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

Selected annual detail tables on U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the United States were discontinued July 22, 2025. Discontinued tables have been archived.

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.

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

Country detail

  • Position on a historical-cost basis, financial transactions without current-cost adjustment, and income without current-cost adjustment

Industry detail (includes all industries)

  • Position on a historical-cost basis, financial transactions without current-cost adjustment, and income without current-cost adjustment

Additional detail

  • Position on a historical-cost basis by account for selected countries
  • Change in the historical-cost position by account  
  • Position on a historical-cost basis and income without current-cost adjustment by industry of affiliate and industry of U.S. parent  

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
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