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

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Total assets (including direct investment) (ended 2017) () was 1,803,167 £m in 2017, up 5.0% from 2016.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1976.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,203,069 £m (2008) to 1,803,167 £m (2017), averaging 1,454,005 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKBI.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.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-lt-bal-total-assets-including-direct-investment-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 1,803,167 £m |
| 2016 | 1,717,351 £m |
| 2015 | 1,559,670 £m |
| 2014 | 1,535,547 £m |
| 2013 | 1,449,526 £m |
| 2012 | 1,410,411 £m |
| 2011 | 1,329,317 £m |
| 2010 | 1,323,890 £m |
| 2009 | 1,284,948 £m |
| 2008 | 1,203,069 £m |
| 2007 | 1,377,158 £m |
| 2006 | 1,281,428 £m |
| 2005 | 1,160,194 £m |
| 2004 | 1,002,105 £m |
| 2003 | 948,689 £m |
| 2002 | 898,552 £m |
| 2001 | 956,895 £m |
| 2000 | 971,970 £m |
| 1999 | 960,922 £m |
| 1998 | 800,792 £m |
| 1997 | 694,403 £m |
| 1996 | 562,508 £m |
| 1995 | 504,108 £m |
| 1994 | 410,506 £m |

## API

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

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