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Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2018
The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, decreased $62.3 billion
to $5.95 trillion at the end of 2018 from $6.01 trillion at the end of 2017, according to statistics released
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The decrease was due to the repatriation of accumulated
prior earnings by U.S. multinationals from their foreign affiliates, largely in response to the 2017 Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act. The decrease reflected a $75.8 billion decrease in the position in Latin America and
Other Western Hemisphere, primarily in Bermuda. By industry, holding company affiliates owned by U.S.
manufacturers accounted for most of the decrease.
The foreign direct investment in the United States position increased $319.1 billion to $4.34 trillion at
the end of 2018 from $4.03 trillion at the end of 2017. The increase mainly reflected a $226.1 billion
increase in the position from Europe, primarily the Netherlands and Ireland. By industry, affiliates in
manufacturing, retail trade, and real estate accounted for the largest increases.
Direct Investment Positions, 2017–2018
Billion $

2018

2017

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

3,610.4
3,553.4
886.3

401.9

1,008.1
72.2

47.8

453.1
131.4
124.9
28.4
26.0
5.6

Africa

50.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

511.2

Middle East

69.1

1,000

684.6

Latin America
and Other Western
Hemisphere

932.3

2,000

710.6

Canada

391.2

3,000

2,731.3

Asia and Pacific

941.2

4,000

2,957.4

Europe

0

5.6
0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

Effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
The TCJA generally eliminated taxes on dividends, or repatriated earnings, to U.S. multinationals from
their foreign affiliates. Dividends of $776.5 billion in 2018 exceeded earnings for the year, which led to
negative reinvestment of earnings, decreasing the investment position for the first time since 1982.
Tables 3 and 4 provide information on the country and industry breakdown of dividends.
By country, nearly half of the dividends in 2018 were repatriated from affiliates in Bermuda ($231.0
billion) and the Netherlands ($138.8 billion). Ireland was the third largest source of dividends, but its
value is suppressed due to confidentiality requirements. By industry, U.S. multinationals in chemical
manufacturing ($209.1 billion) and computers and electronic products manufacturing ($195.9 billion)
repatriated the most in 2018.

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 2018. The U.S. direct
investment abroad position remained the largest in the Netherlands at $883.2 billion, followed by the
United Kingdom ($757.8 billion), Luxembourg ($713.8 billion), Ireland ($442.2 billion), and Canada
($401.9 billion).
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 2018. 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 54.0 percent of the position, followed by MNEs in finance and insurance (12.1 percent).

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U.S. MNEs earned income of $531.0 billion in 2018 on their cumulative investment abroad, a 12.8
percent increase from 2017.
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 2018. The United Kingdom remained the top investing country with a position of $560.9 billion.
Canada ($511.2 billion) moved up one position from 2017 to be the second largest investing country,
moving Japan ($484.4 billion) into third, while the Netherlands ($479.0 billion) and Luxembourg ($356.0
billion) switched places as the fourth and fifth largest investing countries at the end of 2018.
By country of the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO), the top five countries in terms of position were the
United Kingdom ($597.2 billion), Canada ($588.4 billion), Japan ($488.7 billion), Germany ($474.5
billion), and Ireland ($385.3 billion). On this basis, investment from the Netherlands and Luxembourg
was much lower than by 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 40.8 percent of the position. There was also sizable investment in finance and insurance
(12.1 percent).
Foreign MNEs earned income of $208.1 billion in 2018 on their cumulative investment in the United
States, a 19.7 percent increase from 2017.
Updates to Direct Investment Statistics Delayed
Updates to BEA’s detailed country and industry statistics for U.S. direct investment abroad and for
foreign direct investment in the United States for 2016 and 2017 were delayed due to the impact of the
partial federal government shutdown that started in late December 2018. BEA will update the 2016 and
2017 statistics in 2020 along with updates to the 2018 statistics.

Next release: July 2020
Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2019

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Additional Information
Resources
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Direct investment financial transactions a re fi nancial
tra ns actions that increase or decrease financial claims and
l i abilities between the pa rent group a nd their affiliates.
Di rect i nvestment fi nancial tra ns actions cons ist of
rei nvestment of ea rnings, equity i nvestment other than
rei nvestment of ea rnings, a nd i nvestment i n debt
i ns truments.

More s ta tistics on di rect i nvestment by country
a nd i ndustry a re available on the BEA website.
A des cription of the estimation methods used to
compi le statistics on direct investment by country
a nd i ndustry i s provi ded i n U.S. International
Economic Accounts: Concepts and Methods.
Sta y i nformed a bout BEA developments by
rea ding the BEA blog, signing up for BEA’s email
s ubscription service, or following BEA on Twitter
@BEA_News
Hi s torical time series for these estimates can be
a ccessed in BEA’s i nteractive data application.
Summa ry data by country a re a vailable i n BEA’s
International Tra de a nd Investment Country
Fa cts .
Acces s BEA da ta by regi stering for BEA’s Data
Appl ication Programming Interface (API).
Addi tional i nformation on di rect i nvestment
pos itions will be published in the August issue of
the Survey of Current Business.

Reinvestment of earnings i s the difference between an
a ffi liate’s tota l earnings l ess dividends. It repres ents the
pa rt of ea rnings that a re reinvested i n the affiliate rather
tha n repatriated to the parent.
Equity investment other than reinvestment of earnings is
mea sured as the difference between equity i ncreases and
decreases. Equity i ncreases are tra nsactions that result in
the pa rent i ncreasing their equity i nterest i n their affiliate.
Equi ty decreases are transactions that result in the parent
reduci ng their equity i nterest in their a ffiliate.
Debt instruments investment refl ects parent group lending
to a nd borrowing from their a ffiliates.

Definitions

Income ea rned on di rect i nvestment i ncludes i ncome on
equity—whether profits or losses and whether distributed
or rei nvested—and net i nterest on debt.

Direct investment i s a n i nvestment by a n entity resident in
one economy tha t represents a lasting i nterest, defined as
10 percent or more voti ng ownership, i n a n enterprise
res i dent i n another economy.

Statistical conventions
BEA’s di rect i nvestment s tatistics a re pri marily based on
da ta reported i n the Qua rterly Survey of U.S. Di rect
Investment Abroad (BE-577) a nd the Qua rterly Survey of
Forei gn Di rect Investment i n the Uni ted Sta tes (BE-605).
Both s urveys are conducted by BEA.

A foreign affiliate i s a foreign business enterprise that is at
l east 10 percent owned by a single U.S. person or entity.
A U.S. parent i s a U.S. person or entity that owns 10 percent
or more of a foreign business enterprise.
A U.S. affiliate i s a U.S. business enterprise that is at least
10 percent owned by a single foreign person or entity.

The countries i dentified in this release reflect the location
of the i mmediate counterpart, unless otherwise noted. The
countri es identified for the U.S. direct i nvestment abroad
pos ition ma y not refl ect the ul timate destination of the
funds. Li kewise, the countries i dentified for the foreign
di rect i nvestment position i n United States may not reflect
the ultimate source of the funds, which is often the ultimate
beneficial owner.

A foreign parent i s the fi rst person or entity outside the
Uni ted States in a U.S. a ffiliate’s ownership chain that has a
di rect i nvestment i nterest in the affiliate.
The ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) i s tha t person or
enti ty, proceeding up a foreign parent’s ownership chain,
tha t i s not owned more than 50 percent by a nother person
or enti ty.

The di rect investment positions in this release are valued at
hi s torical cos t. Pos itions reflect the book va l ue of di rect
i nvestors’ equity i n, a nd net outstanding l oans to, their
a ffi liates. Thi s va l uation i s derived pri ncipally from the
a ccounting records of a ffiliates, whi ch a re pri marily
compi led under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting
Pri nci ples (GAAP) or International Fi nancial Reporting
Sta ndards (IFRS). Thi s di ffers from the ma rket value
mea sure featured in the U.S. net international investment
pos ition accounts.

The direct investment position i s the va l ue of di rect
i nvestors’ equity i n, a nd net outstanding l oans to, their
a ffi liates. Cha nges i n the pos ition res ult from fi nancial
tra ns actions a nd other changes, i ncluding capital gains and
l osses, currency-tra nslation a djustments, a nd other
cha nges i n volume a nd va luation, s uch as a djustments to
book va lue from affiliates’ current sale or purchase price.

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Thi s release presents s tatistics on a directional basis rather
tha n the on the a s set/liability ba sis featured i n the U.S.
i nternational tra nsactions a ccounts a nd the U.S. net
i nternational i nvestment pos ition a ccounts. On a
di rectional basis, direct investment claims and liabilities are
cl a ssified according to whether the direct investor i s a U.S.
res i dent or a forei gn res ident. U.S. di rect i nvestment
a broad occurs between a U.S. pa rent a nd i ts foreign
a ffi liates. Foreign di rect i nvestment i n the Uni ted States
occurs between a foreign parent and its U.S. affiliates. On
a n a s set/liability ba s is, di rect i nvestment s ta tistics are
orga nized according to whether the i nvestment relates to
a n a sset or liability for U.S. parents or for U.S. affiliates of
forei gn parents.

a cti vi ties of U.S. MNEs a nd U.S. a ffiliates of foreign MNEs
a s well as on new foreign direct investment in the United
Sta tes.

Related Statistics

Sta ti stics on international services, released a nnually,
i ncl ude detailed a nnual information on tra de in services
a nd on services s upplied through the channel of direct
i nvestment by a ffiliates of MNEs.

The i nternational i nvestment position (IIP) a ccounts are
rel eased quarterly. The IIP is a statistical balance s heet
tha t presents the dollar value of U.S. fi nancial assets and
l i abilities with respect to foreign residents at a specific
poi nt in time.
The i nternational tra nsactions accounts (ITAs) a re released
qua rterly. The ITAs are a s tatistical s ummary of economic
a cti vi ty between U.S. residents and the residents of other
countri es.

Sta ti stics on direct investment by country a nd i ndustry a re
one part of a broader s et of U.S. international economic
a ccounts that, ta ken together, provide a comprehensive,
i ntegrated and detailed picture of U.S. international
economic a ctivities.

U.S. i nternational trade in goods and services, released by
BEA a nd the U.S. Census Bureau, provi des monthly statistics
on tra de in goods a nd s ervices.

Sta ti stics on direct investment a nd multinational
enterprises (MNEs) include annual statistics on the

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, 2015-2018

All countries

Direct investment position on a
historical-cost basis
2015
2016
2017
5,289,071
5,586,030
6,013,335
361,954
365,375
391,208
3,075,567
3,309,782
3,553,429
6,508
6,871
7,819
48,096
51,589
54,954
6,343
4,888
5,406
15,794
17,018
13,873
1,258
3,200
3,318
81,274
80,739
85,572
120,519
133,696
136,128
1,007
1,042
1,224
7,625
7,223
7,131
337,831
391,264
446,383
30,869
30,922
30,708
599,001
640,646
676,418
829,693
898,495
936,728
31,697
29,230
29,187
11,872
11,863
12,604
1,971
1,985
2,060
10,259
14,520
13,881
36,075
33,484
33,128
32,593
31,723
34,622
171,342
187,048
249,968
3,798
3,852
4,266
632,327
686,048
747,571
57,815
42,434
20,482
902,642
929,459
1,008,080
129,303
135,681
133,972
14,624
14,057
14,907
56,847
66,418
68,272
28,134
28,959
25,884
7,750
7,467
7,222
913
1,036
779
7,573
5,742
6,370
9,825
7,364
6,632
3,638
4,638
3,906
112,690
111,723
121,695
1,642
1,349
1,567
1,274
1,283
1,405
101,326
100,734
109,671
4,447
4,301
4,706
4,001
4,056
4,346
660,650
682,056
752,413
14,084
20,194
20,368
303,244
314,853
346,804
1,079
1,226
2,140
303,438
306,512
331,391
38,805
39,272
51,711
52,004
51,689
50,285
14,068
12,561
9,352
5,872
4,349
5,774
6,926
6,659
7,334
25,139
28,120
27,824
49,802
48,593
69,132
10,251
10,325
26,667
10,025
10,585
11,085
16,205
13,568
16,785
13,321
14,114
14,595
847,102
881,132
941,202
160,061
166,430
168,855
92,150
97,287
107,556
69,367
68,944
81,234
35,361
38,634
44,458
15,717
14,944
15,171
106,932
124,550
129,064
38,608
38,493
41,602
15,765
14,606
15,080
11,427
11,948
11,938
5,992
6,325
7,116
253,277
255,344
274,260
15,295
15,935
17,031
17,942
18,021
15,006
9,209
9,669
12,830

[Millions of dollars]
Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment
(outflows (+), inflows (-))
2018
2015
2016
2017
2018
5,950,991
264,359
289,261
300,378
-90,623
401,874
10,114
13,822
18,624
19,695
3,610,432
152,317
186,333
163,989
51,832
8,579
92
310
1,030
575
64,051
3,014
2,522
1,318
9,937
6,737
433
-497
246
1,394
13,205
-122
1,758
-1,763
-1,114
2,482
-1,322
2,055
-444
-384
86,863
4,156
1,053
2,742
1,560
140,331
1,691
4,424
2,148
2,632
1,415
1,054
45
62
100
7,811
163
-476
510
1,212
442,167
69,631
50,035
44,669
-10,522
38,479
800
-74
705
7,551
713,829
-365
30,833
33,444
37,632
883,188
41,337
44,203
34,542
-26,517
27,913
-235
285
-542
-1,960
12,977
72
613
8
1,094
2,825
15
75
-5
267
14,795
539
1,175
-934
1,363
36,962
1,387
1
388
4,124
39,307
50
1,462
1,259
5,886
278,044
17,059
20,732
30,026
2,994
4,656
333
312
481
778
757,781
14,426
33,469
23,093
8,618
26,034
-1,892
-7,981
-8,994
4,613
932,320
51,917
58,573
63,048
-128,491
140,016
1,402
2,821
-1,984
5,060
15,196
813
223
1,414
2,396
70,878
448
3,796
2,576
2,410
26,146
1,450
346
-1,793
363
7,737
770
-508
-66
768
898
-41
46
-203
160
6,403
-477
-154
551
-932
6,478
-1,449
-1,154
-670
-292
6,279
-112
227
-3,793
186
126,571
7,241
6,091
7,211
6,988
1,625
70
66
194
42
504
425
9
98
-902
114,877
7,255
5,212
6,334
7,180
5,050
-189
599
261
424
4,515
-321
204
326
245
665,733
43,275
49,661
57,820
-140,539
33,276
506
6,435
451
2,776
249,386
25,106
31,015
30,031
-158,148
2,020
199
-201
872
-96
334,477
20,608
11,148
25,731
21,923
46,574
-3,145
1,265
736
-6,994
47,796
829
-2,109
332
353
8,384
325
-801
-1,705
428
5,630
1,094
-131
1,667
-92
7,621
-205
-318
596
847
26,161
-384
-859
-225
-830
72,236
1,562
-237
4,849
4,117
27,144
553
463
734
581
11,379
1,322
729
482
335
17,303
-565
-2,437
3,117
627
16,411
253
1,008
516
2,575
886,333
47,619
32,879
49,537
-38,129
162,983
271
6,739
-414
-2,992
116,518
6,029
8,561
9,850
7,592
82,546
4,988
466
5,374
1,242
45,984
3,820
3,786
4,238
2,080
11,140
176
-452
262
-3,051
125,488
5,177
-1,398
9,653
3,289
41,532
2,225
1,902
1,693
-455
13,581
2,054
-1,083
404
-88
11,289
145
428
6
-336
7,645
75
546
749
689
218,835
21,390
10,945
17,219
-47,508
17,530
751
543
471
529
17,667
200
1,495
-3,357
44
13,595
318
401
3,389
835

Income without current cost adjustment
2015
433,333
21,096
244,558
172
3,244
596
668
109
1,445
6,322
19
591
56,589
1,622
28,340
70,573
1,750
601
207
630
3,088
809
28,953
412
39,022
-1,204
82,212
7,071
1,451
2,068
2,091
286
99
151
1,094
-170
7,963
174
61
7,351
308
68
67,178
1,392
38,357
361
23,664
3,405
2,915
105
1,120
420
1,270
9,256
260
1,355
1,809
5,832
73,296
8,743
10,674
5,663
3,110
989
12,365
2,867
1,539
537
435
22,937
1,177
1,315
946

2016
427,542
19,077
241,450
409
4,343
481
741
126
2,820
4,851
127
455
52,366
1,792
34,819
72,130
854
1,060
232
1,008
1,958
463
30,321
320
36,299
-6,525
83,885
6,182
1,723
2,390
1,636
343
147
321
-475
97
7,812
125
111
6,514
474
588
69,892
972
41,554
350
26,279
738
2,208
113
696
292
1,107
5,753
546
1,105
1,272
2,829
75,168
6,881
12,106
4,407
4,112
1,161
12,832
2,475
957
531
814
25,002
1,334
1,675
879

2017
470,933
27,354
264,804
471
6,166
473
471
285
3,010
6,156
130
656
51,804
1,457
36,825
76,083
1,630
666
272
1,331
3,229
1,880
30,474
577
41,311
-555
86,118
8,928
1,965
3,389
1,810
731
125
484
51
372
10,122
127
68
8,962
603
361
67,069
91
32,341
370
33,235
1,032
3,435
508
821
852
1,255
7,454
560
1,147
1,503
4,244
81,767
7,912
13,417
6,056
4,983
1,472
13,681
2,228
1,012
633
1,096
24,496
1,407
2,298
1,077

2018
531,010
30,619
288,000
804
5,713
560
192
115
1,587
6,810
200
570
53,071
1,534
36,050
86,618
1,505
1,096
165
1,338
3,257
1,181
31,408
639
46,751
6,837
101,329
10,366
1,450
3,846
2,326
1,139
60
741
261
543
9,639
143
-77
8,562
618
393
81,324
2,825
35,178
412
41,804
1,106
4,182
1,031
452
668
2,031
8,063
381
1,020
1,366
5,295
98,816
10,254
13,073
7,867
4,482
3,483
13,088
2,963
1,182
595
837
35,579
1,493
2,575
1,344

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
Korea, Republic of
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Other
Addenda:
European Union (28) 2
2,810,011
3,041,226
3,244,095
3,269,739
136,756
170,941
143,443
43,887
214,242
215,648
231,858
246,856
OPEC 3
57,877
67,503
57,334
60,742
-537
-2,100
4,076
3,377
11,332
7,222
8,390
9,228
1. The “United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean” is composed of the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
2. The European Union (28) is composed of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
3. OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is composed of Algeria, Angola, Congo (Brazzaville), Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,
and Venezuela. Data for this memorandum item reflect the OPEC membership during the reference period.
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, 2015-2018

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
historical-cost basis
(outflows (+), inflows (-))
2015
2016
2017
2018
2015
2016
2017
2018
5,289,071
5,586,030
6,013,335
5,950,991
264,359
289,261
300,378
-90,623
180,418
169,643
159,493
156,795
416
-4,488
-16,672
-4,259
693,847
735,648
870,099
902,555
43,502
52,609
77,073
50,911
81,914
76,596
86,403
90,879
4,449
3,059
5,330
2,034
151,369
165,242
213,110
203,002
6,470
14,945
15,639
17,852
34,506
33,687
40,289
45,100
503
-923
4,809
2,025
45,932
56,221
62,286
63,981
3,110
4,151
4,284
2,495
97,641
98,246
126,402
152,302
6,440
12,427
16,218
13,123
17,591
15,029
17,296
18,027
1,545
196
1,649
824
62,087
73,112
84,912
86,189
11,282
7,446
9,160
3,376
202,807
217,516
239,401
243,073
9,704
11,307
19,984
9,182
225,217
238,213
253,645
221,683
9,495
16,629
11,628
-17,785
198,689
207,182
226,576
286,330
13,488
21,503
19,997
51,810
118,271
119,325
117,437
124,479
-6,448
2,503
-4,445
5,887
719,608
738,837
826,391
904,858
15,632
13,705
46,542
110,519
117,646
124,342
127,093
138,790
5,121
9,759
176
10,292
2,686,477
2,864,411
2,996,212
2,779,549
161,310
146,599
125,603
-318,841
348,898
388,427
436,390
435,952
21,842
30,442
40,476
20,844

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Income without current cost adjustment
2015
433,333
3,541
67,102
4,149
18,114
1,721
3,495
10,868
1,461
10,632
16,662
19,129
14,756
3,521
45,760
11,145
233,272
35,108

2016
427,542
3,157
72,037
3,509
22,280
2,147
3,922
13,936
1,041
7,699
17,504
20,873
17,485
7,165
39,226
13,511
216,381
37,707

2017
470,933
9,819
81,077
4,180
24,246
1,861
4,973
13,609
1,538
9,937
20,733
21,652
17,566
7,090
47,174
13,909
230,655
41,990

2018
531,010
14,932
79,791
4,057
20,039
2,635
6,458
18,356
1,373
7,991
18,881
26,656
16,781
9,141
57,372
9,577
278,233
38,526

Table 3. U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Dividends by Country of Foreign Affiliate, 2017 - 2018
[Millions of dollars]

2018
2017
All countries
155,081
776,513
Canada
4,927
9,133
Europe
84,615
395,723
of which:
Netherlands
29,546
138,751
Ireland
795
(D)
United Kingdom
17,617
40,174
Switzerland
14,759
32,400
Luxembourg
6,530
28,527
Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere
25,521
267,012
of which:
Bermuda
9,155
230,950
U.K. Islands, Caribbean 1
3,887
14,756
Africa
(D)
1,730
Middle East
(D)
6,313
Asia and Pacific
31,381
96,601
of which:
Singapore
7,310
53,553
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 - 2018
[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 (implied)
Wholesale trade
Information
Depository institutions (banking)
Finance (except depository institutions) and insurance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Holding companies
Other industries
D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of data of individual companies.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

2017
155,081
1,003
89,532
1,286
34,846
718
2,634
5,405
1,419
5,724
37,501
3,684
3,919
1,175
38,950
1,244
3,667
11,906

2018
776,513
5,374
505,245
8,843
209,079
2,967
7,056
195,881
3,970
25,010
52,440
7,191
(D)
6,567
79,120
4,382
3,415
(D)

Table 5. U.S. Direct Investment Position Abroad, by Industry of Affiliate and by Industry of U.S. Parent, 2015-2018

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]
2015
2016
2017
2018
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
5,289,071
5,289,071
5,586,030
5,586,030
6,013,335
6,013,335
5,950,991
5,950,991
180,418
121,066
169,643
111,609
159,493
122,893
156,795
117,731
693,847
2,942,200
735,648
3,110,330
870,099
3,342,151
902,555
3,211,967
81,914
180,981
76,596
184,326
86,403
203,112
90,879
205,067
151,369
831,162
165,242
913,197
213,110
982,815
203,002
972,367
34,506
86,438
33,687
56,639
40,289
62,059
45,100
65,562
45,932
155,422
56,221
163,086
62,286
182,320
63,981
183,400
97,641
475,559
98,246
511,101
126,402
587,117
152,302
481,462
17,591
66,543
15,029
70,174
17,296
75,385
18,027
75,442
62,087
358,978
73,112
367,352
84,912
384,596
86,189
363,692
202,807
787,117
217,516
844,455
239,401
864,746
243,073
864,975
225,217
217,600
238,213
209,663
253,645
229,705
221,683
228,352
198,689
323,724
207,182
344,756
226,576
392,692
286,330
415,062
118,271
238,950
119,325
232,911
117,437
251,585
124,479
260,467
719,608
660,699
738,837
698,889
826,391
747,080
904,858
717,725
117,646
200,742
124,342
236,407
127,093
246,747
138,790
296,803
2,686,477
109,540
2,864,411
88,713
2,996,212
92,932
2,779,549
103,506
348,898
474,550
388,427
552,752
436,390
587,553
435,952
599,378

Addendum:
Petroleum 1
177,829
603,434
167,336
579,734
159,916
587,477
155,103
580,341
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

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Table 6. U.S. Direct Investment Position Abroad on a Historical-Cost Basis, Country by Industry of Foreign Affiliate, 2018
[Millions of dollars]

Manufacturing

All industries

Mining

Total

Food

Finance
(except
Professional,
Electrical
Primary
Computers
Wholesale
Depository depository scientific, and
equipment,
Information
and
and
Transportation
Other
trade
institutions
institutions)
technical
appliances,
Chemicals
Machinery
fabricated
electronic
equipment
manufacturing
and
services
and
metals
products
insurance
components
203,002
45,100
63,981
152,302
18,027
86,189
243,073
221,683
286,330
124,479
904,858
138,790
19,529
7,109
3,401
7,901
3,000
12,534
48,162
29,061
10,650
4,822
54,458
9,745
113,416
21,809
39,033
66,873
7,537
28,701
126,372
82,846
207,655
54,710
493,310
74,060
200
(D)
210
1,192
(D)
53
495
1,063
(D)
(D)
1,885
771
18,476
85
711
4,571
(D)
613
(D)
9,027
740
(D)
7,810
1,809
1,202
38
208
510
15
2,090
(D)
-40
249
(D)
-32
191
61
217
438
551
(D)
(*)
2,569
943
748
-2
2,327
340
79
(D)
(D)
260
27
(*)
984
197
2
(D)
-9
574
3,161
4,395
2,815
1,269
972
583
8,014
5,780
2,171
2,035
19,198
3,122
7,236
722
6,848
5,039
620
2,341
8,789
11,602
8,922
(D)
17,565
6,694
156
(*)
9
(D)
3
0
1,247
96
45
(D)
(D)
65
11
4
33
372
-10
1,229
(D)
921
650
36
(D)
66
17,438
132
149
18,772
(D)
365
(D)
520
59,415
(D)
82,575
7,720
2,266
1,347
646
1,295
138
655
4,082
3,674
9,629
93
5,689
1,363
3
(D)
34
(D)
(D)
912
7,511
1,504
3,540
5,236
48,875
2,642
18,509
672
7,706
8,307
-68
2,898
32,696
9,614
27,435
(D)
50,569
2,210
329
(D)
841
226
(D)
1
(D)
310
3,202
1
409
383
873
347
-128
248
(D)
2,717
(D)
2,061
95
(D)
226
518
90
41
51
46
-1
202
(D)
812
144
-5
291
389
530
(D)
315
553
(D)
(D)
1,290
1,449
1,214
(D)
327
845
5,834
25
454
2,527
507
3,585
1,513
3,039
3,600
1,078
2,465
515
(D)
(D)
217
3,518
(D)
559
759
2,566
2,637
(D)
4,137
1,671
19,864
(D)
3,819
7,355
1,957
(D)
17,225
13,298
7,972
(D)
19,735
4,668
400
-29
(D)
446
(*)
516
758
1,177
-132
152
462
133
13,241
5,918
12,619
9,965
1,112
5,872
23,125
12,206
74,037
11,315
225,975
35,824
(D)
131
(D)
(D)
(D)
1,140
745
1,027
(D)
(D)
1,690
1,549

Holding
companies
(nonbank)

Other
industries

All countries
5,950,991
156,795
902,555
90,879
2,779,549
435,952
Canada
401,874
14,119
110,075
8,438
105,013
63,931
Europe
3,610,432
25,328
455,679
51,939
1,961,305
255,539
Austria
8,579
(D)
2,499
49
456
657
Belgium
64,051
(D)
36,634
1,786
996
(D)
Czech Republic
6,737
0
5,419
(D)
(D)
(D)
Denmark
13,205
(D)
4,151
(D)
4,836
(D)
Finland
2,482
0
2,082
(D)
(D)
(D)
France
86,863
234
27,771
6,562
16,343
10,208
Germany
140,331
(D)
32,204
609
58,365
(D)
Greece
1,415
0
1,520
(D)
(*)
-75
Hungary
7,811
(D)
1,955
(D)
1,804
263
Ireland
442,167
(D)
40,302
547
144,175
(D)
Italy
38,479
358
12,442
2,013
1,409
3,823
Luxembourg
713,829
(D)
10,711
1
617,590
(D)
Netherlands
883,188
1,636
77,039
6,319
682,586
(D)
Norway
27,913
5,095
2,383
(D)
(D)
(D)
Poland
12,977
(*)
6,495
1,358
(D)
(D)
Portugal
2,825
0
475
(D)
(D)
(D)
Russia
14,795
(D)
6,332
1,749
1,215
(D)
Spain
36,962
(D)
16,201
1,756
8,430
(D)
Sweden
39,307
(D)
11,293
(D)
14,746
2,236
Switzerland
278,044
(D)
54,669
75
136,979
32,953
Turkey
4,656
(D)
2,566
(D)
(D)
333
United Kingdom
757,781
6,273
96,887
25,034
245,720
49,544
Other
26,034
2,300
3,646
628
10,649
3,384
Latin America and Other Western
Hemisphere
932,320
55,254
97,905
8,672
19,624
7,723
6,870
8,459
3,114
20,178
23,265
36,639
21,640
23,752
234,963
7,240
418,032
36,895
South America
140,016
28,494
37,791
3,953
11,799
4,413
3,723
815
788
4,331
7,969
6,164
9,646
(D)
22,571
2,813
16,202
(D)
Argentina
15,196
1,011
2,975
65
1,465
(D)
373
(D)
24
617
986
484
2,363
1,112
764
70
(D)
(D)
Brazil
70,878
8,969
22,906
2,059
6,300
4,478
3,085
847
322
2,322
3,493
2,666
4,083
(D)
13,678
1,781
6,078
(D)
Chile
26,146
7,342
6,048
85
2,617
-117
94
343
(D)
(D)
2,266
1,637
901
(D)
6,066
615
1,705
(D)
Colombia
7,737
2,658
2,593
233
908
(D)
12
318
(D)
206
653
608
286
(D)
638
501
-428
(D)
Ecuador
898
454
411
(D)
-40
(D)
2
5
(D)
(D)
103
226
(D)
(D)
265
(D)
(D)
28
Peru
6,403
4,074
655
86
158
(*)
88
(D)
10
(*)
(D)
281
58
(D)
262
249
102
(D)
Venezuela
6,478
557
1,959
(D)
355
(D)
60
(D)
18
(D)
61
64
1,642
0
(D)
252
1,031
(D)
Other
6,279
3,429
245
72
37
0
8
18
(D)
4
(D)
198
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
494
Central America
126,571
13,166
49,421
4,672
7,598
(D)
(D)
1,438
2,322
15,869
12,118
4,251
811
(D)
17,863
732
23,860
(D)
Costa Rica
1,625
0
1,315
23
395
5
1
255
(D)
(*)
(D)
-75
-1
(D)
(D)
94
(D)
-291
Honduras
504
0
156
(D)
12
0
0
(D)
(*)
(D)
65
-25
4
(D)
(D)
2
0
61
Mexico
114,877
12,957
46,724
4,578
7,020
2,829
2,516
1,227
2,138
(D)
(D)
3,983
763
(D)
15,580
566
19,975
(D)
Panama
5,050
209
122
15
102
(D)
6
(D)
3
0
-36
270
14
(D)
184
56
3,816
(D)
Other
4,515
(*)
1,104
(D)
68
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(*)
(D)
98
31
(D)
(D)
14
(D)
482
Other Western Hemisphere
665,733
13,594
10,693
48
227
(D)
(D)
6,206
4
-22
3,179
26,223
11,183
14,812
194,528
3,695
377,969
13,035
Barbados
33,276
13
69
(D)
(D)
0
4
9
0
(*)
(*)
(D)
4
0
21,244
(D)
4,671
(D)
Bermuda
249,386
-146
2,505
0
45
0
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
(D)
(D)
6,689
395
56,991
(D)
163,149
814
Dominican Republic
2,020
0
1,415
-37
(D)
(D)
(*)
(*)
(*)
0
1,395
79
60
(D)
9
-4
10
(D)
United Kingdom Islands,
Caribbean 1
334,477
8,759
6,190
0
68
15
(D)
(D)
4
(D)
(D)
1,104
3,574
13,165
103,368
-165
191,204
7,278
Other
46,574
4,967
514
(D)
(D)
(D)
(*)
-9
0
0
22
4,321
856
(D)
12,916
368
18,935
(D)
Africa
47,796
15,140
4,226
1,497
1,026
181
458
-398
155
(D)
(D)
2,335
784
(D)
3,934
1,923
13,842
(D)
Egypt
8,384
(D)
-344
(D)
-119
(D)
26
(D)
-3
(D)
-48
507
40
(D)
-2
-2
(D)
75
Nigeria
5,630
1,704
188
18
(D)
0
(D)
20
0
0
-1
(D)
(D)
(D)
(*)
(*)
(D)
-1
South Africa
7,621
-165
3,716
1,160
1,130
25
245
-47
(D)
698
(D)
742
257
(D)
497
859
325
(D)
Other
26,161
(D)
667
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
106
263
(D)
(D)
(D)
3,440
1,066
(D)
1,804
Middle East
72,236
18,383
24,956
945
2,635
366
364
18,364
-115
(D)
(D)
3,405
2,500
(D)
1,986
3,593
13,127
(D)
Israel
27,144
(D)
21,893
(D)
474
(D)
320
18,396
(D)
(D)
2,100
296
1,117
(D)
191
2,401
(D)
436
Saudi Arabia
11,379
1,095
448
7
674
37
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
(D)
759
(D)
(D)
(D)
416
8,266
136
United Arab Emirates
17,303
8,271
917
(D)
(D)
-43
152
(D)
(D)
0
367
2,247
(D)
(D)
903
538
-9
2,506
Other
16,411
(D)
1,699
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
2
0
0
(D)
104
251
(D)
(D)
238
(D)
(D)
Asia and Pacific
886,333
28,570
209,713
19,389
46,772
7,912
13,855
51,103
4,336
23,858
42,488
67,397
43,101
36,533
116,207
42,228
268,229
74,354
Australia
162,983
17,149
21,132
8,370
2,113
1,270
1,029
2,119
55
1,555
4,621
5,501
8,179
713
6,499
10,838
85,974
6,999
China
116,518
775
58,512
3,165
13,027
2,152
5,684
10,666
1,026
14,604
8,188
15,261
3,178
5,075
8,398
1,850
6,563
16,905
Hong Kong
82,546
0
7,946
26
1,075
920
1,264
2,466
649
-599
2,144
8,826
7,855
2,552
5,795
3,200
40,602
5,771
India
45,984
484
10,188
1,468
2,331
289
993
1,464
691
1,561
1,391
4,245
701
(D)
5,641
16,506
634
(D)
Indonesia
11,140
6,643
603
258
198
-7
(D)
-17
(D)
-51
91
69
241
1,001
580
453
1,655
-105
Japan
125,488
0
29,633
481
6,795
811
331
6,056
(D)
2,821
(D)
4,708
12,053
3,453
54,875
4,714
(D)
(D)
Korea, Republic of
41,532
(D)
14,528
725
3,978
375
393
4,436
95
-250
4,775
2,330
830
(D)
10,145
961
(D)
2,615
Malaysia
13,581
534
4,556
(D)
642
250
768
1,437
(D)
164
984
364
270
(D)
2,322
209
4,114
(D)
New Zealand
11,289
24
2,358
(D)
262
19
136
321
(*)
(*)
(D)
832
281
(D)
1,423
182
(D)
(D)
Philippines
7,645
(*)
3,346
(D)
459
(D)
(D)
1,545
(D)
(D)
611
569
114
(D)
268
602
328
(D)
Singapore
218,835
941
35,796
1,345
11,903
945
1,282
14,918
420
2,376
2,608
20,048
8,739
1,917
17,283
1,987
114,395
17,729
Taiwan
17,530
0
6,160
(D)
1,165
152
153
3,617
176
112
(D)
3,204
525
(D)
2,608
142
719
(D)
Thailand
17,667
(D)
11,803
1,364
2,741
(D)
417
2,163
(D)
1,366
3,432
892
80
(D)
-351
511
(D)
705
Other
13,595
(D)
3,155
408
84
(D)
(D)
-87
1
(D)
714
549
58
499
722
72
(D)
5,131
Addenda:
European Union (28) 2
3,269,739
16,599
389,223
49,116
92,277
17,782
33,763
58,284
5,512
25,724
106,765
66,253
195,325
45,957
470,775
67,622
1,798,940
219,045
OPEC 3
60,742
22,272
4,907
1,460
2,450
31
177
-73
19
(D)
(D)
3,333
3,134
(D)
2,431
830
18,463
(D)
* 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. The European Union (28) is composed of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
3. OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is composed of Algeria, Angola, Congo (Brazzaville), Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Data for this memorandum item reflect the
OPEC membership during the reference period.
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, 2015–2018
[Millions of dollars]

All countries
Canada

Direct investment position on a
historical-cost basis
2015
2016
2017
2018

3,354,907

3,765,114

4,025,492

4,344,610

Financial transactions without current-cost
adjustment (inflows (+), outflows (-))
2015
2016
2017
2018
467,625

471,792

277,258

253,561

Income without current-cost adjustment
2015

149,926

2016

155,978

2017

173,778

2018

208,078

323,207

380,730

453,127

511,176

58,887

67,053

71,904

47,469

14,732

14,485

22,273

27,330

2,306,254
7,159
88,121
14,509
6,471
233,547

2,603,054
10,516
104,007
18,004
5,686
256,011

2,731,290
12,303
103,451
17,974
6,507
275,470

2,957,427
12,638
100,166
20,108
13,409
292,721

338,691
198
-12,327
1,013
655
33,472

318,177
3,482
3,363
3,616
-79
28,104

150,267
1,788
5,982
176
829
20,757

153,703
-443
6,015
2,041
1,459
23,440

103,476
509
2,616
1,051
398
15,808

114,812
565
3,289
1,110
466
12,017

118,276
728
8,339
1,206
320
10,999

139,431
943
6,262
1,627
846
11,277

Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway

281,295
55,861
27,709
350,772
298,782
20,641

294,257
105,756
29,898
424,109
345,899
25,201

310,190
147,834
29,285
410,729
367,145
26,035

324,151
235,701
31,256
356,015
479,039
29,941

25,353
14,892
6,924
172,740
33,318
8,130

14,931
36,695
608
57,398
47,186
-572

11,899
17,269
262
2,477
17,770
473

26,795
64,187
2,367
-110,388
83,614
(D)

12,872
9,772
516
8,264
16,069
71

14,683
7,094
476
13,698
18,645
-638

13,043
10,741
645
12,881
15,546
442

23,422
8,433
1,353
16,145
19,187
2,121

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Other

67,349
44,961
241,008
522,954
45,114

68,897
48,780
283,212
535,083
47,736

74,716
50,902
309,363
540,922
48,463

78,481
50,115
309,673
560,914
63,098

4,956
3,685
-5,732
50,294
1,122

3,294
4,161
56,155
57,267
2,569

4,078
-265
21,082
43,694
1,997

3,843
550
25,576
1,326
(D)

2,105
3,278
19,588
8,942
1,619

1,518
3,278
18,300
18,697
1,615

1,571
3,498
15,660
20,467
2,192

3,111
3,616
20,165
18,822
2,099

123,846

124,568

124,862

131,381

11,628

19,422

247

14,666

8,560

6,834

4,390

6,391

25,261
142
15,262
2,592
4,186
3,080

25,417
-2,445
17,209
2,723
4,469
3,462

26,060
-2,025
18,011
2,443
4,519
3,113

28,510
-2,468
18,693
2,793
5,481
4,011

846
-750
1,116
243
224
13

743
-2,586
2,372
100
491
366

1,062
866
702
-280
-154
-72

783
-361
-260
335
911
158

2,570
12
1,352
301
(D)
(D)

1,580
-8
1,208
116
196
68

1,647
-55
1,269
13
342
77

2,520
-81
1,417
132
(D)
(D)

98,585
794
-7,323
1,630
101,725
1,759

99,150
301
9,070
1,509
86,857
1,414

98,803
297
6,697
1,339
87,409
3,060

102,871
885
5,355
1,408
88,481
6,742

10,782
-128
-933
143
11,574
126

18,679
-421
20,515
-133
-1,213
-69

-815
-534
-3,750
-99
2,065
1,503

13,883
588
12,109
58
3,234
-2,106

5,990
66
2,718
-22
3,143
85

5,255
-31
1,358
-88
3,896
120

2,743
-23
104
-88
2,234
516

3,870
8
989
9
2,389
475

4,310
2,936
1,374

4,466
2,985
1,481

5,591
4,117
1,474

5,591
3,886
1,705

1,853
1,893
-40

194
95
99

1,210
1,141
69

54
-116
170

189
(D)
(D)

-3
11
-14

170
-21
190

159
-1
160

17,582
6,865
1,113
-14
(D)
2,752
(D)

24,406
12,289
1,122
-15
(D)
3,194
(D)

26,025
11,940
1,115
-17
(D)
4,837
(D)

28,442
13,602
1,257
-17
(D)
5,178
(D)

1,448
952
41
5
474
129
-154

986
116
15
-1
743
-32
145

1,639
-243
9
-3
-161
1,630
407

2,188
1,671
173
(*)
943
327
-926

-244
-845
66
1
(D)
197
(D)

1,053
226
29
1
(D)
237
(D)

877
308
20
1
(D)
150
(D)

687
166
24
1
(D)
104
(D)

579,708
65,259
14,714
10,981
9,639
401,835
39,784
1,278
439
21,585
6,889
7,305

627,889
69,276
40,447
11,210
8,805
418,331
42,508
1,134
209
23,579
7,573
4,817

684,598
66,736
39,518
11,022
9,819
469,047
51,770
1,101
164
22,360
8,058
5,003

710,593
66,250
39,473
15,716
9,623
484,392
58,315
1,208
1,241
19,665
10,592
4,118

55,117
10,587
5,127
682
298
32,997
1,302
118
-317
2,660
760
905

65,959
4,715
25,445
1,430
-537
31,610
3,392
-157
-228
2,013
665
-2,389

51,991
-905
-504
-568
928
43,868
10,392
-30
-39
-1,713
432
131

35,480
3,204
-754
3,493
-223
22,200
5,218
182
615
-477
2,480
-458

23,213
1,221
683
-284
477
17,789
1,948
(*)
-64
831
554
58

18,797
555
-248
-109
120
16,637
1,251
4
-124
173
382
156

27,793
908
454
-748
353
24,355
1,627
2
-8
71
622
159

34,080
4,267
811
564
174
24,765
1,857
21
377
480
738
26

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
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean 1
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
Korea, Republic of
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
Taiwan
Other

Addenda:
European Union (28) 2
2,018,276
2,269,135
2,372,100
2,596,293
329,844
259,250
127,893
121,685
82,831
96,287
100,933
116,047
OPEC 3
15,438
17,626
18,952
20,901
877
324
1,676
1,708
1,442
1,057
895
1,378
* 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. The European Union (28) is composed of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
3. OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is composed of Algeria, Angola, Congo (Brazzaville), Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and
Venezuela. Data for this memorandum item reflect the OPEC membership during the reference period.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Table 8. Historical-Cost Foreign Direct Investment Position in the United States, by Country of Foreign Parent and of the
Ultimate Beneficial Owner, 2015-2018 1
2015

[Millions of dollars]

2016

2017

2018

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

3,354,907

3,354,907

3,765,114

3,765,114

4,025,492

4,025,492

4,344,610

4,344,610

323,207

394,814

380,730

457,557

453,127

523,761

511,176

588,399

2,306,254
7,159
88,121
14,509
6,471
233,547

2,023,553
3,181
47,192
14,534
8,750
255,524

2,603,054
10,516
104,007
18,004
5,686
256,011

2,239,298
3,468
71,223
17,588
8,197
272,149

2,731,290
12,303
103,451
17,974
6,507
275,470

2,369,770
3,954
80,352
17,541
8,741
301,540

2,957,427
12,638
100,166
20,108
13,409
292,721

2,594,925
6,290
84,661
19,572
9,978
326,437

Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway

281,295
55,861
27,709
350,772
298,782
20,641

356,982
260,047
34,425
12,728
165,597
29,477

294,257
105,756
29,898
424,109
345,899
25,201

371,148
320,089
35,258
29,760
189,873
26,950

310,190
147,834
29,285
410,729
367,145
26,035

405,552
328,671
35,672
28,792
169,155
27,661

324,151
235,701
31,256
356,015
479,039
29,941

474,472
385,322
38,626
18,440
228,144
28,413

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Other

67,349
44,961
241,008
522,954
45,114

66,106
48,137
143,403
558,931
18,540

68,897
48,780
283,212
535,083
47,736

67,880
54,418
180,893
572,206
18,198

74,716
50,902
309,363
540,922
48,463

73,244
54,150
201,867
614,865
18,013

78,481
50,115
309,673
560,914
63,098

76,380
55,424
222,491
597,219
23,058

123,846

159,456

124,568

163,699

124,862

172,650

131,381

206,862

25,261
142
15,262
2,592
4,186
3,080

94,092
43,662
34,390
658
4,558
10,824

25,417
-2,445
17,209
2,723
4,469
3,462

90,057
38,751
34,783
733
4,742
11,049

26,060
-2,025
18,011
2,443
4,519
3,113

94,628
42,841
35,408
759
4,801
10,819

28,510
-2,468
18,693
2,793
5,481
4,011

96,300
39,803
37,234
862
5,728
12,673

98,585
794
-7,323
1,630
101,725
1,759

65,365
123
30,555
(D)
11,559
(D)

99,150
301
9,070
1,509
86,857
1,414

73,642
168
33,237
(D)
12,295
(D)

98,803
297
6,697
1,339
87,409
3,060

78,022
179
35,920
(D)
13,398
(D)

102,871
885
5,355
1,408
88,481
6,742

110,561
378
60,750
(D)
20,895
(D)

4,310
2,936
1,374

4,470
3,934
536

4,466
2,985
1,481

4,485
3,878
607

5,591
4,117
1,474

5,806
5,073
733

5,591
3,886
1,705

5,752
4,991
761

17,582
6,865
1,113
-14
(D)
2,752
(D)

65,601
24,923
808
309
11,497
24,978
3,085

24,406
12,289
1,122
-15
(D)
3,194
(D)

100,742
59,229
787
366
12,280
24,990
3,090

26,025
11,940
1,115
-17
(D)
4,837
(D)

84,331
39,307
804
433
14,055
26,011
3,719

28,442
13,602
1,257
-17
(D)
5,178
(D)

84,591
38,453
967
490
15,368
26,738
2,574

579,708
65,259
14,714
10,981
9,639
401,835
39,784
1,278
439
21,585
6,889
7,305

623,217
68,733
33,050
14,567
11,647
404,081
37,837
1,307
509
38,573
10,249
2,663

627,889
69,276
40,447
11,210
8,805
418,331
42,508
1,134
209
23,579
7,573
4,817

725,923
76,220
58,976
15,009
12,155
422,243
41,243
1,484
529
82,786
10,924
4,352

684,598
66,736
39,518
11,022
9,819
469,047
51,770
1,101
164
22,360
8,058
5,003

793,610
73,002
58,048
14,996
13,123
476,878
50,633
1,471
1,039
88,596
11,306
4,517

710,593
66,250
39,473
15,716
9,623
484,392
58,315
1,208
1,241
19,665
10,592
4,118

784,638
71,460
60,182
16,888
13,734
488,714
57,623
2,417
1,310
54,227
14,093
3,991

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
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean 2
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
Korea, Republic of
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
Taiwan
Other

United States
-----------83,796
-----------73,410
-----------75,565
-----------79,443
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, 2015–2018
[Millions of dollars]
Direct investment position on a historical-cost basis
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

2015
3,354,907
1,359,812
97,111
578,830
63,422
92,754
54,743
40,175
131,842
300,935
369,535
64,610
168,281
193,896
444,014
72,452
159,044
523,263

2016
3,765,114
1,541,897
97,947
687,428
64,037
95,107
80,495
44,822
137,475
334,587
374,110
75,554
172,933
197,801
508,794
80,408
207,020
606,597

2017
4,025,492
1,607,209
101,626
702,677
66,037
101,747
81,910
49,833
149,571
353,808
425,403
88,640
184,168
205,694
538,992
90,851
212,091
672,446

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2018
4,344,610
1,771,552
113,490
814,666
70,754
98,735
89,439
60,561
151,914
371,994
446,387
148,236
180,441
214,074
527,345
129,377
190,523
736,674

Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment
(inflows (+); outflows (-))
2015
2016
2017
2018
467,625
471,792
277,258
253,561
230,981
204,441
95,575
166,889
11,394
4,881
2,724
11,554
169,378
122,566
41,258
109,771
2,762
2,717
1,357
3,217
9,279
1,853
6,324
-5,018
3,206
19,529
4,767
10,544
2,782
4,895
4,792
8,366
21,511
7,505
11,668
9,415
10,669
40,494
22,684
19,041
28,084
12,384
59,196
21,013
2,474
9,353
12,861
59,176
8,810
9,695
5,974
5,504
447
9,197
7,745
6,507
65,869
65,545
32,615
27,384
8,424
8,503
9,368
35,654
22,998
45,320
6,825
-98,819
99,538
107,353
47,100
30,253

Income without current-cost adjustment
2015
149,926
64,636
3,739
37,307
1,118
4,115
2,393
2,201
8,803
4,960
18,128
5,423
2,611
7,197
24,359
4,209
5,290
18,074

2016
155,978
76,148
5,864
32,775
2,965
4,532
2,826
3,242
8,881
15,063
7,213
6,207
1,836
6,711
29,451
4,648
4,685
19,079

2017
173,778
88,786
5,820
37,859
3,272
3,892
911
3,074
11,648
22,310
12,328
6,679
3,037
11,161
18,273
5,030
4,666
23,818

2018
208,078
94,473
4,799
35,825
5,634
4,936
2,299
4,085
11,583
25,312
24,943
6,968
6,233
10,916
23,207
5,353
3,950
32,034

Table 10. Foreign Direct Investment Position in the United States on a Historical-Cost Basis, Country by Industry of U.S. Affiliate, 2018
Manufacturing
All industries

All countries

Total

Food

Chemicals

Primary and
fabricated
metals

[Millions of dollars]
Electrical
Computers and
equipment,
electronic
appliances, and
products
components

Machinery

Transportation
equipment

Other
manufacturing

Wholesale
trade

Retail trade

Depository
institutions

Information

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

Professional,
scientific, and
technical
services

Other
industries

4,344,610

1,771,552

113,490

814,666

70,754

98,735

89,439

60,561

151,914

371,994

446,387

148,236

180,441

214,074

527,345

129,377

190,523

511,176

135,836

5,125

93,519

4,816

267

1,306

-118

6,061

24,859

57,848

14,712

4,158

(D)

74,748

32,730

11,402

(D)

2,957,427
12,638
100,166
20,108
13,409
292,721

1,365,939
5,223
55,126
5,382
8,004
142,340

87,750
46
(D)
391
(D)
14,047

664,513
11
9,021
785
(D)
85,874

50,593
1,508
(D)
(D)
(D)
2,118

79,136
1,412
746
2,491
1,822
392

51,123
2
(D)
(D)
(D)
2,484

57,534
6
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

89,370
8
(D)
(D)
(D)
8,618

285,921
2,230
(D)
520
(D)
(D)

208,865
(D)
2,677
7,824
2,506
18,822

120,926
(D)
1
(D)
(*)
5,764

137,854
3
7
(D)
(D)
18,842

91,745
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
12,041

353,392
3
6
2
(*)
52,668

57,271
21
104
32
2
2,391

154,091
(D)
(D)
91
(D)
14,006

467,343
(D)
(D)
6,366
(D)
25,847

Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway

324,151
235,701
31,256
356,015
479,039
29,941

119,529
98,456
10,736
195,651
266,399
(D)

356
1,012
677
18,073
(D)
1

28,295
75,403
1,299
139,990
115,873
(D)

7,733
4,312
527
6,451
261
(D)

12,448
(D)
1,929
(D)
(D)
(D)

7,894
(D)
1,571
(D)
11,577
-4

1,234
(D)
113
(D)
30,659
(D)

41,641
(D)
1,141
-200
7,829
3

19,928
(D)
3,480
8,946
72,853
29

36,891
1,756
1,733
33,565
27,181
(D)

(D)
(D)
4,041
16,152
11,957
(D)

35,143
14,991
108
10,868
14,003
18

24,020
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
(D)

38,287
16,343
152
(D)
48,995
122

12,981
(D)
179
2,615
2,117
295

(D)
(D)
(D)
10,066
33,821
241

30,438
21,057
4,267
(D)
(D)
214

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Other

78,481
50,115
309,673
560,914
63,098

11,439
42,629
150,145
230,407
(D)

(D)
2
(D)
7,812
9,646

(D)
17,534
77,792
102,623
(D)

(D)
7,085
1,807
11,128
3,497

(D)
2,223
3,489
10,291
-79

(D)
(D)
3,231
6,554
69

29
(D)
(D)
115
112

718
5,995
(D)
21,300
1,101

1,104
7,800
(D)
70,584
3,898

739
-1,815
25,618
23,458
(D)

(D)
73
11,393
7,515
841

2,596
195
14,669
25,406
(D)

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

(D)
839
71,160
89,027
81

(D)
(D)
1,333
9,053
(D)

511
(D)
3,093
22,792
62

20,164
4,269
(D)
(D)
16,427

131,381

39,367

11,889

6,864

2,686

66

8,140

(D)

-1,780

(D)

(D)

1,269

3,874

7,920

(D)

13,485

3,040

55,973

28,510
-2,468
18,693
2,793
5,481
4,011

11,143
-381
5,324
(D)
(D)
769

3,425
-194
3,586
-3
-9
45

-575
-256
-161
(D)
(D)
-309

2,208
(D)
1,106
(D)
(D)
(D)

-101
-37
34
-8
(D)
(D)

-126
-27
-89
1
0
-11

-21
-16
13
-1
0
-18

(D)
119
-485
3
(*)
(D)

(D)
(D)
1,320
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
-2,849
1,735
71
23
(D)

282
(*)
195
19
(D)
(D)

503
3
454
2
-2
46

7,183
1,825
(D)
(D)
(D)
3,514

(D)
671
212
92
-1
(D)

1,299
88
442
642
17
110

-78
-55
-14
(D)
3
(D)

7,993
-1,770
(D)
583
-24
(D)

102,871
885
5,355
1,408
88,481
6,742

28,224
-2
(D)
34
15,705
(D)

8,464
3
(D)
-1
(D)
(D)

7,439
0
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

477
(D)
(D)
0
(D)
(D)

167
0
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

8,266
1
(D)
1
(D)
(D)

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

(D)
1
0
0
170
(D)

4,623
(D)
1,155
(D)
3,407
-5

5,508
(D)
-5,009
(D)
9,986
599

987
0
7
(D)
1,029
(D)

3,372
(D)
(D)
(D)
565
159

737
0
0
(D)
(D)
10

760
(D)
-15,083
16
16,421
(D)

12,186
358
1,386
(D)
9,722
(D)

3,117
(D)
2,253
(D)
387
(D)

47,980
572
12,623
372
(D)
(D)

5,591
3,886
1,705

2,074
(D)
(D)

(D)
-2
(D)

(D)
(D)
-105

(D)
-1
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
0

(D)
(*)
(D)

(D)
-10
(D)

(D)
-1
(D)

129
35
94

(D)
(D)
0

8
5
3

(D)
0
(D)

8
(*)
8

533
1
532

129
-46
175

(D)
(D)
937

28,442
13,602
1,257
-17
(D)
5,178
(D)

9,299
9,253
(D)
0
-111
(D)
(D)

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

(D)
8,461
0
0
(D)
-25
(D)

(D)
(D)
0
0
(D)
-3
0

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

(D)
(D)
(D)
0
-1
2
(D)

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

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

88
-13
-1
0
-7
(D)
(D)

(D)
474
0
(*)
(D)
(D)
(D)

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

935
(D)
(D)
0
1
(D)
(D)

(D)
2,165
3
0
(D)
(D)
-118

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

3,010
563
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

804
(D)
(*)
(D)
-10
-23
2

2,232
-794
(D)
(D)
74
1,203
(D)

710,593
66,250
39,473
15,716
9,623
484,392
58,315
1,208
1,241
19,665
10,592
4,118

219,038
19,403
13,641
1,727
2,334
161,809
6,528
54
-22
7,851
4,371
1,341

8,676
(D)
-23
(D)
(D)
5,876
(D)
26
(D)
(D)
(*)
(D)

38,983
5,699
279
(D)
533
29,243
432
4
(*)
180
(D)
-21

12,829
2,312
477
19
10
9,050
774
(*)
4
(D)
1
(D)

19,204
(D)
654
14
6
16,014
(D)
1
-1
-10
2
-1

28,181
-8
(D)
78
2
12,636
40
-16
(*)
(D)
491
21

3,052
(D)
287
55
5
2,293
-19
-1
(D)
294
(D)
-36

58,337
-3
2,366
(D)
24
53,439
1,835
(*)
(D)
531
13
206

49,776
10,855
(D)
-19
(D)
33,257
279
40
(D)
76
(D)
(D)

165,620
1,776
623
3,194
167
111,188
44,716
(D)
(D)
270
2,019
742

11,384
31
-20
308
(D)
10,551
9
-1
(*)
(D)
121
(*)

33,612
-28
98
(D)
250
31,276
854
(D)
1
-191
141
(D)

41,465
2,095
3,864
1,089
1,714
28,434
1,324
(D)
0
637
1,864
(D)

96,631
4,979
446
-35
(D)
81,423
568
(D)
3
(D)
(D)
53

22,347
-119
1,380
1,717
4
18,281
155
(D)
72
660
19
(D)

21,057
(D)
-86
1,983
3,164
9,107
(D)
(D)
(D)
404
(D)
(D)

99,440
(D)
19,526
(D)
(D)
32,324
(D)
157
725
1,676
2,099
1,519

150,741
-34

422,017
3,153

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
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean 1
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
Korea, Republic of
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
Taiwan
Other

Addenda:
European Union (28) 2
2,596,293
1,207,175
56,061
582,713
45,254
75,731
47,907
(D)
89,258
(D)
156,536
109,396
123,142
90,513
282,085
54,689
OPEC 3
20,901
4,226
(D)
9
(D)
-5
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
13
1,387
(D)
2,453
* 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. The European Union (28) is composed of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
3. OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is composed of Algeria, Angola, Congo (Brazzaville), Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Data for this memorandum item reflect the OPEC membership during the reference period.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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736,674