Statistic shows only the top 25 countries.
Data refers to employees working at foreign affiliates of U.S. companies. Values are preliminary.
A foreign affiliate is defined as a foreign business enterprise in which a U.S. company owns or controls at least 10 percent of the voting securities or equivalent.
Date of access is taken as date of release.
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U.S. number of employees of multinational companies working abroad, by country 2022
This statistic shows the number of employees that work outside the United States for affiliates of U.S. multinational enterprises in 2021, by country. In 2021, about **** million people were working for affiliates of U.S. multinational enterprises in Canada.
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BEA. (September 30, 2025). Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2022, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/556067/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad/
BEA. "Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2022, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 30, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/556067/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad/
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BEA. "Number of Employees of U.S. Multinational Enterprises Working outside The U.S. in 2022, by Country (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Sep 2025, /statistics/556067/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad/
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Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2022, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph], BEA, September 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/556067/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad/
