Trump's US investment tracker: India ranks 6th with $500 billion, UAE leads with $1.4 trillion; who else was on the list?

The United States has secured $11.3 trillion in investment under President Donald Trump, with the largest share at the country level and trade deals contributing $5.77 trillion through nine deals. India ranked sixth among countries, attracting $500 billion worth of investment, according to data released by the White House.

The White House’s investment tracker, titled “The Trump Effect,” lists 277 investments spanning 15 sectors, including technology, artificial intelligence (AI), manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, energy and financial services.

Among the deals listed is a $300 billion partnership with India’s Reliance to establish America First Refining, which is being described as the first major new oil refinery in the US in 50 years.

While country-level agreements and trade agreements accounted for the highest investment value, manufacturing and industry accounted for the largest number of investments, according to the data.

Among country-level investment commitments, the United Arab Emirates tops the list at $1.4 trillion, followed by Qatar at $1.2 trillion and Japan at $1 trillion. Saudi Arabia and European Union companies accounted for $600 billion each, while India was sixth with commitments worth $500 billion.

Investments attributed to India include a $300 billion partnership with Reliance to establish America First Refining, which has been described as the first major new oil refinery in the US in 50 years.

“New factories, chip mills, shipyards and steel mills are going up in every corner of the country,” a White House tracker noted.

Manufacturing leads in the number of projects, technologies and AI in investment value

By sector, manufacturing and industry saw the most investment with 136 projects valued at US$1.14 trillion. Technology and artificial intelligence ranked second in terms of investment value, attracting 17 commitments worth $3.07 trillion, or about 27 percent of total investment.

NVIDIA recorded the largest investment commitment of $608 billion among individual companies.

The food sector saw 22 investments worth USD 23.1 billion. Real estate development and transportation and logistics attracted investments worth USD 20 billion.

The defense sector saw 11 investments worth $15.3 billion, while entertainment received $1 billion. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) secured $515 million across four investments, followed by private equity at $400 million and agriculture at $100 million.