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Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the U.S. 2000-2017
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the U.S. 2000-2017
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)
by M. Szmigiera,
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Aug 10, 2018
This statistic shows the value of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, the total foreign direct investments in the United States amounted to approximately 4.03 trillion U.S. dollars.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – additional information
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an investment from a company in one country into a company or entity located in another country. In this case direct foreign investment is shown for companies/entities located in the United States. In the last 17 years, the amount of FDI in the United States has more than doubled. In 2000, FDI was 1.26 trillion U.S. dollars and in 2017 it had risen to 4.03 trillion U.S. dollars.
In 2017, the United Kingdom, Japan and Luxembourg invested large amounts of money in different companies or entities in the United States. The United Kingdom alone invested over 540 billion U.S. dollars in the United States that year.
The United States is attractive when it comes to foreign investment inflows, as it is currently ranked second, after Singapore, in a list of the 20 most attractive foreign markets worldwide according the investment and free trade Index.
However, while the United States receives huge amounts of FDI each year, it also invests even greater amounts in other countries. For example, in 2017 the United States invested over 936 billon U.S. dollars in the Netherlands and another 747 billion U.S. dollars in the United Kingdom. Other countries invested in the United States that same year. In fact, the United States has almost tripled the FDI outflows of any other country in the world.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)
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| FDI in trillion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.03 |
| 2016 | 3.77 |
| 2015 | 3.35 |
| 2014 | 2.95 |
| 2013 | 2.73 |
| 2012 | 2.58 |
| 2011 | 2.43 |
| 2010 | 2.28 |
| 2009 | 2.07 |
| 2008 | 2.05 |
| 2007 | 1.99 |
| 2006 | 1.84 |
| 2005 | 1.63 |
| 2004 | 1.52 |
| 2003 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 1.33 |
| 2001 | 1.34 |
| 2000 | 1.26 |
| FDI in trillion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.03 |
| 2016 | 3.77 |
| 2015 | 3.35 |
| 2014 | 2.95 |
| 2013 | 2.73 |
| 2012 | 2.58 |
| 2011 | 2.43 |
| 2010 | 2.28 |
| 2009 | 2.07 |
| 2008 | 2.05 |
| 2007 | 1.99 |
| 2006 | 1.84 |
| 2005 | 1.63 |
| 2004 | 1.52 |
| 2003 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 1.33 |
| 2001 | 1.34 |
| 2000 | 1.26 |
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by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Aug 10, 2018
This statistic shows the value of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, the total foreign direct investments in the United States amounted to approximately 4.03 trillion U.S. dollars.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – additional information
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an investment from a company in one country into a company or entity located in another country. In this case direct foreign investment is shown for companies/entities located in the United States. In the last 17 years, the amount of FDI in the United States has more than doubled. In 2000, FDI was 1.26 trillion U.S. dollars and in 2017 it had risen to 4.03 trillion U.S. dollars.
In 2017, the United Kingdom, Japan and Luxembourg invested large amounts of money in different companies or entities in the United States. The United Kingdom alone invested over 540 billion U.S. dollars in the United States that year.
The United States is attractive when it comes to foreign investment inflows, as it is currently ranked second, after Singapore, in a list of the 20 most attractive foreign markets worldwide according the investment and free trade Index.
However, while the United States receives huge amounts of FDI each year, it also invests even greater amounts in other countries. For example, in 2017 the United States invested over 936 billon U.S. dollars in the Netherlands and another 747 billion U.S. dollars in the United Kingdom. Other countries invested in the United States that same year. In fact, the United States has almost tripled the FDI outflows of any other country in the world.
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- 2000 to 2017
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In accounting, historical cost is the original monetary value of an economic item. Historical cost is based on the stable measuring unit assumption. In some circumstances, assets and liabilities may be shown at their historical cost, as if there had been no change in value since the date of acquisition.
Direct investment implies that a person in one country has a lasting interest in, and a degree of influence over the management of, a business enterprise in another country. For the United States, in accordance with international guidelines, ownership or control of ten percent or more of an enterprise's voting securities, or the equivalent, is considered evidence of such a lasting interest or degree of influence over management. Thus, foreign direct investment in the United States is ownership or control, direct or indirect, by one foreign person of ten percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated U.S. business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated U.S. business enterprise.
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- 2000 to 2017
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In accounting, historical cost is the original monetary value of an economic item. Historical cost is based on the stable measuring unit assumption. In some circumstances, assets and liabilities may be shown at their historical cost, as if there had been no change in value since the date of acquisition.
Direct investment implies that a person in one country has a lasting interest in, and a degree of influence over the management of, a business enterprise in another country. For the United States, in accordance with international guidelines, ownership or control of ten percent or more of an enterprise's voting securities, or the equivalent, is considered evidence of such a lasting interest or degree of influence over management. Thus, foreign direct investment in the United States is ownership or control, direct or indirect, by one foreign person of ten percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated U.S. business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated U.S. business enterprise.
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- Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outflows worldwide from 2012 to 2018 (in trillion U.S. dollars)Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outflows worldwide 2012-2018
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) global inflows in 2017 and 2018, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)FDI global inflows by region 2017-2018
- Global rates of return for inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from 2010 to 2018Global rates of return for inward FDI 2010-2018
- Number of announced greenfield Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects worldwide from 2003 to 2018Global number of announced greenfield FDI projects 2003-2018
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- Leading economies for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in 2017 and 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading economies for FDI inflows by country 2017-2018
- Leading countries worldwide in 2018, by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outflows (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading countries worldwide 2018, by FDI outflows
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- Countries with highest direct investment position received from the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Countries with highest direct investment position received from the U.S. 2017
- Direct investment position of the United States in Europe from 2000 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Direct investment position of the U.S. in Europe 2000-2017
- Direct investment position of the United States in Central and South America from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Direct investment position of the U.S. in Central and South America 2000-2017
- Direct investment position of the United States in Africa from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Direct investment position of the U.S. in Africa 2000-2017
- Direct investment position of the United States in the Middle East from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Direct investment position of the U.S. in the Middle East 2000-2017
- Direct investment position of the United States in Asia Pacific from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Direct investment position of the U.S. in Asia Pacific 2000-2017
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- Foreign direct investment (FDI) from Europe in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Foreign direct investment (FDI) from Europe in the U.S. 2000-2017
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- Foreign direct investment (FDI) from Africa in the United States 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Foreign direct investment (FDI) from Africa in the U.S. 2000-2017
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) from the Middle East in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Foreign direct investment (FDI) from the Middle East in the U.S. 2000-2017
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- Foreign direct investment (FDI) from NAFTA countries in the United States from 1994 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis)Foreign direct investment (FDI) from NAFTA into the U.S. 1994-2017
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- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) first year expenditure on new projects in the United States in 2017, by state (in million U.S. dollars)FDI first year expenditure on new projects in the U.S., by state 2017
- Number of jobs in the United States due to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from 2007 to 2016 (in 1,000s)Number of jobs in the U.S. due to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 2007-2016
- Number of jobs in the United States due to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2016, by state (in 1,000s)Number of jobs in the U.S. due to FDI, by state 2016
- Number of jobs added to the United States economy due to reshoring and FDI from 2010 to 2018, by countryNumber of jobs added to the U.S. economy from reshoring and FDI 2010-2018, by country
- Number of U.S. manufacturing jobs created from FDI and reshoring between 2010 and 2018, by stateNumber of U.S. manufacturing jobs from FDI and reshoring, 2010-2018, by state
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