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13. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment Statistics

Table 2: Key Macroeconomic Data, U.S. FDI in Host Country/Economy
Host Country Statistical source* USG or international statistical source USG or International Source of Data: BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
Economic Data Year Amount Year Amount
Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($M USD) 2018 $1,352,603 2018 $1,713,000 www.worldbank.org/en/country 
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical source* USG or international statistical source USG or international Source of data: BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) 2018 $313,069 2018 $401,874 BEA data available at
https://www.bea.gov/international/
direct-investment-and-multinational-
enterprises-comprehensive-data
 
Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) 2018 $458,746 2018 $511,176 BEA data available at
https://www.bea.gov/international/
direct-investment-and-multinational-
enterprises-comprehensive-data
 
Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP 2018 $676,064 2018 52.2% UNCTAD data available at
https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DIAE/
World%20Investment%20Report/
Country-Fact-Sheets.aspx
 

* Source for Host Country Data:

  • Host Country Source: Office of the Chief Economist, State of Trade 2019, Global Affairs Canada.
  • Host Country Source: Statistics Canada
  • Note: Data converted to U.S. dollars using yearly average currency conversions from IRS
Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI
Direct Investment from/in Counterpart Economy Data
From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (US Dollars, Millions)
Inward Direct Investment Outward Direct Investment
Total Inward 642,572 100% Total Outward 936,122 100%
United States 297,670 46% United States 436,181 47%
Netherlands 78,224 12% United Kingdom 80,149 9%
Luxembourg 40,927 6% Luxembourg 66,028 7%
United Kingdom 36,913 6% Barbados 47,521 5%
Switzerland 33,830 5% Bermuda 34,460 4%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000.
Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment
Portfolio Investment Assets
Top Five Partners (Millions, current US Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries 1,599,773 100% All Countries 1,200,859 100% All Countries 398,914 100%
United States 988,562 62% United States 717,341 60% United States 271,221 68%
United Kingdom 87,458 5% United Kingdom 68,708 6% United Kingdom 18,751 5%
Japan 62,038 4% Japan 55,151 5% Australia 10,087 3%
France 39,837 2% France 32,991 3% Germany 8,066 2%
Cayman Islands 33,899 2% Cayman Islands 29,510 2% Japan 6,887 2%
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