# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) () was 9,004.0 £m in 2018, up 1.9% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5,126.0 £m (2010) to 9,584.0 £m (2013), averaging 8,100.8 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHMS.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-overseas-government-provincial-and-municipal-securities

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 9,004.0 £m |
| 2017 | 8,836.0 £m |
| 2016 | 8,519.0 £m |
| 2015 | 9,079.0 £m |
| 2014 | 8,373.0 £m |
| 2013 | 9,584.0 £m |
| 2012 | 9,355.0 £m |
| 2011 | 5,524.0 £m |
| 2010 | 5,126.0 £m |
| 2009 | 7,204.0 £m |
| 2008 | 8,505.0 £m |
| 2007 | 4,869.0 £m |
| 2006 | 8,035.0 £m |
| 2005 | 7,341.0 £m |
| 2004 | 6,662.0 £m |
| 2003 | 5,720.0 £m |
| 2002 | 7,156.0 £m |
| 2001 | 7,134.0 £m |
| 2000 | 6,849.0 £m |
| 1999 | 7,980.0 £m |
| 1998 | 10,459 £m |
| 1997 | 8,215.0 £m |
| 1996 | 9,546.0 £m |
| 1995 | 6,511.0 £m |

## API

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

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