The Transatlantic Economy Report 2020 presents the most up-to-date facts and figures about the EU-US economic relationship. The research was conducted independently by Dan Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan of the Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University.
The study includes dedicated profiles for 30+ European countries and all US states.
In terms of the U.S.-EU investment balance, the U.S. had a larger net cross-border impact in 2018. U.S. foreign direct investment in the EU totaled a record $3.3 trillion in 2018, and the EU's foreign direct investment in the U.S. rose to $2.6 trillion. According to estimates for 2018, U.S. affiliates employed almost 4.4 million workers in the EU while EU affiliates employed roughly 4.2 million Americans.