Australia | Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Development relevance: Private financial flows - equity and debt - account for the bulk of development finance. Equity flows comprise foreign direct investment (FDI) and portfolio equity. Debt flows are financing raised through bond issuance, bank lending, and supplier credits. Limitations and exceptions: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment. Whereas other instruments may also have risk transfer elements, these other instruments also provide financial or other resources. The volume of global private financial flows reported by the World Bank generally differs from that reported by other sources because of differences in sources, classification of economies, and method used to adjust and disaggregate reported information. In addition, particularly for debt financing, differences may also reflect how some installments of the transactions and certain offshore issuances are treated. Data on equity flows are shown for all countries for which data are available. Statistical concept and methodology: Data on equity flows are based on balance of payments data reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Portfolio equity investment is defined as cross-border transactions and positions involving equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. Equity securities are equity instruments that are negotiable and designed to be traded, usually on organized exchanges or "over the counter." The negotiability of securities facilitates trading, allowing securities to be held by different parties during their lives. Negotiability allows investors to diversify their portfolios and to withdraw their investment readily. Included in portfolio investment are investment fund shares or units (that is, those issued by investment funds) that are evidenced by securities and that are not reserve assets or direct investment. Although they are negotiable instruments, exchange-traded financial derivatives are not included in portfolio investment because they are in their own category.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Commonwealth of Australia
Records
63
Source
Australia | Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
1960 91840014.705423
1961 98560015.78143
1962 88480014.16742
1963 62720010.042728
1964 40320006.456039
1965 125440020.08546
1966 188160030.12818
1967 310240049.67564
1968 473760075.85846
1969 334880053.62099
1970 464800074.42379
1971 843229248.28308
1972 716766523.88758
1973 -516303847.31527
1974 -549324913.45126
1975 474655163.08189
1976 -114498492.92479
1977 -64505769.071421
1978 41143386.046603
1979 359875696.17739
1980 1780213126.7909
1981 519753155.60382
1982 781630078.38146
1983 887969979.57885
1984 -224508612.75882
1985 963869484.68131
1986 1013938361.2601
1987 3203787301.0456
1988 1107289083.9257
1989 1378705052.2352
1990 1239032858.2789
1991 2765146624.6712
1992 772311095.70988
1993 7001587921.5971
1994 8158049534.0971
1995 2707946240.213
1996 2222441810.6093
1997 8948809065.4036
1998 11063178319.913
1999 11316360788.779
2000 -486136277.28896
2001 7388129184.9416
2002 464547048.84518
2003 12446167748.152
2004 -24585965975.668
2005 9668321863.7767
2006 14032276724.028
2007 14096721122.938
2008 19794714780.951
2009 34461080653.981
2010 13149531227.651
2011 1307736452.5372
2012 14324824732.705
2013 15560112652.544
2014 10742937990.505
2015 13771755649.519
2016 18288567404.499
2017 15654919838.732
2018 -7258818348.3677
2019 17627648084.991
2020 22799905623.631
2021 32390694744.214
2022 46911388585.118
Australia | Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Development relevance: Private financial flows - equity and debt - account for the bulk of development finance. Equity flows comprise foreign direct investment (FDI) and portfolio equity. Debt flows are financing raised through bond issuance, bank lending, and supplier credits. Limitations and exceptions: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment. Whereas other instruments may also have risk transfer elements, these other instruments also provide financial or other resources. The volume of global private financial flows reported by the World Bank generally differs from that reported by other sources because of differences in sources, classification of economies, and method used to adjust and disaggregate reported information. In addition, particularly for debt financing, differences may also reflect how some installments of the transactions and certain offshore issuances are treated. Data on equity flows are shown for all countries for which data are available. Statistical concept and methodology: Data on equity flows are based on balance of payments data reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Portfolio equity investment is defined as cross-border transactions and positions involving equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. Equity securities are equity instruments that are negotiable and designed to be traded, usually on organized exchanges or "over the counter." The negotiability of securities facilitates trading, allowing securities to be held by different parties during their lives. Negotiability allows investors to diversify their portfolios and to withdraw their investment readily. Included in portfolio investment are investment fund shares or units (that is, those issued by investment funds) that are evidenced by securities and that are not reserve assets or direct investment. Although they are negotiable instruments, exchange-traded financial derivatives are not included in portfolio investment because they are in their own category.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Commonwealth of Australia
Records
63
Source