US Foreign Direct Investment Rebounds to $232 Billion as Trump’s $5 Trillion Pledges Face Doubts

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 7

$232 billion in new foreign direct investment flowed into the United States in 2025, up from $155 billion in 2024 and ending a three-year slide, according to Bureau of Economic Analysis data.
The rebound covers foreign takeovers of U.S. companies and spending to build or expand operations, with project announcements tracked by FDI Intelligence also pointing to stronger activity.
Trump has argued steep tariffs would push overseas companies to manufacture in the U.S., but much of the investment he touted remains pledged rather than completed.
$5 trillion in commitments extracted from the EU, Asia and the Persian Gulf could take up to a decade to materialize, and economists say the early numbers still show a mixed, cautious picture.

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