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Expenditures by foreign direct investors to obtain, establish, or expand U.S. services totaled $232.2 billion in 2025, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenditures increased $76.8 billion, or 49.5 percent, from 2024 levels. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses represented the majority of the expenses.

Planned overall expenses, which consist of both first-year and planned future expenses, were $284.5 billion. By market, expenditures for brand-new direct financial investment were largest in publishing markets ($50.7 billion), followed by chemicals producing ($45.4 billion) and plastics and rubber products producing ($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 region, Europe contributed the most brand-new investment, $116.6 billion, or 50.2 percent of all brand-new investment in 2025. Asia and Pacific was the second-largest investing area, with $71.9 billion in expenditures.

business or to broaden an existing foreign-owned U.S. businesswere $13.8 billion in 2025. By market, greenfield expenses were largest in transport and warehousing ($3.6 billion), computers and electronic devices items production ($2.0 billion), and chemicals production ($1.8 billion). By area, investors from Asia and Pacific contributed the greatest dollar value of greenfield expenses ($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 consist of both first-year and planned future expenditures, were $66.1 billion. Overall planned employment, which includes the existing employment of acquired business, the planned employment of recently developed business enterprises when completely operational, and the prepared employment associated with expansions, was 232,400.

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

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