In 2024, Chinese and Mexican buyers made up the second-largest share of major foreign buyers of property in the United States, following Canadians. In that year, 13 percent of residential properties were purchased by Canadians buyers and 11 percent by Chinese buyers. That amounted to an aggregate value of 7.5 billion U.S. dollars of housing sales to Chinese buyers.

By the end of 2022, U.S.-owned assets abroad amounted to 31.63 trillion U.S. dollars, which is a decrease from the previous year, when U.S.-owned assets abroad totaled to 35.07 trillion U.S. dollars. In 2009, this figure stood at 19.43 trillion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, Canada was the biggest foreign investor in commercial property in the United States, with cross-border flows of almost 16 billion U.S. dollars. This is based on data between the second quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. Singapore followed behind, with 10.9 billion U.S. dollars in cross-border investment. Dallas, Los Angeles, and Atlanta were among the main destinations for foreign capital in that year.

Chinese buyers comprise one of the largest groups of foreign buyers of residential property in the United States. In 2017, a record number of residential properties were bought by Chinese nationals, but since then, both the sales volume and percentage of all foreign-bought properties has declined. In 2024, Chinese buyers were responsible for 11 percent of all sales to foreigners. Who is the biggest buyer of U.S. residential property? During the coronavirus pandemic, buyers from Canadian and Mexican origin dominated international transactions. In 2024 Chinese nationals were the second-largest buyers of U.S. residential property. They were also responsible for the largest share of the aggregate value of properties purchased. On average, Chinese bought properties were also substantially more expensive than the ones purchased by other buyer groups, such as Canadians. How has the market developed? The total property sales to foreign buyers peaked at 153 U.S. dollars in 2017, followed by a period of declining transaction value. The coronavirus pandemic has significantly contributed to cross-border transactions remaining subdued. In 2024, the value of property sales to foreigners was the lowest observed since recording began.

The United States' total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$3.36 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The United States' main import partners were: Mexico, China and Canada. The top three import commodities were: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers; Electrical, electronic equipment and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Exports were valued at US$2.06 Trillion. In 2024, The United States had a trade deficit of US$1.29 Trillion.

NNB: BS: Liabilities: US Real Estate Owned by Foreign data was reported at 15.890 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.769 USD bn for Dec 2017. NNB: BS: Liabilities: US Real Estate Owned by Foreign data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.257 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.890 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 0.078 USD bn in Dec 1951. NNB: BS: Liabilities: US Real Estate Owned by Foreign data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB076: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Nonfinancial Noncorporate Business.

United States NNB: saar: FIN: NIL: EIFS: U.S. Real Estate Owned by Foreigners data was reported at 0.484 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.780 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States NNB: saar: FIN: NIL: EIFS: U.S. Real Estate Owned by Foreigners data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.020 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.684 USD bn in Dec 2014 and a record low of -2.924 USD bn in Jun 2006. United States NNB: saar: FIN: NIL: EIFS: U.S. Real Estate Owned by Foreigners data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB076: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Nonfinancial Noncorporate Business.

United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: Land Transport and Transport Via Pipelines data was reported at 85.797 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 62.364 USD bn for 2022. United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: Land Transport and Transport Via Pipelines data is updated yearly, averaging 62.364 USD bn from Dec 2021 (Median) to 2023, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.797 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 60.962 USD bn in 2021. United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: Land Transport and Transport Via Pipelines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: USD: by Industry: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), but they are not significant. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value.; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Participation Multiplication Method (PMM) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are partially covered. Collective investment institutions are partially covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Local Enterprise Group.

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This dataset contains 25 columns which are: 1. Country: Corresponding country. 2. Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population): Poverty in country. 3. Life expectancy at birth, total (years): Expected life from birth. 4. Population, total: Population of Country. 5. Population growth (annual %): Population growth each year. 6. Net migration: is the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants divided by the population. 7. Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1): is an annual measurement prepared by the World Bank. HCI measures which countries are best in mobilizing their human capital, the economic and professional potential of their citizens. The index measures how much capital each country loses through lack of education and health. 8. GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCU: Gross domestic product is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period by a country or countries. 9. GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCU: the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output, divided by mid-year population. 10. GDP growth (annual %): The annual average rate of change of the gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices based on constant local currency, for a given national economy, during a specified period of time. 11. Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 12. Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 13. Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) 14. CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 15. Forest area (% of land area) 16. Access to electricity (% of population) 17. Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) 18. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) 19. People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) 20. Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) 21. Central government debt, total (% of GDP) 22. Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) 23. Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 24. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 25. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP): is when an investor becomes a significant or lasting investor in a business or corporation in a foreign country, which can be a boost to the global economy.

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This statistic shows the volume of commercial properties bought in the United States from the third quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018, by investor country. In that period, Chinese buyers bought 710 commercial properties in the United States.

United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Real Estate Activities data was reported at 0.693 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.732 % for 2022. United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Real Estate Activities data is updated yearly, averaging 0.738 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2023, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.907 % in 2019 and a record low of 0.467 % in 2013. United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Real Estate Activities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment: % of Total FDI: by Industry: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), but they are not significant. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value.; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Participation Multiplication Method (PMM) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are partially covered. Collective investment institutions are partially covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Local Enterprise Group.

Chevron held ownership interests in around 17.4 million acres in the Americas, excluding the United States. When taking into account the size of interest shares, the net figure stood at 11.3 million acres. The U.S.-based oil and gas producer owned or leased more developed and undeveloped land in the United States than in any other country. Chevron's number of productive oil wells was also largest in the U.S.

United States Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: Total: Land Transport and Transport Via Pipelines data was reported at 21.251 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.695 USD bn for 2022. United States Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: Total: Land Transport and Transport Via Pipelines data is updated yearly, averaging 2.757 USD bn from Dec 2019 (Median) to 2023, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.251 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of -2.024 USD bn in 2020. United States Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: Total: Land Transport and Transport Via Pipelines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: by Industry: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), but they are not significant. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value.; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Participation Multiplication Method (PMM) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are partially covered. Collective investment institutions are partially covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Local Enterprise Group.

Austria (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Net: excl SPEs & Real Estate: America: ow Canada data was reported at 267.000 EUR mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 489.000 EUR mn for 2016. Austria (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Net: excl SPEs & Real Estate: America: ow Canada data is updated yearly, averaging 28.000 EUR mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 580.000 EUR mn in 2009 and a record low of -1,087.000 EUR mn in 2008. Austria (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Net: excl SPEs & Real Estate: America: ow Canada data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Oesterreichische Nationalbank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.O002: BPM6: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Flow.

Indonesia (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6: USA: Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities data was reported at 1.200 USD mn in Jun 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.810 USD mn for Mar 2019. Indonesia (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6: USA: Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.825 USD mn from Dec 2011 (Median) to Jun 2019, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 351.880 USD mn in Sep 2017 and a record low of -2.490 USD mn in Mar 2013. Indonesia (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6: USA: Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Indonesia. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Investment – Table ID.OA005: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country.

This statistic shows the volume of cross-border capital invested in commercial real estate in the United States from the third quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018, by country. In that period, 5.5 billion U.S. dollars was invested in commercial real estate in the United States by Chinese investors.

In 2023, Australia was ranked first with an organic agricultural land area amounting to about 53 million hectares. The land area used for organic agriculture in Australia is thus larger than the acreage of all the other leading countries combined. Australia is followed by India and Argentina, which each had areas of organic agriculture of approximately 4.48 and 4.05 million hectares, respectively. Organic farming in the United States Among the different States in the United States, the State of California has the largest number of organic farms and ranches, with approximately 3,061. California is followed by the States of Wisconsin and New York, which have about 1.4 million hectares each. In terms of land ownership of organic acreage, over 2.1 million acres of certified organic land operated in the United States was rented from others. Organic food worldwide Worldwide sales of organic foods have experienced nearly constant growth during the last two decades. The United States has by far the largest share of global retail sales of organic food, with 39 percent. The sales value of organic food in the United States has more than quadrupled during the last 15 years. To classify as organic, specific farming standards have to be applied during food production. The global per capita consumption of organic food is highest in Denmark and Switzerland.

This statistic shows the perception of real estate prices in the United States according to foreign buyers in 2018. In the measured period, 65 percent of respondents said that their foreign clients believed U.S. real estate prices were more expensive than in their home country.

The proportion of buyers from the United Kingdom among foreign buyers of residential property in the United States decreased between 2011 and 2024. In 2024, four percent of foreign buyers of property in the U.S. hailed from the United Kingdom. Compared to countries like Canada and Mexico, the United Kingdom contributed a smaller share to foreign buyers of residential property in the United States.

The statistic shows the 30 largest countries in the world by area. Russia is the largest country by far, with a total area of about 17 million square kilometers.

Population of Russia

Despite its large area, Russia - nowadays the largest country in the world - has a relatively small total population. However, its population is still rather large in numbers in comparison to those of other countries. In mid-2014, it was ranked ninth on a list of countries with the largest population, a ranking led by China with a population of over 1.37 billion people. In 2015, the estimated total population of Russia amounted to around 146 million people. The aforementioned low population density in Russia is a result of its vast landmass; in 2014, there were only around 8.78 inhabitants per square kilometer living in the country. Most of the Russian population lives in the nation’s capital and largest city, Moscow: In 2015, over 12 million people lived in the metropolis.