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

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Direct investment: Overseas subsids/associates/branches/agencies (ended 2017) () was 8,170.0 £m in 2017, down 4.8% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7,147.0 £m (2013) to 12,124 £m (2009), averaging 9,096.9 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYNT.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (54 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-direct-investment-overseas-subsids-associates-branches

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 8,170.0 £m |
| 2016 | 8,586.0 £m |
| 2015 | 7,737.0 £m |
| 2013 | 7,147.0 £m |
| 2012 | 8,004.0 £m |
| 2011 | 9,073.0 £m |
| 2010 | 9,868.0 £m |
| 2009 | 12,124 £m |
| 2008 | 10,815 £m |
| 2007 | 9,445.0 £m |
| 2006 | 9,657.0 £m |
| 2005 | 6,446.0 £m |
| 2004 | 5,507.0 £m |
| 2003 | 5,718.0 £m |
| 2002 | 9,014.0 £m |
| 2001 | 14,260 £m |
| 2000 | 15,993 £m |
| 1999 | 17,775 £m |
| 1998 | 14,239 £m |
| 1997 | 16,402 £m |
| 1996 | 14,859 £m |
| 1995 | 15,485 £m |
| 1994 | 11,854 £m |
| 1993 | 12,275 £m |

## API

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

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