The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has reported a significant increase in the U.S. direct investment abroad position, which rose by $206.3 billion to reach $6.83 trillion at the end of 2024. The growth was largely driven by an $88.4 billion increase in investments in Europe, particularly in Luxembourg and Germany, with manufacturing affiliates showing notable gains.
In parallel, foreign direct investment in the United States saw an increase of $332.1 billion, bringing the total to $5.71 trillion at year-end 2024. This rise was primarily attributed to a $204.7 billion surge from Europe, including substantial contributions from the United Kingdom and Germany.
U.S.-based multinational enterprises (MNEs) have been active globally, with five countries—United Kingdom, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Singapore, and Ireland—accounting for over half of all U.S. direct investment abroad as of 2024's conclusion.
Foreign investments into the United States were concentrated significantly within the manufacturing sector, representing 42.3% of total foreign direct investment positions.
The BEA has revised its statistics for both U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the United States for 2022-2023 based on newly available data sources.