Europe vs United States of America: Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt over time
- Europe
- United States of America
How they compare
Europe currently reports 26.80 billion against 19.15 billion in United States of America, a difference of 7.65 billion.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 14 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.81 billion | 1.39 billion | 41.41 billion | Europe |
| 2010s | -21.53 billion | -24.12 billion | 2.60 billion | Europe |
| 2020s | -2.12 billion | 10.75 billion | 12.88 billion | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt, Europe or United States of America?
- Europe, at 26.80 billion against 19.15 billion in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt between Europe and United States of America?
- 7.65 billion, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and United States of America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Europe and United States of America rank globally for outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt?
- Europe ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 14 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt instruments, Resident financial intermediaries (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.