Foreign direct investment outflows in the United States in 2025 — 422,226,000,000 US$. Ranked 1 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,405.8%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 422B | +100B | +31.06% |
| 2024 | 322B | −28.92B | −8.24% |
| 2023 | 351B | −37.76B | −9.71% |
| 2022 | 389B | +46.7B | +13.65% |
| 2021 | 342B | +59.82B | +21.19% |
| 2020 | 282B | +167B | +145.66% |
| 2019 | 115B | +246B | +187.92% |
| 2018 | -131B | −540B | −131.93% |
| 2017 | 409B | +110B | +36.56% |
| 2016 | 300B | −2.26B | −0.75% |
| 2015 | 302B | −85.46B | −22.05% |
| 2014 | 388B | −5.27B | −1.34% |
| 2013 | 393B | +15.56B | +4.12% |
| 2012 | 377B | −59.38B | −13.6% |
| 2011 | 437B | +86.79B | +24.81% |
| 2010 | 350B | +37.23B | +11.91% |
| 2009 | 313B | −30.99B | −9.02% |
| 2008 | 344B | −180B | −34.42% |
| 2007 | 524B | +240B | +84.6% |
| 2006 | 284B | +231B | +439.64% |
| 2005 | 52.59B | −321B | −85.94% |
| 2004 | 374B | +179B | +91.58% |
| 2003 | 195B | +16.23B | +9.07% |
| 2002 | 179B | +32.94B | +22.56% |
| 2001 | 146B | −40.33B | −21.64% |
| 2000 | 186B | −61.12B | −24.69% |
| 1999 | 247B | +72.73B | +41.61% |
| 1998 | 175B | +53.38B | +43.98% |
| 1997 | 121B | +18.36B | +17.82% |
| 1996 | 103B | −7.04B | −6.4% |
| 1995 | 110B | +20.07B | +22.3% |
| 1994 | 89.99B | +7.19B | +8.68% |
| 1993 | 82.8B | +24.03B | +40.89% |
| 1992 | 58.77B | +9.5B | +19.28% |
| 1991 | 49.27B | −10.67B | −17.8% |
| 1990 | 59.94B | +8.96B | +17.58% |
| 1989 | 50.98B | +29.28B | +134.92% |
| 1988 | 21.7B | −18.1B | −45.47% |
| 1987 | 39.8B | +20.27B | +103.84% |
| 1986 | 19.52B | +15.84B | +430.54% |
| 1985 | 3.68B | −9.14B | −71.29% |
| 1984 | 12.82B | +4.05B | +46.18% |
| 1983 | 8.77B | +996M | +12.81% |
| 1982 | 7.77B | −2.34B | −23.11% |
| 1981 | 10.11B | −8.93B | −46.9% |
| 1980 | 19.04B | −5.68B | −22.98% |
| 1979 | 24.72B | +10.35B | +72.03% |
| 1978 | 14.37B | +3.09B | +27.39% |
| 1977 | 11.28B | −40M | −0.35% |
| 1976 | 11.32B | −2.41B | −17.55% |
| 1975 | 13.73B | +8.57B | +166.09% |
| 1974 | 5.16B | −4.18B | −44.75% |
| 1973 | 9.34B | +2.01B | +27.42% |
| 1972 | 7.33B | +1.71B | +30.43% |
| 1971 | 5.62B | −870M | −13.41% |
| 1970 | 6.49B | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
422B
Canada
57.17B
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.