The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:

Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $151.0 billion in 2024, according to preliminary statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenditures decreased $24.9 billion, or 14.2 percent, from $176.0 billion (revised) in 2023 and were below the annual average of $277.2 billion for 2014-2023. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses accounted for most of the expenditures.

The full text of the release can be found at www.bea.gov/news/2025/new-foreign-direct-investment-united-states-2024.