Does the annual rate represent actual capital received over the full year?

No, it is the pace of the specific quarter annualized.

How should negative capital flows be interpreted?

Negative figures indicate divestment, asset sales, or that repayments and reverse loans exceeded capital deployed during the period.

Why can this indicator fluctuate sharply between quarters?

A major transaction, retained earnings, or significant internal lending can cause total flows to swing.

US Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (Annualized)

Name: US Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (Annualized)
Creator: FED (Z.1) via FRED; BEA (International Transactions)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

US Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (Annualized) stood at 304,155 USD million/year in Q2 2026, according to FED (Z.1) via FRED; BEA (International Transactions). It is one of the indicators in the Foreign direct investment in the US table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q4 1946 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.

Source: FED (Z.1) via FRED; BEA (International Transactions)Last updated: Sep 21, 2026, 07:20 UTCCurated by Bui Thanh Phuc

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This indicator in the Foreign direct investment in the US table

Indicator	Q2-2026	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024
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
FDI flows into the United States (BEA, by direction)	141,097	95,088	57,354	82,290	82,750	36,294	76,462	67,494	74,198	62,436
US outward FDI flows	103,229	93,355	135,832	90,935	-22,326	136,821	22,111	105,149	28,982	94,650

Understanding US Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (Annualized)

Foreign direct investment inflows to the United States measure net direct investment transactions from foreign investors into resident enterprises in the United States during a quarter, expressed at an annualized rate. These flows can cover equity participation, reinvested earnings, and debt instrument transactions within direct investment relationships. Unlike the cumulative investment position, this is a flow measure; unlike quarterly unannualized flows, the presented figure is annualized and thus does not represent actual cash transactions for the full year.

Frequently asked questions

Does the annual rate represent actual capital received over the full year?: No, it is the pace of the specific quarter annualized.
How should negative capital flows be interpreted?: Negative figures indicate divestment, asset sales, or that repayments and reverse loans exceeded capital deployed during the period.
Why can this indicator fluctuate sharply between quarters?: A major transaction, retained earnings, or significant internal lending can cause total flows to swing.