Invisible Balance — Balance of Payments as per BPM4

The difference of receipts and payments against transactions where no physical commodity involve.

Historical series — ends 2002. The source no longer publishes this exact series (it was typically replaced by a newer base year or table). For current data, search the catalog or see related series below.

About this series

The difference of receipts and payments against transactions where no physical commodity involve.

Use cases

• Chart invisible balance — balance of payments as per bpm4 and its full history in a dashboard or research note
• Build a trade or balance-of-payments view around invisible balance — balance of payments as per bpm4
• Track external-sector risk
• Pull invisible balance — balance of payments as per bpm4 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.invisible_balance"

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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• Afghanistan — Import Payments by Country bop.afghanistan
• Albania — Import Payments by Country bop.albania
• Algeria — Import Payments by Country bop.algeria
• American Samoa — Import Payments by Country bop.american_samoa
• Andorra — Import Payments by Country bop.andorra
• Angola — Import Payments by Country bop.angola
• Antigua & Barbuda — Import Payments by Country bop.antigua_barbuda
• Argentina — Import Payments by Country bop.argentina
• Armenia — Import Payments by Country bop.armenia
• Aruba — Import Payments by Country bop.aruba
• Assets — International Investment Position bop.assets
• Assets — International Investment Position bop.assets_2

FAQ

What is Invisible Balance — Balance of Payments as per BPM4?

The difference of receipts and payments against transactions where no physical commodity involve.

Does PakDataHub have Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector data on Invisible Balance — Balance of Payments as per BPM4?

Yes. Invisible Balance — Balance of Payments as per BPM4 is an official Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector time series (quarterly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 1995 to 2002. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/bop.invisible_balance, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).

How far back does Invisible Balance — Balance of Payments as per BPM4 go?

PakDataHub carries Invisible Balance — Balance of Payments as per BPM4 covering 1995 to 2002, updated on a quarterly basis from SBP.

How do I get Invisible Balance — Balance of Payments as per BPM4 via the API?

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