Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — United States

Foreign direct investment inflows in the United States in 2025 — 400,519,000,000 US$. Ranked 1 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 32,729.4%.

2025 401B US$ +34.83% vs 2024
World rank 1of 97
Period maximum 511B US$2015
Period minimum 770M US$1971

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — United States, 1970–20250200B400B600B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 1,220,000,000 US$1971: 770,000,000 US$1972: 1,270,000,000 US$1973: 1,930,000,000 US$1974: 3,540,000,000 US$1975: 2,310,000,000 US$1976: 2,910,000,000 US$1977: 2,920,000,000 US$1978: 5,500,000,000 US$1979: 8,050,000,000 US$1980: 16,740,000,000 US$1981: 25,680,000,000 US$1982: 21,230,000,000 US$1983: 11,500,000,000 US$1984: 25,230,000,000 US$1985: 9,630,000,000 US$1986: 30,946,000,000 US$1987: 63,235,000,000 US$1988: 56,910,000,000 US$1989: 75,780,000,000 US$1990: 71,230,000,000 US$1991: 34,550,000,000 US$1992: 30,310,000,000 US$1993: 50,230,000,000 US$1994: 55,940,000,000 US$1995: 69,080,000,000 US$1996: 97,660,000,000 US$1997: 122,150,000,000 US$1998: 211,150,000,000 US$1999: 312,449,000,000 US$2000: 349,125,000,000 US$2001: 172,496,000,000 US$2002: 111,055,000,000 US$2003: 117,106,000,000 US$2004: 213,641,000,000 US$2005: 142,344,000,000 US$2006: 298,463,000,000 US$2007: 346,613,000,000 US$2008: 341,092,000,000 US$2009: 161,083,000,000 US$2010: 264,039,000,000 US$2011: 263,497,000,000 US$2012: 250,345,000,000 US$2013: 288,131,000,000 US$2014: 251,856,000,000 US$2015: 511,434,000,000 US$2016: 474,388,000,000 US$2017: 380,823,000,000 US$2018: 214,715,000,000 US$2019: 315,984,000,000 US$2020: 137,066,000,000 US$2021: 477,956,000,000 US$2022: 416,890,000,000 US$2023: 361,944,000,000 US$2024: 297,058,000,000 US$2025: 400,519,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +399B (+32,729.43%) Average annual rate: 11.11 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 401B US$
World 1.35T US$
North America 470B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 401B +103B +34.83%
2024 297B −64.89B −17.93%
2023 362B −54.95B −13.18%
2022 417B −61.07B −12.78%
2021 478B +341B +248.71%
2020 137B −179B −56.62%
2019 316B +101B +47.16%
2018 215B −166B −43.62%
2017 381B −93.57B −19.72%
2016 474B −37.05B −7.24%
2015 511B +260B +103.07%
2014 252B −36.28B −12.59%
2013 288B +37.79B +15.09%
2012 250B −13.15B −4.99%
2011 263B −542M −0.21%
2010 264B +103B +63.91%
2009 161B −180B −52.77%
2008 341B −5.52B −1.59%
2007 347B +48.15B +16.13%
2006 298B +156B +109.68%
2005 142B −71.3B −33.37%
2004 214B +96.54B +82.43%
2003 117B +6.05B +5.45%
2002 111B −61.44B −35.62%
2001 172B −177B −50.59%
2000 349B +36.68B +11.74%
1999 312B +101B +47.97%
1998 211B +89B +72.86%
1997 122B +24.49B +25.08%
1996 97.66B +28.58B +41.37%
1995 69.08B +13.14B +23.49%
1994 55.94B +5.71B +11.37%
1993 50.23B +19.92B +65.72%
1992 30.31B −4.24B −12.27%
1991 34.55B −36.68B −51.5%
1990 71.23B −4.55B −6%
1989 75.78B +18.87B +33.16%
1988 56.91B −6.33B −10%
1987 63.24B +32.29B +104.34%
1986 30.95B +21.32B +221.35%
1985 9.63B −15.6B −61.83%
1984 25.23B +13.73B +119.39%
1983 11.5B −9.73B −45.83%
1982 21.23B −4.45B −17.33%
1981 25.68B +8.94B +53.41%
1980 16.74B +8.69B +107.95%
1979 8.05B +2.55B +46.36%
1978 5.5B +2.58B +88.36%
1977 2.92B +10M +0.34%
1976 2.91B +600M +25.97%
1975 2.31B −1.23B −34.75%
1974 3.54B +1.61B +83.42%
1973 1.93B +660M +51.97%
1972 1.27B +500M +64.94%
1971 770M −450M −36.89%
1970 1.22B

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 401B CA Canada 69.03B

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.