Balance of payments: 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 balance of payments: 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 balance of payments: direct investment abroad — balance of payments
- Track external-sector risk
- Pull balance of payments: direct investment abroad — 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_abroad_3 |
|---|---|
| Source | SBP |
| Unit | USD |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| First observation | 30 Sept 2002 |
| 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_abroad_3"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 Balance of payments: 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 Balance of payments: Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments?
Yes. Balance of payments: Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments is an official Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector time series (quarterly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2002 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/bop.direct_investment_abroad_3, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Balance of payments: Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments go?
PakDataHub carries Balance of payments: Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments covering 2002 to 2026, updated on a quarterly basis from SBP.
How do I get Balance of payments: Direct investment abroad — Balance of Payments via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/bop.direct_investment_abroad_3 with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.