The findings from an annual survey of
The survey was undertaken jointly by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of
A complementary survey measuring foreign portfolio holdings of
Overall Results
The survey measured the value of
The surveys are part of an internationally-coordinated effort under the auspices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to improve the measurement of portfolio asset holdings.
Table 1. U.S. holdings of foreign securities, by type of security, as of survey dates[1]
(Billions of dollars)
Type of Security |
Dec. 31, 2007revised |
Dec. 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
Long-term Securities |
6,863 |
4,009 |
Equity |
5,253 |
2,748 |
Long-term debt |
1,610 |
1,261 |
Short-term debt securities |
357 |
282 |
|
|
|
Total |
7,220 |
4,291 |
Table 2. U.S. holdings of foreign securities, by country of issuer and type of security, for the countries attracting the most U.S. portfolio investment, as of December 31, 2008
(Billions of dollars, except as noted)
|
Country or region |
Total |
Equity |
Long-Term Debt |
Short-Term Debt |
1 |
|
647 |
377 |
185 |
85 |
2 |
|
403 |
348 |
54 |
2 |
3 |
|
378 |
180 |
166 |
32 |
4 |
|
315 |
95 |
202 |
18 |
5 |
|
285 |
212 |
58 |
15 |
6 |
|
255 |
160 |
80 |
15 |
7 |
|
218 |
214 |
4 |
* |
8 |
|
169 |
77 |
75 |
18 |
9 |
|
163 |
143 |
19 |
1 |
10 |
|
146 |
65 |
71 |
9 |
11 |
|
93 |
63 |
25 |
5 |
12 |
|
91 |
72 |
19 |
* |
13 |
|
65 |
46 |
19 |
* |
14 |
|
65 |
61 |
3 |
* |
15 |
|
63 |
22 |
23 |
18 |
16 |
|
62 |
47 |
13 |
1 |
17 |
|
60 |
16 |
37 |
8 |
18 |
|
59 |
30 |
20 |
9 |
19 |
|
56 |
45 |
10 |
* |
20 |
|
55 |
53 |
2 |
* |
21 |
|
46 |
31 |
15 |
* |
22 |
|
41 |
41 |
* |
0 |
23 |
|
41 |
36 |
3 |
3 |
24 |
|
38 |
37 |
1 |
* |
25 |
|
37 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
|
Rest of world |
437 |
264 |
148 |
24 |
|
Total |
4,291 |
2,748 |
1,261 |
282 |
* Greater than zero, but less than $500 million
[1] The stock of foreign securities on December 31, 2008 reported in this survey does not, for a number of reasons, correspond to the stock of foreign securities on December 31, 2007, plus cumulative securities flows reported in the Treasury International Capital reporting system. An analysis of the relationship between the stock and flow data is available in Table 4 and the associated text of the final report on