| Yearend | Millions of dollars | Percent change from preceding year | ||
| U.S. direct investment position abroad | Foreign direct investment position in the United States | U.S. direct investment position abroad | Foreign direct investment position in the United States | |
| 1982 | 207,752 | 124,677 | ||
| 1983 | 212,150 | 137,061 | 2.1 | 9.9 |
| 1984 | 218,093 | 164,583 | 2.8 | 20.1 |
| 1985 | 238,369 | 184,615 | 9.3 | 12.2 |
| 1986 | 270,472 | 220,414 | 13.5 | 19.4 |
| 1987 | 326,253 | 263,394 | 20.6 | 19.5 |
| 1988 | 347,179 | 314,754 | 6.4 | 19.5 |
| 1989 | 381,781 | 368,924 | 10.0 | 17.2 |
| 1990 | 430,521 | 394,911 | 12.8 | 7.0 |
| 1991 | 467,844 | 419,108 | 8.7 | 6.1 |
| 1992 | 502,063 | /r/423,130 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| 1993 | 564,283 | /r/467,412 | 12.4 | 10.5 |
| 1994 | /r/640,320 | /r/496,539 | 13.5 | 6.2 |
| 1995 | /r/717,554 | /r/560,850 | 12.1 | 13.0 |
| 1996 | /p/796,494 | /p/630,045 | 11.0 | 12.3 |
p Preliminary.
r Revised.