# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) () was 137,440 £m in 2018, up 8.2% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1983.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 85,077 £m (2008) to 137,440 £m (2018), averaging 118,896 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RLOP.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1983-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (36 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-overseas-corporate-securities-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 137,440 £m |
| 2017 | 127,044 £m |
| 2016 | 129,841 £m |
| 2015 | 119,028 £m |
| 2014 | 122,217 £m |
| 2013 | 119,631 £m |
| 2012 | 127,629 £m |
| 2011 | 115,744 £m |
| 2010 | 112,338 £m |
| 2009 | 111,866 £m |
| 2008 | 85,077 £m |
| 2007 | 69,696 £m |
| 2006 | 57,774 £m |
| 2005 | 45,970 £m |
| 2004 | 40,281 £m |
| 2003 | 32,507 £m |
| 2002 | 30,242 £m |
| 2001 | 23,277 £m |
| 2000 | 9,353.0 £m |
| 1999 | 7,974.0 £m |
| 1998 | 8,396.0 £m |
| 1997 | 4,310.0 £m |
| 1996 | 2,743.0 £m |
| 1995 | 2,627.0 £m |

## API

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

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