# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Total assets (including direct investment) (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Total assets (including direct investment) (ended 2017) () was 140,881 £m in 2017, down 0.3% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 137,550 £m (2015) to 176,543 £m (2008), averaging 152,135 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKBY.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1976-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-total-assets-including-direct-investment-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 140,881 £m |
| 2016 | 141,290 £m |
| 2015 | 137,550 £m |
| 2014 | 142,025 £m |
| 2013 | 160,903 £m |
| 2012 | 161,227 £m |
| 2011 | 143,412 £m |
| 2010 | 141,547 £m |
| 2009 | 166,631 £m |
| 2008 | 176,543 £m |
| 2007 | 161,477 £m |
| 2006 | 163,030 £m |
| 2005 | 149,224 £m |
| 2004 | 142,270 £m |
| 2003 | 116,690 £m |
| 2002 | 122,412 £m |
| 2001 | 112,457 £m |
| 2000 | 106,066 £m |
| 1999 | 114,493 £m |
| 1998 | 110,497 £m |
| 1997 | 111,764 £m |
| 1996 | 108,330 £m |
| 1995 | 85,798 £m |
| 1994 | 71,124 £m |

## API

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

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