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

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) () was 91,647 £m in 2018, up 21.0% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1986.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 47,612 £m (2008) to 91,647 £m (2018), averaging 66,930 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RLPF.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (33 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-bal-overseas-corporate-securities-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 91,647 £m |
| 2017 | 75,772 £m |
| 2016 | 72,539 £m |
| 2015 | 75,726 £m |
| 2014 | 70,977 £m |
| 2013 | 61,655 £m |
| 2012 | 60,424 £m |
| 2011 | 61,129 £m |
| 2010 | 60,826 £m |
| 2009 | 57,920 £m |
| 2008 | 47,612 £m |
| 2007 | 44,387 £m |
| 2006 | 30,867 £m |
| 2005 | 19,891 £m |
| 2004 | 15,794 £m |
| 2003 | 12,301 £m |
| 2002 | 11,119 £m |
| 2001 | 11,689 £m |
| 2000 | 12,531 £m |
| 1999 | 4,912.0 £m |
| 1998 | 3,648.0 £m |
| 1997 | 3,082.0 £m |
| 1996 | 4,641.0 £m |
| 1995 | 999.0 £m |

## API

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

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