Balance of payments: Overall Balance
The difference between the value of transactions in which money leaves a country and the value of transactions in which money enters it. A positive¿overall balance¿means more money leaves a country; while a negative¿overall balance¿indicates the opposite. OR The positive Overall balance represents that how much of the country¿s reserve have been used for Net payments during the period and the negative overall balance shows how much of the country¿s reserve have been accumulated after the Net payments during the period.
About this series
The difference between the value of transactions in which money leaves a country and the value of transactions in which money enters it. A positive¿overall balance¿means more money leaves a country; while a negative¿overall balance¿indicates the opposite. OR The positive Overall balance represents that how much of the country¿s reserve have been used for Net payments during the period and the negative overall balance shows how much of the country¿s reserve have been accumulated after the Net payments during the period.
Use cases
- Chart balance of payments: overall balance and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Build a trade or balance-of-payments view around balance of payments: overall balance
- Track external-sector risk
- Pull balance of payments: overall balance into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Macro researcher
- Trade analyst
- Economist
- Journalist
Metadata
| Series ID | bop.overall_balance_4 |
|---|---|
| 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.overall_balance_4"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: Overall Balance?
The difference between the value of transactions in which money leaves a country and the value of transactions in which money enters it. A positive¿overall balance¿means more money leaves a country; while a negative¿overall balance¿indicates the opposite. OR The positive Overall balance represents that how much of the country¿s reserve have been used for Net payments during the period and the negative overall balance shows how much of the country¿s reserve have been accumulated after the Net payments during the period.
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector data on Balance of payments: Overall Balance?
Yes. Balance of payments: Overall Balance 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.overall_balance_4, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Balance of payments: Overall Balance go?
PakDataHub carries Balance of payments: Overall Balance covering 2002 to 2026, updated on a quarterly basis from SBP.
How do I get Balance of payments: Overall Balance via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/bop.overall_balance_4 with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.