Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments

Net Investment made by resident in the enterprises abroad with stake of 10 percent or more in investment enterprise.

About this series

Net Investment made by resident in the enterprises abroad with stake of 10 percent or more in investment enterprise.

Use cases

• Chart direct investment abroad — balance of payments and its full history in a dashboard or research note
• Build a trade or balance-of-payments view around direct investment abroad — balance of payments
• Track external-sector risk
• Pull direct investment abroad — balance of payments into your stack as JSON or CSV

Who uses this

• Macro researcher
• Trade analyst
• Economist
• Journalist

Metadata

Fetch it

curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/bop.direct_investment_abroad_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 abroad — Balance of Payments?

Net Investment made by resident in the enterprises abroad with stake of 10 percent or more in investment enterprise.

Does PakDataHub have Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector data on Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments?

Yes. Direct investment abroad — 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_abroad_2, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).

How far back does Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments go?

PakDataHub carries Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments covering 2013 to 2026, updated on a monthly basis from SBP.

How do I get Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments via the API?

Call GET /v1/series/bop.direct_investment_abroad_2 with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.