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

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Direct investment: Overseas subsids/associates/branches/agencies (ended 2017) () was 3,705.0 £m in 2017, up 24.0% from 2016.
That is the highest reading since 2013.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,762.0 £m (2015) to 5,011.0 £m (2008), averaging 3,747.1 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYEV.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (55 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-direct-investment-overseas-subsids-associates-branches

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 3,705.0 £m |
| 2016 | 2,988.0 £m |
| 2015 | 2,762.0 £m |
| 2014 | 3,542.0 £m |
| 2013 | 4,296.0 £m |
| 2012 | 3,470.0 £m |
| 2011 | 3,340.0 £m |
| 2010 | 4,131.0 £m |
| 2009 | 4,141.0 £m |
| 2008 | 5,011.0 £m |
| 2007 | 3,832.0 £m |
| 2006 | 3,341.0 £m |
| 2005 | 4,455.0 £m |
| 2004 | 2,181.0 £m |
| 2003 | 6,330.0 £m |
| 2002 | 5,463.0 £m |
| 2001 | 5,581.0 £m |
| 2000 | 4,002.0 £m |
| 1999 | 3,638.0 £m |
| 1998 | 1,087.0 £m |
| 1997 | 1,104.0 £m |
| 1996 | 986.0 £m |
| 1995 | 987.0 £m |
| 1994 | 1,034.0 £m |

## API

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

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