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

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) () was 41,874 £m in 2018, up 14.0% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1963.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 23,727 £m (2011) to 41,874 £m (2018), averaging 31,155 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHNS.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.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-lt-bal-overseas-government-provincial-and-municipal-securities

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 41,874 £m |
| 2017 | 36,727 £m |
| 2016 | 33,332 £m |
| 2015 | 36,854 £m |
| 2014 | 34,234 £m |
| 2013 | 30,013 £m |
| 2012 | 26,928 £m |
| 2011 | 23,727 £m |
| 2010 | 25,363 £m |
| 2009 | 24,601 £m |
| 2008 | 29,053 £m |
| 2007 | 25,787 £m |
| 2006 | 21,078 £m |
| 2005 | 16,065 £m |
| 2004 | 20,161 £m |
| 2003 | 20,561 £m |
| 2002 | 19,762 £m |
| 2001 | 21,285 £m |
| 2000 | 18,004 £m |
| 1999 | 18,494 £m |
| 1998 | 17,515 £m |
| 1997 | 8,471.0 £m |
| 1996 | 7,554.0 £m |
| 1995 | 8,793.0 £m |

## API

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

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