U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Balance of Payments and Direct Investment Position Data

Quarterly Data (by selected country and by selected industry)

Statistics beginning with the first quarter of 2011 are available in BEA's International Transactions Accounts Interactive Data Application.

• Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment (also shows annual totals)
  • 1994:Q1-2018:Q4  XLSX
  • 2011:Q1-Current
• Income without current-cost adjustment (also shows annual totals)
  • 1994:Q1-2018:Q4  XLSX
  • 2011:Q1-Current

Annual Data

Country by industry detail (cross-classified by selected country and selected industry)

• Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment
  • Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment
    • 1982-1989  XLS, 1990-1999  XLS, 2000-2009  XLS, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
  • Equity other than reinvestment of earnings Will be discontinued July 22, 2025.
    • 1982-1989  XLS, 1990-1999  XLS, 2000-2009  XLS, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
  • Debt instruments Will be discontinued July 22, 2025.
    • 1982-1989  XLS, 1990-1999  XLS, 2000-2009  XLS, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
  • Reinvestment of earnings without current-cost adjustment Will be discontinued July 22, 2025.
    • 1982-1989  XLS, 1990-1999  XLS, 2000-2009  XLS, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
• Income without current-cost adjustment
  • 1982-1989  XLS, 1990-1999  XLS, 2000-2009  XLS, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX

    Note: Prior to 2006, income was shown net of witholding taxes; for 2006 forward, it is shown gross of witholding taxes.

• Position on a historical-cost basis
  • 1982-1989  XLS, 1990-1999  XLS, 2000-2009  XLS, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2024  XLSX

Country detail

• Position on a historical-cost basis, financial transactions without current-cost adjustment, and income without current-cost adjustment
  • 2009-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
• Position on a historical-cost basis, country detail by selected industry Will be discontinued July 22, 2025.
  • 1989-1999  XLS, 2000-2009  XLS, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX

Industry detail (includes all industries)

• Position on a historical-cost basis, financial transactions without current-cost adjustment, and income without current-cost adjustment
  • 2009-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
• Position on a historical-cost basis, industry detail by selected country Will be discontinued July 22, 2025.
  • 1989-1999  XLS, 2000-2009  XLS, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX

Additional detail

• Position on a historical-cost basis by account
  • For selected countries
    • 2009-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
  • For selected industries Will be discontinued July 22, 2025.
    • 2000-2009   XLSX, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
• Change in the historical-cost position by account  
  • 2000-2009  XLSX, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
• Income on equity without current-cost adjustment and reinvestment ratios by account Will be discontinued July 22, 2025.
  • 2000-2009  XLSX, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
• Income without current-cost adjustment by account Will be discontinued July 22, 2025.
  • 2000-2009   XLSX, 2010-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX
• Position on a historical-cost basis and income without current-cost adjustment by industry of affiliate and industry of U.S. parent  
  • 2009-2019  XLSX, 2020-2023  XLSX

Historical Data

• Selected Data on U.S. Direct Investment Abroad | 1950-76
• Changes in methodology and presentation for U.S. direct investment abroad, balance of payments, and position data on a historical-cost basis | 1977, 1982, 1994
• Historical country detail for position, financial transactions, and income
  • Position on a historical-cost basis | 1966-76, 1977-81
  • Financial transactions without current-cost adjustment | 1966-76, 1977-81
  • Income without current-cost adjustment and net of witholding taxes | 1966-76, 1977-81