In 2023, the U.S. investments made in the Middle East were valued at approximately 80.53 billion U.S. dollars. The total direct position of the United States abroad amounted to 6.68 trillion U.S. dollars in that year.

United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East data was reported at 174.000 USD mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 280.000 USD mn for Mar 2018. United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East data is updated quarterly, averaging 168.000 USD mn from Mar 1994 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 96 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.518 USD bn in Dec 2011 and a record low of -1.629 USD bn in Mar 2010. United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.O004: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Flow.

In 2023, the foreign direct investments from the Middle East in the United States amounted to approximately 50.04 billion U.S. dollars. The total foreign direct investments in the U.S. were valued at approximately 5.39 trillion U.S. dollars in that year.

United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: United Arab Emirates data was reported at -19.000 USD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -43.000 USD mn for Mar 2018. United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: United Arab Emirates data is updated quarterly, averaging -2.000 USD mn from Jun 1994 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 87 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.207 USD bn in Dec 2007 and a record low of -1.616 USD bn in Mar 2010. United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: United Arab Emirates data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.O004: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Flow.

United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: Saudi Arabia data was reported at 56.000 USD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 55.000 USD mn for Mar 2018. United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: Saudi Arabia data is updated quarterly, averaging 22.500 USD mn from Jun 1994 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 393.000 USD mn in Dec 2016 and a record low of -439.000 USD mn in Sep 2014. United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: Saudi Arabia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.O004: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Flow.

United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Income: Middle East data was reported at 180.000 USD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.000 USD mn for Mar 2018. United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Income: Middle East data is updated quarterly, averaging 59.000 USD mn from Mar 1994 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 97 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 462.000 USD mn in Dec 2006 and a record low of -732.000 USD mn in Jun 2008. United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Income: Middle East data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.O006: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Income.

United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: Other Countries data was reported at 97.000 USD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -244.000 USD mn for Mar 2018. United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: Other Countries data is updated quarterly, averaging -2.000 USD mn from Mar 1994 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 74 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 413.000 USD mn in Jun 2008 and a record low of -244.000 USD mn in Mar 2018. United States Foreign Direct Investment: Middle East: Other Countries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.O004: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Flow.

United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Position: Middle East: Israel data was reported at 11.940 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.289 USD bn for 2016. United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Position: Middle East: Israel data is updated yearly, averaging 2.337 USD bn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.289 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 312.000 USD mn in 1981. United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Position: Middle East: Israel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.O005: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Stock.

As of 2022, China invested over 6.7 billion U.S. dollars in the Middle East and North Africa region. In comparison, Chinese investments in the region were worth around 290 million U.S. dollars in 2005.

This statistic shows the value of foreign direct investment inflows to the Middle East and North Africa from 2006 to 2017. In 2017, the FDI inflow in the MENA region was approximately 29 billion U.S. dollars.

United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: USD: Total: Near and Middle East data was reported at 81.112 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.891 USD bn for 2022. United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: USD: Total: Near and Middle East data is updated yearly, averaging 81.112 USD bn from Dec 2020 (Median) to 2023, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.575 USD bn in 2020 and a record low of 76.891 USD bn in 2022. United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: USD: Total: Near and Middle East 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 Region and Country: 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.

This statistic shows the value of foreign direct investment outflows from the Middle East and North Africa from 2006 to 2017. In 2017, the FDI outflow from the MENA region was approximately 32 billion U.S. dollars.

United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Position: Middle East: Saudi Arabia data was reported at 945.000 USD mn in 1999. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.476 USD bn for 1997. United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Position: Middle East: Saudi Arabia data is updated yearly, averaging 1.476 USD bn from Dec 1987 (Median) to 1999, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.455 USD bn in 1989 and a record low of 257.000 USD mn in 1987. United States (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Position: Middle East: Saudi Arabia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.O005: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Stock.

In 2023, total annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into China amounted to around ****** billion U.S. dollars. According to official accounts, approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars were invested from Hong Kong and *** billion from the U.S. However, this picture might not be representative for the actual origin of these money flows. Who are the investors? International financial hubs play an important role in directing foreign financial streams to China. According to official accounts, more than ** percent of the inward Chinese FDI stock in 2023 had entered China through *********, while a substantial share also came from the **************. These financial hubs offer favorable conditions or services to international investors, who are in most of the cases located in a third country. According to calculations by UNCTAD, made in an attempt to trace back ultimate investors, approximately **** percent of the total Chinese inward FDI stock in 2020 originated from investors in the United States, *** percent from Japan, and *** percent from the United Kingdom. Only **** percent originated from Hong Kong, while **** percent came from within China, from Chinese companies not registered on the mainland. Investment destinations in China Although China’s economic development has spread from Eastern China into the inner provinces, foreign FDI inflows are still mainly directed towards the coastal regions, which attracted more than ** percent of total investments in recent years. Foreign companies were most active in the Yangtze River Delta, namely in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang province, in the Greater Bay Area in Guangdong, and in the north in Beijing, Tianjin, and Shandong province. Many investments were made in Special Economic Zones, which provide beneficial conditions for foreign investors.

Between 2005 and 2022, Iraq was the leading receiver of Chinese investments in the Middle East and North African region, it received more than 13.5 billion U.S. dollars. The total value of Chinese investment in the entire MENA region for 2022 was over 6.7 billion U.S. Dollars.

United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Near and Middle East data was reported at 1.215 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.218 % for 2022. United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Near and Middle East data is updated yearly, averaging 1.218 % from Dec 2020 (Median) to 2023, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.345 % in 2020 and a record low of 1.215 % in 2023. United States Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Near and Middle East 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 Region and Country: 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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Between 2005 and 2022, the oil sector was the leading receiver of Chinese investments in the Middle East and North African region with over 24.7 billion U.S. dollars. The total value of Chinese investment in the entire MENA region for 2022 was over 6.7 billion U.S. Dollars.

Between 2022 and 2023, the country with the largest global investment in climate technology in the Middle East was Saudi Arabia, which invested more than 3.9 billion U.S. dollars within the time span. In comparison, Jordan invested approximately five million U.S. dollars in climate technology during the same period.

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