Commerce: SelectUSA Helped Secure $280 Billion in Foreign Investment Under Trump, Topping the Program’s Prior 15 Years

October 17, 2026

ITA says SelectUSA, its foreign-investment promotion office, has “helped secure more than $280 billion in foreign direct investment” during the Trump administration. That compares with $255 billion across all prior program years since 2011, and with $68 billion in the same period of the Biden administration. ITA cites more than 345 projects expected to support about 55,000 jobs.

Sources

• International Trade Administration, “Trump Administration Brings in $280B in SelectUSA Investment – More Than All Previous Program Years Combined” (October 16, 2026): https://www.trade.gov/press-release/trump-administration-brings-280b-selectusa-investment-more-all-previous-program-years