Government Sources by Subject: Foreign Direct Investment

A definition of FDI and other terms from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Publications from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce related to U.S. direct investment abroad, and foreign direct investment in the United States.

Articles and data relating to Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S. and U.S. direct investment abroad are regularly included in the BEA's monthly journal Survey of Current Business.
1921-current available online. Can be downloaded in PDF format.
1976-2000 available on microfilm, call number A12107.
1985-current available in print. Shelved in the GovPubs U.S. Stacks, call number C 59.11:

1974-1983 compilation published in three volumes.
1979-1994 published yearly.
Data by industry, country of origin, and U.S. location of transaction. Print only.

1988-2002 available in print. Contains data at the country and state level of foreign establishments in the United States. Data tables often organized by industry and/or country of origin. 2002 edition is available online.

1982-1999. Estimates. Print only.

1983-1998. Estimates. Print only.