6

19

35.1

87.8

50.9

51.6

54.4

60.4

6.0

19.3

20

4,735.0

5,443.0

5,144.2

4,959.4

5,072.6

5,059.2

-13.4

337.6

21

68.0

69.3

69.3

69.6

69.9

71.1

1.2

1.8

22

20
21

Exchange-traded contracts
Other investment

22

Other equity

23

Currency and deposits

2,061.0

2,588.0

2,283.4

2,172.9

2,190.5

2,161.4

-29.1

129.5

23

24

Loans

2,552.4

2,737.0

2,748.1

2,675.2

2,766.7

2,777.4

10.7

214.2

24

25

Insurance technical reserves

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

25

26

T rade credit and advances

53.5

48.5

43.4

41.8

45.6

49.3

3.8

-8.0

26

27

Reserve assets

514.4

537.5

585.1

621.2

627.3

570.1

-57.2

112.9

27

28

Monetary gold

396.1

420.7

462.4

493.4

493.6

442.2

-51.4

97.5

28

29

Special drawing rights

50.7

50.1

50.6

51.7

52.9

52.1

-0.8

2.2

29

30

Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund

26.2

25.5

30.6

33.1

36.4

33.7

-2.7

10.2

30

31

Other reserve assets

41.4

41.1

41.5

42.9

44.4

42.1

-2.3

3.0

31

32

Currency and deposits

29.3

29.5

30.6

32.0

30.0

28.4

-1.6

0.8

32

33

Securities

12.1

11.6

11.0

10.9

14.3

13.7

-0.7

2.2

33

34

Financial derivatives

…..

…..

…..

…..

…..

…..

…..

…..

34

35

Other claims

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

35

36 U.S. liabilities

40,339.7

39,056.6

41,783.5

43,285.1

46,267.6

47,132.1

864.5

5,927.9

36

37

Liabilities excluding financial derivatives (sum of lines 39, 42, and 57)

38,569.4

36,091.6

39,054.9

40,766.9

43,715.2

45,006.8

1,291.6

5,145.8

37

38

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross negative fair value (line 51)

1,770.3

2,965.0

2,728.6

2,518.2

2,552.4

2,125.3

-427.1

782.1

38

By functional category:
39

10,486.0

8,717.6

10,035.5

10,843.1

11,977.9

12,571.6

593.7

1,491.8

39

40

Direct investment at market value
Equity

8,774.6

7,006.1

8,408.9

9,145.6

10,262.0

10,871.2

609.2

1,487.4

40

41

Debt instruments

1,711.5

1,711.5

1,626.7

1,697.5

1,715.9

1,700.4

-15.5

4.4

41

42

Portfolio investment

21,565.5

19,938.1

21,982.2

22,890.9

24,628.4

25,180.6

552.2

3,063.0

42

9,220.4

7,658.2

9,168.9

10,047.2

11,605.6

12,376.0

770.4

2,385.3

43

12,345.1

12,279.9

12,813.3

12,843.7

13,022.8

12,804.6

-218.2

677.7

44

945.1

925.5

1,252.5

1,214.1

1,216.2

1,171.2

-45.0

271.1

45

43

Equity and investment fund shares

44

Debt securities

45

Short term

46

T reasury bills and certificates

716.1

729.5

1,040.6

1,017.3

1,027.3

966.5

-60.8

311.3

46

47

Other short-term securities

229.0

196.0

211.9

196.8

188.8

204.7

15.9

-40.2

47

11,400.0

11,354.3

11,560.8

11,629.7

11,806.6

11,633.4

-173.2

406.6

48

48

Long term

49

T reasury bonds and notes

6,128.1

6,220.0

6,005.9

6,051.9

6,043.4

6,061.9

18.5

-84.7

49

50

Other long-term securities

5,271.9

5,134.3

5,554.9

5,577.8

5,763.2

5,571.5

-191.7

491.3

50

1,770.3

2,965.0

2,728.6

2,518.2

2,552.4

2,125.3

-427.1

782.1

51

1,738.0

2,877.9

2,678.6

2,471.6

2,500.9

2,068.7

-432.1

762.9

52

1,276.3

2,131.8

2,171.6

1,976.5

1,902.2

1,500.0

-402.2

626.0

53

51
52

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross negative fair value
Over-the-counter contracts

53

Single-currency interest rate contracts

54

Foreign exchange contracts

296.1

470.4

318.1

290.3

386.2

340.4

-45.8

90.1

54

55

Other contracts

165.7

275.6

188.9

204.7

212.4

228.3

15.9

46.8

55

32.2

87.1

49.9

46.6

51.5

56.6

5.1

19.3

56

6,517.9

7,435.9

7,037.2

7,032.9

7,108.9

7,254.6

145.7

591.0

57

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

58

56
57

Exchange-traded contracts
Other investment

58

Other equity

59

Currency and deposits

3,467.8

3,975.3

3,735.0

3,735.8

3,804.2

3,893.6

89.4

336.5

59

60

Loans

2,795.1

3,205.8

3,045.4

3,037.4

3,037.7

3,090.0

52.3

242.6

60

61

Insurance technical reserves

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

61

62

T rade credit and advances

206.3

206.7

208.1

209.9

216.2

221.0

4.8

9.9

62

63

Special drawing rights allocations

48.8

48.2

48.6

49.7

50.9

50.1

-0.8

2.0

63

p Preliminary

r Revised

n.a. Not available

..... Not applicable

Note: Details may not add to totals because of rounding.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Table 2. Change in the Yearend U.S. Net International Investment Position
[Billions of dollars]

Line

T ype of investment

Yearend
position,
2019

r

Change in position in 2020
Attributable to:
Other changes in position
T otal

Financial
transactions

Exchange rate

Price
changes

T otal

changes

1

Yearend
position,

Changes in
volume and

Line

2020 r

valuation n.i.e. 2

1 U.S. net international investment position (line 4 less line 36)

-11,231.4

-2,779.8

-653.0

-2,126.8

(4 )

(4 )

(4 )

-14,011.2

1

2

Net international investment position excluding financial derivatives (line 5 less line 37)

-11,251.6

-2,753.0

-647.2

-2,105.8

-3,169.0

1,010.1

53.1

-14,004.6

2

3

Financial derivatives other than reserves, net (line 6 less line 38)

20.2

-26.8

-5.8

-21.0

(4 )

(4 )

(4 )

-6.6

3

4 U.S. assets

29,108.3

3,148.1

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

32,256.3

4

5

Assets excluding financial derivatives (sum of lines 7, 10, 21, and 27)

27,317.9

2,392.8

809.3

1,583.4

345.4

1,097.7

140.3

29,710.6

5

6

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross positive fair value (line 15)

1,790.4

755.3

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

2,545.7

6

By functional category:
7

8,702.2

702.9

311.7

391.2

-20.0

411.7

-0.5

9,405.1

7

8

Direct investment at market value
Equity

7,449.1

727.5

330.9

396.6

-20.0

411.7

4.9

8,176.6

8

9

Debt instruments

1,253.1

-24.6

-19.2

-5.4

…..

…..

-5.4

1,228.5

9

10

Portfolio investment

13,366.2

1,239.4

220.0

1,019.3

267.9

626.6

124.9

14,605.6

10

11

Equity and investment fund shares

9,478.0

1,057.9

241.8

816.1

132.5

575.7

107.8

10,535.9

11

12

Debt securities

3,888.2

181.5

-21.8

203.2

135.4

50.8

17.0

4,069.7

12

13

Short term

765.0

-44.6

-53.8

9.2

…..

5.9

3.3

720.4

13

14

Long term

3,123.2

226.1

32.0

194.1

135.4

45.0

13.7

3,349.3

14

1,790.4

755.3

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

2,545.7

15

1,755.3

736.1

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

2,491.4

16

1,297.5

616.5

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

1,914.0

17

15
16

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross positive fair value
Over-the-counter contracts

17

Single-currency interest rate contracts

18

Foreign exchange contracts

288.1

84.0

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

372.1

18

19

Other contracts

169.7

35.6

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

205.3

19

35.1

19.3

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

(3 )

54.4

20

4,735.0

337.6

268.6

69.0

0

53.1

15.9

5,072.6

21

68.0

1.8

1.8

0.0

0

…..

0.0

69.9

22

20
21

Exchange-traded contracts
Other investment

22

Other equity

23

Currency and deposits

2,061.0

129.5

92.9

36.6

…..

36.6

0.0

2,190.5

23

24

Loans

2,552.4

214.2

182.2

32.0

…..

16.1

15.9

2,766.7

24

25

Insurance technical reserves

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

25

26

T rade credit and advances

53.5

-8.0

-8.3

0.3

…..

0.3

0.0

45.6

26

27

Reserve assets

514.4

112.9

9.0

103.9

97.5

6.4

0.0

627.3

27

28

Monetary gold

396.1

97.5

0.0

97.5

97.5

…..

0.0

493.6

28

29

Special drawing rights

50.7

2.2

0.1

2.1

…..

2.1

0.0

52.9

29

30

Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund

26.2

10.2

8.8

1.4

…..

1.4

0.0

36.4

30

31

Other reserve assets

41.4

3.0

0.1

2.9

0.0

2.9

0.0

44.4

31

32

Currency and deposits

29.3

0.8

-0.1

0.8

…..

1.9

-1.1

30.0

32

33

Securities

12.1

2.2

0.2

2.1

0.0

1.0

1.1

14.3

33

34

Financial derivatives

…..

…..

…..

…..

…..

…..

…..

…..

34

35

Other claims

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

.....

0.0

0.0

0.0

35

3

3

3

3

3

36 U.S. liabilities

40,339.7

5,927.9

()

()

( )

()

()

46,267.6

36

37

38,569.4

5,145.8

1,456.5

3,689.3

3,514.5

87.7

87.1

43,715.2

37

38

Liabilities excluding financial derivatives (sum of lines 39, 42, and 57)
Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross negative fair value (line 51)

3

3

3

3

3

1,770.3

782.1

()

()

( )

()

()

2,552.4

38

By functional category:
39

10,486.0

1,491.8

211.3

1,280.5

1,314.1

…..

-33.6

11,977.9

39

40

Direct investment at market value
Equity

8,774.6

1,487.4

198.3

1,289.1

1,314.1

…..

-25.0

10,262.0

40

41

Debt instruments

1,711.5

4.4

13.0

-8.6

…..

…..

-8.6

1,715.9

41

42

Portfolio investment

21,565.5

3,063.0

710.2

2,352.8

2,200.3

50.2

102.3

24,628.4

42

9,220.4

2,385.3

648.4

1,736.9

1,641.3

…..

95.6

11,605.6

43

12,345.1

677.7

61.8

615.9

559.0

50.2

6.7

13,022.8

44

945.1

271.1

272.5

-1.3

…..

-1.3

0.0

1,216.2

45

43

Equity and investment fund shares

44

Debt securities

45

Short term

46

T reasury bills and certificates

716.1

311.3

311.3

0.0

…..

…..

0.0

1,027.3

46

47

Other short-term securities

229.0

-40.2

-38.8

-1.3

…..

-1.3

0.0

188.8

47

11,400.0

406.6

-210.7

617.3

559.0

51.5

6.7

11,806.6

48

48

Long term

49

T reasury bonds and notes

6,128.1

-84.7

-388.9

304.2

302.7

…..

1.5

6,043.4

49

50

Other long-term securities

5,271.9

491.3

178.2

313.0

256.3

51.5

5.2

51
52
53
54
55
56
57

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross negative fair value
Over-the-counter contracts

1,770.3
1,738.0

Single-currency interest rate contracts

1,276.3

Foreign exchange contracts

296.1

Other contracts

165.7

Exchange-traded contracts
Other investment

5,763.2

50

782.1

3

()

3

()

3

( )

3

()

3

()

2,552.4

51

762.9

3

()

3

()

3

( )

3

()

3

()

2,500.9

52

626.0

3

()

3

()

3

( )

3

()

3

()

1,902.2

53

90.1

3

()

3

()

3

( )

3

()

3

()

386.2

54

46.8

3

()

3

()

3

( )

3

()

3

()

212.4

55

3

3

3

3

3

32.2

19.3

()

()

( )

()

()

51.5

56

6,517.9

591.0

535.1

55.9

…..

37.5

18.4

7,108.9

57

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

58

58

Other equity

59

Currency and deposits

3,467.8

336.5

323.6

12.9

…..

7.5

5.4

3,804.2

59

60

Loans

2,795.1

242.6

198.9

43.7

…..

27.8

16.0

3,037.7

60

61

Insurance technical reserves

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

61

62

T rade credit and advances

206.3

9.9

12.6

-2.7

…..

0.3

-3.0

216.2

62

63
Special drawing rights allocations
48.8
2.0
0.0
2.0
…..
2.0
0.0
50.9
63
r Revised n.a. Not available ..... Not applicable.
1. Represents gains or losses on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities due to their revaluation at current exchange rates.
2. Changes in volume and valuation n.i.e. (not included elsewhere) includes changes due to year to year shifts in the composition of reporting panels and to the incorporation of more comprehensive survey results. Also
includes capital gains and losses of direct investment affiliates and changes in positions that cannot be allocated to financial transactions, price changes, or exchange rate changes.
3. Financial transactions and other changes in financial derivatives positions are available only on a net basis, which is shown on line 3; they are not separately available for gross positive fair values and gross negative fair
values of financial derivatives.
4. Data are not separately available for price changes, exchange rate changes, and changes in volume and valuation n.i.e.
Note: Details may not add to totals because of rounding.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Table 3. Updates to the U.S. Net International Investment Position at Yearend, 2017-2020
[Billions of dollars]
2017
Line

Type of investment

Previously
published

Revised

2018
Previously

Revision

published

Revised

2019
Revision

Previously
published

Revised

2020
Revision

Previously
published

Revised

Revision

Line

1 U.S. net international investment position (line 4 less line 10)

-7,622.2

-7,673.0

-50.8

-9,674.4

-9,684.7

-10.2

-11,050.5

-11,231.4

-180.9

-14,092.1

-14,011.2

80.9

1

2

Net international investment position excluding financial derivatives

-7,659.9

-7,710.6

-50.8

-9,716.5

-9,726.7

-10.2

-11,070.7

-11,251.6

-180.9

-14,085.5

-14,004.6

80.9

2

3

Financial derivatives other than reserves, net (line 7 less line 13)

37.6

37.6

0.0

42.0

42.0

0.0

20.2

20.2

0.0

-6.6

-6.6

0.0

3

27,772.3

27,739.8

-32.5

25,233.8

25,217.9

-15.9

29,152.8

29,108.3

-44.5

32,156.0

32,256.3

100.3

4

8,923.1

8,893.9

-29.1

7,443.9

7,417.4

-26.6

8,798.7

8,702.2

-96.4

9,295.6

9,405.1

109.6

5

12,571.5

12,571.5

0.0

11,433.6

11,433.6

0.0

13,375.9

13,366.2

-9.7

14,672.6

14,605.6

-67.0

6

4 U.S. assets
5

Direct investment at market value

6

Portfolio investment

7

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross positive fair value

1,560.8

1,560.8

0.0

1,449.6

1,449.6

0.0

1,790.4

1,790.4

0.0

2,545.7

2,545.7

0.0

7

8

Other investment

4,267.3

4,263.9

-3.4

4,457.6

4,468.3

10.7

4,673.4

4,735.0

61.6

5,014.8

5,072.6

57.8

8

9

Reserve assets

449.7

449.7

0.0

449.1

449.1

0.0

514.4

514.4

0.0

627.3

627.3

0.0

9

35,394.5

35,412.8

18.3

34,908.2

34,902.6

-5.6

40,203.3

40,339.7

136.4

46,248.1

46,267.6

19.5

10

10 U.S. liabilities
11

Direct investment at market value

12

Portfolio investment

13
14

8,814.8

8,835.3

20.4

8,401.7

8,393.5

-8.2

10,547.1

10,486.0

-61.1

11,969.7

11,977.9

8.2

11

19,398.3

19,398.3

0.0

18,844.2

18,844.2

0.0

21,389.8

21,565.5

175.7

24,666.4

24,628.4

-38.0

12

Financial derivatives other than reserves, gross negative fair value

1,523.2

1,523.2

0.0

1,407.5

1,407.5

0.0

1,770.3

1,770.3

0.0

2,552.4

2,552.4

0.0

13

Other investment

5,658.3

5,656.1

-2.2

6,254.8

6,257.4

2.5

6,496.2

6,517.9

21.8

7,059.6

7,108.9

49.3

14

Note: Details may not add to totals because of rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

– 10 –