The 2026 GCC Economic Outlook

Expenses by foreign direct investors to get, establish, or expand U.S. companies totaled $232.2 billion in 2025, according to preliminary data launched today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenses increased $76.8 billion, or 49.5 percent, from 2024 levels. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. companies accounted for many of the expenses.

businesses were $4.6 billion, and expenditures to expand existing foreign-owned services were $9.2 billion. Planned overall expenses, which consist of both first-year and scheduled future expenditures, were $284.5 billion. Employment in 2025 at recently acquired, established, or broadened foreign-owned businesses in the United States was 213,100 employees. By market, expenditures for brand-new direct investment were biggest in publishing industries ($50.7 billion), followed by chemicals producing ($45.4 billion) and plastics and rubber products manufacturing ($19.0 billion).

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The nation with the largest financial investment was Japan ($50.5 billion), followed by Germany ($26.7 billion) and Canada ($23.5 billion).1 By area, Europe contributed the most brand-new financial investment, $116.6 billion, or 50.2 percent of all brand-new investment in 2025. Asia and Pacific was the second-largest investing region, with $71.9 billion in expenses.

service or to broaden an existing foreign-owned U.S. businesswere $13.8 billion in 2025. By industry, greenfield expenses were largest in transport and warehousing ($3.6 billion), computer systems and electronic devices items production ($2.0 billion), and chemicals production ($1.8 billion). By region, investors from Asia and Pacific contributed the greatest dollar worth of greenfield expenditures ($8.3 billion), led by Australia ($3.0 billion), South Korea ($2.2 billion), and Japan ($1.7 billion).

Planned overall expenses for greenfield investment started in 2025, which include both first-year and scheduled future expenditures, were $66.1 billion. In 2025, existing work of obtained enterprises was 211,700. Total planned work, which consists of the current work of gotten business, the planned work of newly developed company enterprises when completely operational, and the planned employment related to expansions, was 232,400. By market, plastics and rubber parts making accounted for the largest variety of present staff members (21,800), followed by transportation devices manufacturing (17,300) and primary and produced metals making (16,400).

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California (37,200) was the state with the largest present work resulting from brand-new investment, followed by Illinois (17,600) and Texas (16,500). Billions of dollars First-year expenditures151.0155.3 U.S. businesses acquired143.0146.4 U.S. organizations established6.36.4 U.S. companies expanded1.82.5 Planned overall expenditures157.0164.0 U.S. businesses acquired143.0146.4 U.S. businesses established7.88.2 U.S. companies expanded6.29.4 U.S. Bureau of Economic AnalysisFor the 2025 new foreign direct investment stats highlighted in this release, in addition to quotes for earlier years, see the below data tables in "Supplemental Data."First-Year and Planned Overall Expenses, Market of Affiliate by Kind Of Financial Investment First-Year and Planned Total Expenses, Nation of UBO by Kind Of InvestmentFirst-Year and Planned Overall Expenditures, State by Kind Of InvestmentFirst-Year and Planned Overall Expenditures, Market of UBO by Kind Of InvestmentFirst-Year and Planned Overall Expenses, by Industry of Affiliate (All Industries)First-Year and Planned Overall Expenses, by Nation of UBO (All Nations)First-Year Expenditures, Nation of UBO by Industry of AffiliateFirst-Year Expenditures, Country of Foreign Moms And Dad and UBOPlanned Overall Expenses for Facilities and Expansions, by Kind Of ExpenditurePlanned Expenditures for Greenfield Investments, Type of Investment by YearPlanned Expenditures for Greenfield Investments, Market of Affiliate by YearPlanned Expenses for Greenfield Investments, Country of UBO by YearPlanned Expenses for Greenfield Investments, State by YearExpenditures for Greenfield Investments, Year of Financial Investment Expenditure by Year Investment Was InitiatedCurrent and Planned Employment, Market of Affiliate by Kind Of InvestmentCurrent and Planned Work, Nation of UBO by Kind Of InvestmentCurrent and Planned Work, State by Type of InvestmentNumber of financial investments initiated, Circulation of Planned Overall Expenses, Size by Type of Investment BEA has updated its disclosure avoidance method to coarsening, which consists of rounding, aggregation, and using ranges.

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1. Based on a contrast of the S&P 500 Index to the Bloomberg United States Convertible Money Pay Bond > $250mn Index. The S&P 500 is a stock exchange index weighted by market capitalization that is made up of 500 of the largest public companies in the United States. The Bloomberg US Convertible Money Pay Bond > $250mn Index tracks the performance of United States dollar-denominated cash-pay convertible securities with minimum quantities impressive of at least $250 million.

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