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Table 32
Top 10 Countries for U.S. Direct Investment Abroad and Foreign Direct Investments
in the United States: 1997-2000
(Billions of current U.S. dollars)
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U.S. direct investment abroad |
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1 |
United Kingdom |
154 |
183 |
212 |
233 |
18.8 |
2 |
Canada |
97 |
98 |
111 |
126 |
10.2 |
3 |
Netherlands |
69 |
90 |
106 |
116 |
9.3 |
4 |
Japan |
34 |
41 |
49 |
56 |
4.5 |
5 |
Switzerland |
31 |
38 |
49 |
55 |
4.4 |
6 |
Bermuda |
38 |
42 |
47 |
54 |
4.3 |
7 |
Germany |
41 |
48 |
51 |
54 |
4.3 |
8 |
France |
37 |
42 |
40 |
39 |
3.1 |
9 |
Brazil |
36 |
37 |
34 |
36 |
2.9 |
10 |
Mexico |
24 |
27 |
32 |
35 |
2.8 |
|
Total, all countries |
871 |
1,001 |
1,131 |
1,245 |
100.0 |
|
Europe |
425 |
518 |
588 |
649 |
52.1 |
|
Latin America and other Western Hemisphere |
181 |
197 |
221 |
239 |
19.2 |
|
Asia and Pacific |
145 |
160 |
182 |
200 |
16.0 |
Foreign direct investment in the U.S. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
United Kingdom |
129 |
137 |
167 |
230 |
18.5 |
2 |
Japan |
125 |
134 |
153 |
163 |
13.2 |
3 |
Netherlands |
85 |
92 |
126 |
152 |
12.3 |
4 |
Germany |
69 |
93 |
112 |
123 |
9.9 |
5 |
France |
50 |
60 |
82 |
119 |
9.6 |
6 |
Canada |
65 |
73 |
77 |
101 |
8.1 |
7 |
Luxembourg |
12 |
27 |
57 |
83 |
6.7 |
8 |
Switzerland |
38 |
48 |
54 |
82 |
6.6 |
9 |
Sweden |
11 |
17 |
21 |
27 |
2.2 |
10 |
Ireland |
10 |
12 |
16 |
23 |
1.9 |
|
Total, all countries |
682 |
778 |
966 |
1,239 |
100.0 |
|
Europe |
429 |
519 |
670 |
891 |
71.9 |
|
Asia and Pacific |
146 |
154 |
175 |
194 |
15.7 |
|
Latin America and other Western Hemisphere |
34 |
28 |
38 |
43 |
3.4 |
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 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.
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