United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment

1987 - 2020 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 3.7 USD bn in Dec 2020, compared with a drop of 934.7 USD mn in the previous quarter. UK Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1987 to Dec 2020. The data reached an all-time high of 147.2 USD bn in Sep 2005 and a record low of -68.9 USD bn in Jun 2009. CEIC converts Foreign Direct Investment into USD. Office for National Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

In the latest reports of UK, Current Account recorded a deficit of 34.7 USD bn in Dec 2020. UK Direct Investment Abroad fell by 22.6 USD bn in Dec 2020. Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 30.3 USD bn in Dec 2020. The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 722.6 USD bn in Dec 2020.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-3,655.5 Dec 2020	-934.7 Sep 2020	-68,897.8 Jun 2009	147,209.1 Sep 2005	USD mn	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020

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country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	277.7 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Sep 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	270.0 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Jun 2019
Argentina (USD mn)	1,363.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Dec 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-12.9 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Sep 2020
Australia (USD mn)	6,008.1 Dec 2020	quarterly	Sep 1959 - Dec 2020
Austria (USD mn)	-7,570.4 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Dec 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	382.8 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Dec 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	294.9 2020	yearly	2012 - 2020
Bangladesh (USD mn)	1,013.0 Dec 2020	quarterly	Sep 2003 - Dec 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	118.0 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Dec 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	8,281.3 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Sep 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	-105.4 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Sep 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn)	58.6 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Sep 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	51.3 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Sep 2020
Brazil (USD mn)	1,837.9 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jan 2021
Brunei (USD mn)	65.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Dec 2019
Bulgaria (USD mn)	52.6 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2007 - Jan 2021
Cambodia (USD mn)	1,147.4 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Dec 2020
Canada (USD mn)	1,904.3 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Dec 2020
Chile (USD mn)	-66.2 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Nov 2020
China (USD mn)	86,700.0 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Dec 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	2,211.2 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Dec 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	190.7 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	768.0 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Dec 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	558.8 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jan 2021
Denmark (USD mn)	-879.6 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jan 2021
Ecuador (USD mn)	473.2 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Sep 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	1,605.1 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1993 - Sep 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	297.5 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jan 2021
European Union (USD mn)	45,410.0 Jan 2021	monthly	Apr 1999 - Jan 2021
Finland (USD mn)	-112.2 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jan 2021
France (USD mn)	5,704.2 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Georgia (USD mn)	260.9 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Sep 2020
Germany (USD mn)	22,993.4 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1971 - Jan 2021
Ghana (USD mn)	838.4 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
Greece (USD mn)	396.5 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2021
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	30,057.4 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Dec 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	6,875.2 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Dec 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	33.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Dec 2020
India (USD mn)	19,974.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Jun 1990 - Dec 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	5,106.4 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Dec 2020
Iran (USD mn)	905.6 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Ireland (USD mn)	-23,680.0 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Dec 2020
Israel (USD mn)	4,422.9 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1972 - Dec 2020
Italy (USD mn)	1,420.2 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1988 - Jan 2021
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	1,008.7 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Japan (USD mn)	10,737.8 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jan 2021
Jordan (USD mn)	156.4 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Dec 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	1,189.3 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1997 - Sep 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	1,332.4 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
South Korea (USD mn)	1,325.4 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Nov 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	106.8 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Dec 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	68.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	-92.0 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2020
Laos (USD mn)	246.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Dec 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	18.3 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2021
Lebanon (USD mn)	278.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2020
Lithuania (USD mn)	2.4 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jan 2021
Luxembourg (USD mn)	-39,433.6 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Dec 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	6,484.5 2019	yearly	1985 - 2019
North Macedonia (USD mn)	-143.5 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	113.9 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Malaysia (USD mn)	1,507.9 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Sep 2020
Malta (USD mn)	1,140.0 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	2,259.0 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2017 - Dec 2020
Mexico (USD mn)	-52.3 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	26.8 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Dec 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	100.8 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2009 - Jan 2021
Montenegro (USD mn)	153.1 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Dec 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	497.9 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Mozambique (USD mn)	800.4 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Sep 2020
Myanmar (USD mn)	429.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Nepal (USD mn)	64.9 Jan 2021	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Jan 2021
Netherlands (USD mn)	-5,861.4 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Sep 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	2,165.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Jun 2000 - Dec 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	775.2 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2020
Norway (USD mn)	-2,658.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Dec 2020
Oman (USD mn)	3,420.0 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Pakistan (USD mn)	193.6 Dec 2020	monthly	Jul 1997 - Dec 2020
Palestinian Territory (USD mn)	56.3 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Sep 2020
Panama (USD mn)	461.8 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Sep 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	99.4 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2020
Peru (USD mn)	1,892.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Dec 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	509.4 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Dec 2020
Poland (USD mn)	1,384.0 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2021
Portugal (USD mn)	-90.7 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jan 2021
Qatar (USD mn)	534.8 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2020
Romania (USD mn)	461.5 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jan 2021
Russia (USD mn)	3,885.6 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Dec 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	1,033.8 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Sep 2020
Serbia (USD mn)	313.8 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Nov 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	15,355.6 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Sep 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	58.6 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Dec 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	119.3 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jan 2021
South Africa (USD mn)	1,024.9 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2020
Spain (USD mn)	4,891.9 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1990 - Jan 2021
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	103.4 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Sep 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	190.7 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1996 - Sep 2020
Sweden (USD mn)	-220.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Dec 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	-14,385.6 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Dec 2020

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Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-12.9 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Sep 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-76,743.690 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Dec 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	183,203.729 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Dec 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	24.9 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	2,766,255.6 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Sep 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	100.5 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Sep 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (GBP bn)	1,095.213 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (GBP bn)	3,070.700 2026	yearly	1980 - 2026
Forecast: Government Revenue (GBP bn)	981.050 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
GG: Net Lending/Borrowing: % of GDP (%)	-1.500 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2018
General Government Debt (GBP mn)	2,140,899.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Sep 2020
Local Government Debt (GBP mn)	113,853.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1966 - Sep 2020
HMRC: Receipts: Customs & Excise Duties (GBP mn)	16,069.000 Feb 2021	monthly	Apr 1973 - Feb 2021

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	2.877 2026	yearly	1980 - 2026
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-19,526.8 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jan 2021
Total Exports (USD mn)	28,930.4 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jan 2021
Total Exports Growth (%)	-25.0 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	1,575,054.641 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	18,749,441.863 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	9,748,647.727 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	48,457.1 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jan 2021
Total Imports Growth (%)	-14.4 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	19,514,619.818 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	9,216,016.660 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	5,419.276 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Dec 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	3,942.362 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Sep 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	2,175.740 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	6,292.593 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1988 - Jan 2021
Imports: sa: BoP: Goods (GBP mn)	32,343.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Exports: sa: BoP: Total Manufactures (GBP mn)	18,380.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Exports: sa: BoP: Food, Beverages & Tobacco (GBP mn)	1,338.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Exports: sa: BoP: Goods (GBP mn)	22,517.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Trade Balance: sa: BoP: Goods (GBP mn)	-9,826.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Exports: sa: BoP: Fuels (GBP mn)	1,574.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Exports: sa: BoP: Semi Manufactures (GBP mn)	6,235.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Exports: sa: BoP: Finished Manufactures (GBP mn)	12,145.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Imports: sa: BoP: Food, Beverages & Tobacco (GBP mn)	3,585.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Imports: sa: BoP: Fuels (GBP mn)	3,036.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Imports: sa: BoP: Total Manufactures (GBP mn)	24,499.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Imports: sa: BoP: Semi Manufactures (GBP mn)	8,089.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Imports: sa: BoP: Finished Manufactures (GBP mn)	16,410.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jan 2021
Imports: SITC: Total (GBP mn)	41,963.65 Jun 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jun 2018
Exports: SITC: Total (GBP mn)	31,410.56 Jun 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jun 2018
Natural Gas: Gross Production (GWh)	38,744.73 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - May 2018

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	-22,633.8 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-34,701.2 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Dec 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-4.8 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	-3,655.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	-0.5 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	30,256.285 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	-6,321.694 Sep 2020	quarterly	Sep 1980 - Sep 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	1.3 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Sep 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	1.3 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Sep 2020
External Debt (USD mn)	9,955,955.8 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	345.0 2020	yearly	1987 - 2020
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	6,425,286.4 Dec 2020	quarterly	Dec 1979 - Dec 2020
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	222.7 2020	yearly	1979 - 2020
Total Debt: % of GDP (%)	1,181.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Sep 2020
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-111.847 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	-873,331.059 Dec 2020	quarterly	Dec 1977 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (GBP mn)	-13,089.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Dec 2018
BoP: sa: Current Account: Secondary Income (GBP mn)	-8,087.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income: Debits (GBP mn)	38,951.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income: Credits (GBP mn)	33,973.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
Balance of Payments (BoP): sa: Current Account (CA) (GBP mn)	-26,286.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (GBP mn)	54,436.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (GBP mn)	325.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (GBP mn)	61,638.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Trade: Services (GBP mn)	31,009.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: Capital Account: Debits (GBP mn)	1,386.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Trade: Services (GBP mn)	28,440.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: Capital Account (GBP mn)	-769.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SI) (GBP mn)	-8,149.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: Capital Account: Credits (GBP mn)	617.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: CA: Primary Income (GBP mn)	-7,763.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: Capital Account (GBP mn)	-769.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: SI: Debits (GBP mn)	12,467.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
Balance of Payments: Current Account (GBP mn)	-27,885.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Trade: Goods: Imports (GBP mn)	121,839.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: SI: Credits (GBP mn)	4,380.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: CA: Trade: Goods (GBP mn)	-42,982.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Trade: Goods (GBP mn)	-41,661.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Trade: Goods: Exports (GBP mn)	80,178.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account (GBP mn)	38,738.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (GBP mn)	22,919.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (GBP mn)	-79,879.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Assets (GBP mn)	5,175.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Trade: Services: Exports (GBP mn)	65,709.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (GBP mn)	-41,588.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (GBP mn)	14,376.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Trade: Services: Imports (GBP mn)	37,269.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Assets (GBP mn)	-128,058.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1963 - Dec 2020
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (GBP mn)	1,115.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (GBP mn)	-2,769.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Liabilities (GBP mn)	166,796.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1963 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (GBP mn)	66,767.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (GBP mn)	17,145.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (GBP mn)	-64,507.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (GBP mn)	146,646.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives (GBP mn)	5,175.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (GBP mn)	-10,084.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2020
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income (GBP mn)	-8,411.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (GBP mn)	-520,703.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1977 - Sep 2020
IIP: Assets (GBP mn)	12,306,816.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1977 - Sep 2020
IIP: Liabilities (GBP mn)	12,827,519.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1972 - Sep 2020
External Debt: Gross (GBP mn)	7,287,334.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Dec 2020
External Debt: MA: Short Term (GBP mn)	66,688.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Jun 1999 - Dec 2020
External Debt: MA: Long Term (GBP mn)	0.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Dec 2020
External Debt: MFIs: Short Term (GBP mn)	3,545,651.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Dec 1979 - Dec 2020
External Debt: MFIs: Long Term (GBP mn)	457,974.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Dec 1979 - Dec 2020
External Debt: GG: Short Term (GBP mn)	39,108.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Dec 2020
External Debt: Others: Short Term (GBP mn)	1,051,588.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Dec 1979 - Dec 2020
External Debt: Others: Long Term (GBP mn)	927,958.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Dec 1979 - Dec 2020
External Debt: GG: Long Term (GBP mn)	747,028.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Dec 2020
FDI: Inward: Americas: ow: USA (GBP mn)	14,643.000 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
FDI: Inward: Mining & Quarrying (GBP mn)	218.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Inward: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV (GBP mn)	-1,686.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Inward: Financial Svcs (GBP mn)	9,122.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Inward: Professional, Scientific, & Technical Svcs (GBP mn)	11,693.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Inward: Electricity, Gas & Water (GBP mn)	-52.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Outward: Asia: Others: ow: Hong Kong (GBP mn)	-1,223.000 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
FDI: Outward: Mining & Quarrying (GBP mn)	6,768.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Outward: Retail, Wholesale Trade, Repair of MV (GBP mn)	-1,001.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Outward: Information & Communication (GBP mn)	2,073.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Outward: Financial Svcs (GBP mn)	-20,588.000 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
FDI: Outward: Electricity, Gas & Water (GBP mn)	2,268.000 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Company Bankruptcy (CB): England & Wales (EW) (Unit)	2,819.000 Dec 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Dec 2020

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	1.1 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	95.8 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Sep 2020
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	3,008,645.600 Jan 2021	monthly	Sep 1986 - Jan 2021
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	3,866,084.709 Jan 2021	monthly	Dec 1986 - Jan 2021
M2 Growth (%)	14.7 Jan 2021	monthly	Dec 1987 - Jan 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	140,070.9 Feb 2021	monthly	Jul 1999 - Feb 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	5.383 Dec 2020	quarterly	Sep 1999 - Dec 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	2.9 Jan 2021	monthly	Jul 1999 - Jan 2021
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	17,255.658 Feb 2021	monthly	Dec 1956 - Feb 2021
Total Deposits (USD mn)	4,368,313.571 Jan 2021	monthly	Jul 2009 - Jan 2021
Total Deposits Growth (%)	11.5 Feb 2021	monthly	Jul 2010 - Feb 2021
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	5,496,588.0 Feb 2021	monthly	Jan 1987 - Feb 2021
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	8.6 Feb 2021	monthly	Jan 1988 - Feb 2021
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%)	8.900 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2020
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%)	14.100 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2020
Credit to Households (USD bn)	2,427.117 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1966 - Sep 2020
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn)	4,553.979 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1963 - Sep 2020
Household Debt (USD mn)	2,624,560.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Sep 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	8,533,454.012 Jan 2021	monthly	Apr 1998 - Jan 2021
Total Loans Growth (%)	4.28 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 1999 - Oct 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	145.78 Dec 2020	quarterly	Jun 1998 - Dec 2020
Money Supply M0: sa: Notes & Coins (GBP mn)	93,759.000 Feb 2021	monthly	Jun 1969 - Feb 2021
Money Supply M2: sa (GBP mn)	2,817,230.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Dec 1986 - Jan 2021
Money Supply M3 (GBP mn)	3,249,334.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Sep 1986 - Jan 2021
Money Supply M3: sa (GBP mn)	3,263,602.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Dec 1986 - Jan 2021
Money Supply M4 (GBP mn)	2,397,408.000 Oct 2018	monthly	Jun 1982 - Oct 2018
Money Supply M0: Notes & Coins (GBP mn)	91,851.000 Feb 2021	monthly	Jun 1969 - Feb 2021
Money Supply M1 (GBP mn)	2,096,397.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Sep 1986 - Sep 2020
Money Supply M1: sa (GBP mn)	2,192,411.000 Jan 2021	monthly	Sep 1986 - Jan 2021
Intl Reserves (USD mn)	178,804.909 Feb 2021	monthly	Feb 1996 - Feb 2021
Intl Reserves: Foreign Currency (FC) (USD mn)	122,817.705 Feb 2021	monthly	Jul 1999 - Feb 2021

Business and Economic Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Business Confidence: Net Balance (% Point)	-16.4 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Dec 2020
Business Confidence Growth (% Point)	5.6 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1986 - Dec 2020
E Commerce Sales (GBP bn)	668.900 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Business Condition Survey: BoE Agent: Turnover: Retail Sale Value (Score)	-2.934 Mar 2021	quarterly	Sep 1997 - Mar 2021
Leading Economic Index (2016=100)	78.600 Jan 2021	monthly	Mar 1970 - Jan 2021

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