Table 33,,,,,,, Balance of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad and Foreign Investment in the United States: 1997–2000,,,,,,, (Billions of current U.S. dollars),,,,,,, Country,1997,1998,1999,2000,,, Japan,–91,–93,–104,–108,,, France,–14,–18,–42,–80,,, Germany,–28,–46,–61,–69,,, Netherlands,–16,–2,–20,–37,,, Switzerland,–7,–10,–5,–27,,, United Kingdom,25,46,45,4,,, Canada,31,26,35,26,,, Mexico,21,25,31,33,,, Brazil,35,37,34,35,,, Bermuda,34,38,35,39,,, "Total, all countries ",189,222,165,6,,, Europe,–4,0,–82,–242,,, "Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere ",147,169,183,197,,,,,, Asia and Pacific ,–1,6,7,6,,,,,, "NOTE: The Bureau of Economic Analysis defines U.S. direct investment abroad as the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by 1 U.S. person of 10% or more of the voting securities of an incorporated foreign business enterprise or the equivalent interest in an unincorporated foreign business enterprise.",,,,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics; based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, International Accounts Data, ""U.S. Direct Investments Abroad"" and ""Foreign Direct Investment in the United States,"" available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/di, as of May 2002.",,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,