bea_multinational_enterprises
Access U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data on multinational enterprise activities and direct investment, including inward/outward flows, country, industry, and state-level statistics.
Instructions
Get data on Direct Investment (DI) and Activities of Multinational Enterprises (AMNE).
DirectionOfInvestment (required):
'Outward': U.S. investment abroad / foreign affiliates
'Inward': Foreign investment in U.S. / U.S. affiliates
'State': U.S. affiliates at state level (AMNE only)
'Parent': U.S. parent enterprises (AMNE only)
Classification (required): 'Country', 'Industry', 'CountryByIndustry'
For AMNE stats, also set ownership_level ('0'=majority-owned, '1'=all) and non_bank_affiliates_only ('0'=both, '1'=nonbank only).
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| direction_of_investment | Yes | 'Outward', 'Inward', 'State', or 'Parent' | |
| classification | Yes | 'Country', 'Industry', or 'CountryByIndustry' | |
| year | Yes | Year(s): comma-separated or 'ALL' | |
| ownership_level | No | '0' (majority-owned only), '1' (all affiliates). Required for AMNE stats. | |
| non_bank_affiliates_only | No | '0' (bank and nonbank), '1' (nonbank only). Required for AMNE stats. | |
| series_id | No | Series IDs (comma-separated) or '0' for all. Use bea_dataset_info for list. | |
| country | No | 3-digit country code(s) or 'all'. '000' for total of all countries. | |
| industry | No | 4-digit NAICS industry code(s) or 'all'. '0000' for all-industries total. | |
| state | No | 2-digit state FIPS or 'all'. Only for Direction='State'. |