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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) 2015 $2.858 trillion 2015 $2.788 trillion www.worldbank.org/en/country/unitedkingdom 
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source USG or International Statistical Source USG or international Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) 2014 $253 billion 2015 $593,028 billion BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_investment_
multinational_companies_comprehensive_data.htm
 
Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) 2014 $239.8 2015 $483,841 BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_investment_
multinational_companies_comprehensive_data.htm
 
Total inbound stock of FDI as percent host GDP 2014 8% 2014 21% N/A

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 1,554,303 Proportion Total Outward 1,563,865 Proportion
United States 432,987 28% United States 353,390 23%
Netherlands 231,565 15% Netherlands 175,967 11%
France 109,080 7% Luxembourg 150,782 10%
Luxembourg 104,733 7% France 87,970 6%
Germany 82,782 5% Spain 62,360 4%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000.

Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets
Top Five Partners (Millions, U.S. Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries Amount Proportion All Countries Amount Proportion All Countries Amount Proportion
United States 930,658 26% United States 540,871 33% United States 389,786 19%
France 278,954 8% Ireland 143,555 9% France 215,153 11%
Germany 246,460 7% Japan 126,769 8% Germany 183,154 9%
Ireland 219,186 6% France 63,801 4% Brazil 142,808 7%
Japan 195,043 5% Germany 63,306 4% Italy 100,224 5%
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