# United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Overseas borrowing (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: NET: Overseas borrowing (ended 2018) () was down 240.2% year on year in Q3 2018, compared with −86.6% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 791.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −689.5% (Q4 2012) to 432.1% (Q3 2016), averaging −221.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RFLY.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (223 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-net-overseas-borrowing-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 791.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | −164.0 £m | −240.2 |
| Q2 2018 | 90.00 £m | −86.6 |
| Q1 2018 | 32.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −726.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 117.0 £m | −21.5 |
| Q2 2017 | 674.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −147.0 £m | −559.4 |
| Q4 2016 | −17.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 149.0 £m | 432.1 |
| Q2 2016 | −89.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 32.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −160.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 28.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −99.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 3.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 23.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | 72.00 £m | −82.4 |
| Q1 2014 | −1,498.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −364.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −508.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 408.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | −229.0 £m | −427.1 |
| Q4 2012 | −784.0 £m | −689.5 |

## API

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

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