Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)
Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2023
Majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises employed 8.66 million workers in the United States in 2023, a 1.9 percent increase from 8.5 million workers in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. These affiliates accounted for 6.2 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2023.
- Current Release: December 5, 2025
- Next Release: July 10, 2026.
- Interactive Tables: Direct Investment and MNE Tables CFM?REQID=2&STEP=1&ISURI=1
- Foreign Direct Investment in the United States Overview PDF
- U.S. International Economic Accounts: Concepts and Methods
- Guide to BEA’s Direct Investment Surveys PDF
- International Surveys: Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
- International Surveys: Archived Survey Forms
- Geographic Area Definitions PDF
- Industry and Foreign Trade Classification Materials
- Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in 2022: Visual Essay HTM
- Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in 2021: Visual Essay HTM
- Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in 2020: Visual Essay HTM
- Visual Essay Archive HTM#FMNE
- Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in 2015 PDF
- The Effects of Corporate Inversions on the International and National Economic Accounts PDF
- Articles: Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
What are Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign MNEs?
BEA’s statistics on the activities of U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises offer details on the finances and operations of U.S. affiliates of foreign MNEs, including their employment and compensation, sales, value added, capital expenditures, trade in goods, and expenditures for research and development.
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