Direct investment — Balance of Payments
Net amount of direct investment made by resident abroad and non resident in to the compiling economy with stake of 10 percent or more in investment enterprise.
About this series
Net amount of direct investment made by resident abroad and non resident in to the compiling economy with stake of 10 percent or more in investment enterprise.
Use cases
- Chart direct investment — balance of payments and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Build a trade or balance-of-payments view around direct investment — balance of payments
- Track external-sector risk
- Pull direct investment — balance of payments into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Macro researcher
- Trade analyst
- Economist
- Journalist
Metadata
| Series ID | bop.direct_investment_2 |
|---|---|
| Source | SBP |
| Unit | USD |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First observation | 31 Jul 2013 |
| Last observation | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/bop.direct_investment_2"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
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FAQ
What is Direct investment — Balance of Payments?
Net amount of direct investment made by resident abroad and non resident in to the compiling economy with stake of 10 percent or more in investment enterprise.
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector data on Direct investment — Balance of Payments?
Yes. Direct investment — Balance of Payments is an official Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector time series (monthly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2013 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/bop.direct_investment_2, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Direct investment — Balance of Payments go?
PakDataHub carries Direct investment — Balance of Payments covering 2013 to 2026, updated on a monthly basis from SBP.
How do I get Direct investment — Balance of Payments via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/bop.direct_investment_2 with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.