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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) ($M USD) 2016 1,464,162 2016 1,500,000 www.worldbank.org/en/country 
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in Partner Country ($M USD, stock positions) 2016 284,315 2016 363,914 BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_
investment_multinational_
companies_comprehensive_data.htm
 
Host Country’s FDI in the U.S. ($M USD, stock positions) 2016 343,997 2016 454,641 BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_
investment_multinational_
companies_comprehensive_data.htm
 
Total Inbound Stock of FDI as % host GDP 2016 23% 2016 24% N/A

*Host Country Source, Office of the Chief Economist, 2016 FDI Stats, Global Affairs 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 614,604 100% Total Outward 781,352 100%
U.S. 292,002 48% U.S. 353,298 45%
Netherlands 69,608 11% U.K. 72,934 9%
Luxembourg 43,480 7% Barbados 50,835 6%
Switzerland 41,110 6% Luxembourg 44,517 5%
U.K. 31,128 5% Cayman Islands 35,671 4%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000.

Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets
Top Five Partners (Millions, US Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries 1,437,261 100% All Countries 1,140,584 100% All Countries 296,676 100%
U.S. 886,831 62% U.S. 681,394 60% U.S. 205,437 69%
U.K. 82,202 6% U.K. 67,976 6% U.K. 14,226 5%
Japan 65,672 5% Japan 57,038 5% Japan 8,634 3%
France 38,427 3% France 31,574 3% Germany 8,484 3%
Germany 38,290 3% Germany 29,806 2% Australia 7,655 3%
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