# United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: Direct investment: Overseas subsids/associates/branches/agencies (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: Direct investment: Overseas subsids/associates/branches/agencies (ended 2017) () was 11,875 £m in 2017, up 2.6% from 2016.
That is the highest reading since 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10,189 £m (2014) to 16,265 £m (2009), averaging 12,621 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKAT.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1979-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (39 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-bal-direct-investment-overseas-subsids-associates-branches

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 11,875 £m |
| 2016 | 11,574 £m |
| 2015 | 10,499 £m |
| 2014 | 10,189 £m |
| 2013 | 11,443 £m |
| 2012 | 11,474 £m |
| 2011 | 12,413 £m |
| 2010 | 13,999 £m |
| 2009 | 16,265 £m |
| 2008 | 15,826 £m |
| 2007 | 13,277 £m |
| 2006 | 12,998 £m |
| 2005 | 10,901 £m |
| 2004 | 7,688.0 £m |
| 2003 | 12,048 £m |
| 2002 | 14,477 £m |
| 2001 | 19,841 £m |
| 2000 | 19,995 £m |
| 1999 | 21,413 £m |
| 1998 | 15,326 £m |
| 1997 | 17,506 £m |
| 1996 | 15,845 £m |
| 1995 | 16,472 £m |
| 1994 | 12,888 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKAT.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKAT.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```