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Expenditures by foreign direct financiers to acquire, develop, or expand U.S. services totaled $232.2 billion in 2025, according to preliminary statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenses increased $76.8 billion, or 49.5 percent, from 2024 levels. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. organizations accounted for most of the expenses.

Planned total expenditures, which consist of both first-year and scheduled future expenses, were $284.5 billion. By industry, expenditures for new direct investment were biggest in publishing markets ($50.7 billion), followed by chemicals producing ($45.4 billion) and plastics and rubber products making ($19.0 billion).

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The country with the largest financial investment was Japan ($50.5 billion), followed by Germany ($26.7 billion) and Canada ($23.5 billion).1 By area, Europe contributed the most new financial investment, $116.6 billion, or 50.2 percent of all brand-new financial investment in 2025. Asia and Pacific was the second-largest investing region, with $71.9 billion in expenses.

service or to expand an existing foreign-owned U.S. businesswere $13.8 billion in 2025. By market, greenfield expenditures were largest in transport and warehousing ($3.6 billion), computer systems and electronics products production ($2.0 billion), and chemicals manufacturing ($1.8 billion). By region, investors from Asia and Pacific contributed the greatest dollar worth of greenfield expenditures ($8.3 billion), led by Australia ($3.0 billion), South Korea ($2.2 billion), and Japan ($1.7 billion).

Planned overall expenditures for greenfield investment initiated in 2025, which include both first-year and scheduled future expenditures, were $66.1 billion. In 2025, current work of obtained enterprises was 211,700. Total planned work, that includes the present work of obtained enterprises, the planned work of newly developed company enterprises when completely operational, and the prepared employment related to growths, was 232,400. By market, plastics and rubber parts manufacturing represented the biggest variety of existing workers (21,800), followed by transportation devices manufacturing (17,300) and main and fabricated metals producing (16,400).

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California (37,200) was the state with the largest present employment resulting from new investment, followed by Illinois (17,600) and Texas (16,500). Billions of dollars First-year expenditures151.0155.3 U.S. companies acquired143.0146.4 U.S. companies established6.36.4 U.S. businesses expanded1.82.5 Planned overall expenditures157.0164.0 U.S. businesses acquired143.0146.4 U.S. companies established7.88.2 U.S. organizations expanded6.29.4 U.S. Bureau of Economic AnalysisFor the 2025 new foreign direct financial investment stats highlighted in this release, in addition to price quotes for earlier years, see the below data tables in "Supplemental Data."First-Year and Planned Overall Expenses, Market of Affiliate by Kind Of Financial Investment First-Year and Planned Overall Expenditures, Country of UBO by Kind Of InvestmentFirst-Year and Planned Overall Expenses, State by Kind Of InvestmentFirst-Year and Planned Total Expenses, Market of UBO by Kind Of InvestmentFirst-Year and Planned Overall Expenditures, by Market of Affiliate (All Industries)First-Year and Planned Overall Expenditures, by Nation of UBO (All Countries)First-Year Expenses, Nation of UBO by Market of AffiliateFirst-Year Expenses, Country of Foreign Parent and UBOPlanned Overall Expenditures for Establishments and Growths, by Kind Of ExpenditurePlanned Expenditures for Greenfield Investments, Type of Investment by YearPlanned Expenses for Greenfield Investments, Industry of Affiliate by YearPlanned Expenditures for Greenfield Investments, Country of UBO by YearPlanned Expenditures for Greenfield Investments, State by YearExpenditures for Greenfield Investments, Year of Investment Expenditure by Year Investment Was InitiatedCurrent and Planned Employment, Market of Affiliate by Type of InvestmentCurrent and Planned Work, Country of UBO by Type of InvestmentCurrent and Planned Work, State by Type of InvestmentNumber of financial investments initiated, Circulation of Planned Total Expenses, Size by Type of Investment BEA has updated its disclosure avoidance method to coarsening, that includes rounding, aggregation, and the use of ranges.

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1. Based upon a comparison of the S&P 500 Index to the Bloomberg US Convertible Cash Pay Bond > $250mn Index. The S&P 500 is a stock exchange index weighted by market capitalization that is comprised of 500 of the largest public business in the United States. The Bloomberg United States Convertible Money Pay Bond > $250mn Index tracks the efficiency of US dollar-denominated cash-pay convertible securities with minimum quantities impressive of a minimum of $250 million.

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