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Countries with the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) position in the United States in 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	FDI in billion U.S. dollars, on a historical-cost basis
Japan	754.07
United Kingdom	742.74
Canada	732.91
Netherlands	726.42
Germany	506.2
Switzerland	358.15
Ireland	284.41
France	259.27
Luxembourg	248.07
Sweden	121.6
Australia	100.71
South Korea	92.05
Spain	87.43
United Kingdom Islands, Caribbean*	84.61
Belgium	70.79
Denmark	58.24
Singapore	50.53
Italy	48.53
Norway	46.86
Bermuda	44.57

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July 2025

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United States

Survey time period

2024

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Figures are rounded.

In accounting, historical cost is the original monetary value of an economic item. Historical cost is based on the stable measuring unit assumption. In some circumstances, assets and liabilities may be shown at their historical cost, as if there had been no change in value since the date of acquisition.

Direct investment implies that a person in one country has a lasting interest in, and a degree of influence over the management of, a business enterprise in another country. For the United States, in accordance with international guidelines, ownership or control of ten percent or more of an enterprise's voting securities, or the equivalent, is considered evidence of such a lasting interest or degree of influence over management. Thus, foreign direct investment in the United States is ownership or control, direct or indirect, by one foreign person of ten percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated U.S. business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated U.S. business enterprise.

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Japan had the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) position in the United States among investing countries. It stood at 754.07 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. It was followed by the United Kingdom and Canada at 742.74 and 732.91 billion U.S. dollars, respectively.

What is FDI?

FDI is an international investment, in this case when a foreign firm or individual invests in a business in the United States. The worldwide value of FDI flows is immense, which is a result of the increasing connectedness of world financial markets. In this statistic, we see countries that are connected to the U.S. for historic and geographic reasons, such as the UK and Canada, respectively, investing large sums of money in U.S. enterprises. The countries that received the most FDI from the United States in 2024 were the UK, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

The effects of FDI

Foreign direct investment, like any increase in capital, leads to a higher number of jobs. The economy of the target country grows, and the investing country generally earns a good rate of return. Critics of FDI worry that it opens companies to the influence of foreign individuals and firms.