US Foreign Direct Investment
US foreign direct investment positions and flows from BEA and Fed data.
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDI position in the United States (cumulative) | 7,318,958 | 7,232,441 | 7,134,744 | 7,240,358 | 7,189,191 | 7,117,349 | 7,061,678 | 6,984,300 | 6,886,830 | 6,771,307 | 6,665,932 | 6,612,342 | 6,571,960 | |
| FDI flows into the United States (annualized) | 304,155 | 368,732 | 240,180 | 341,152 | 348,424 | 174,164 | 319,544 | 272,712 | 309,928 | 267,152 | 245,408 | 244,860 | 362,824 | |
| FDI flows into the United States (BEA, by direction)2 | 141,097 | 95,088 | 57,354 | 82,290 | 82,750 | 36,294 | 76,462 | 67,494 | 74,198 | 62,436 | 57,610 | 57,505 | 96,699 | |
| Equity capital | 139,685 | 88,675 | 60,834 | 95,806 | 87,947 | 47,942 | 85,133 | 74,656 | 64,322 | 65,678 | 70,307 | 67,339 | 90,498 | |
| Debt instruments | 1,412 | 6,413 | -3,480 | -13,516 | -5,197 | -11,648 | -8,671 | -7,162 | 9,876 | -3,242 | -12,697 | -9,834 | 6,201 | |
| US outward FDI flows2 | 103,229 | 93,355 | 135,832 | 90,935 | -22,326 | 136,821 | 22,111 | 105,149 | 28,982 | 94,650 | 39,558 | 127,393 | 37,849 | |
| Equity capital | 85,371 | 103,267 | 107,849 | 99,106 | 32,616 | 110,627 | 26,154 | 82,202 | 68,978 | 85,360 | 30,264 | 103,667 | 54,918 | |
| Debt instruments | 17,858 | -9,912 | 27,983 | -8,171 | -54,942 | 26,194 | -4,043 | 22,947 | -39,996 | 9,290 | 9,294 | 23,726 | -17,069 |
Latest reading
FDI position in the United States (cumulative) stood at 7,318,958 USD million in Q2 2026. That is +1.2% from Q1 2026 and +1.8% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 1945 to Q2 2026. Source: FED (Z.1) via FRED; BEA (International Transactions).
- Latest
- 7,318,958 USD million
- Q2 2026
- vs previous period
- +1.2%
- Q1 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +1.8%
About this data
US foreign direct investment positions and flows from BEA and Fed data. Quarterly figures track cumulative positions and transactional flows since 1945. It includes equity capital and debt instruments for inward and outward FDI in the United States.
Frequently asked questions
- What does United States foreign direct investment measure?
- United States foreign direct investment measures cumulative stock positions and financial flows between domestic parent companies, foreign affiliates, and international investors.
- How frequently is US foreign direct investment updated and what is the historical coverage?
- This table is updated quarterly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Federal Reserve, with time series extending back to 1945.
- What transactional breakdowns are included in the FDI data?
- The FDI data provides disaggregation into equity capital, reinvested earnings, and debt instruments for both inward and outward directions.
- Why do some United States FDI flows appear as negative numbers?
- Negative figures in the United States FDI flow tables indicate net disinvestments, meaning foreign or domestic divestments exceeded new capital inflows during that quarter.
