This article presents detailed statistics on direct
investment positions and related financial transactions and income flows for foreign direct investment in the United States, or "inward" direct investment.
Of the 42 countries for which the international
investment positions are published and easily accessible (primarily in Europe and Asia) only Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Switzerland had a higher net position.
Of the 42 countries for which the international
investment positions are published and easily accessible - mainly in Europe and Asia - only Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Switzerland had a higher net position.
The US and Euro zone both had negative net international
investment positions, and Greece, Spain, Ireland and Portugal were among the five countries with the largest shortfall in foreign assets compared to foreign liabilities.
Japan remains a substantial net creditor, while the European Union and the rest of the world have small negative net international
investment positions.
HSBC's SWIFT and HSBCnet instruction and reporting capabilities provide clients with real-time access to their
investment positions.
The ED also expands the concept of mark-to-market accounting for an entity's trading and
investment positions and provides guidance in this area, Lockburner said.
Detailed statistics on outward direct
investment positions and related financial transactions and income inflows for 1982-2016 are also available on BEA's Web site.
Supplementary statistics for alternative current-price measures of direct
investment positions for 1999-2016 were revised to implement a new, streamlined method for estimating direct
investment positions at current cost.
