U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (USDIA) | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

The activities of multinational enterprises statistics available here provide a picture of the overall activities of U.S. multinational enterprises – both their U.S. and foreign operations -- and contain a wide variety of indicators of their financial structure and operations. These statistics cover items that are needed in analyzing the characteristics, performance, and economic impact of MNEs, and are obtained from mandatory surveys of U.S. multinational enterprises conducted by BEA.

How are BEA’s statistics on the activities of U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) affected by the complex corporate structures of MNEs?

Frequently Requested Tables

Note: Data users should be aware that the increase in most U.S. MNE activities from 2013 to 2014 appears to largely reflect the improved coverage of these activities in the 2014 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad. For more information see Improvements in Coverage.

U.S. Parent Companies

Selected Data by Industry 2009-2017 XLS

All Foreign Affiliates

Majority-Owned Foreign Affiliates

Comprehensive Data on the Activities of U.S. MNEs

Preliminary 2017
2016
2015
2014 (Benchmark Survey)
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009 (Benchmark Survey)
2008
2007
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2005
2004 (Benchmark Survey)
Archive | 1982 – 2003

Please Note

Visit our interactive system to display and download customizable time series tables and charts with data on the activities of U.S. MNEs and their foreign affiliates. More information on interactive system.