East Asia & Pacific | 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.
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The World Bank
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East Asia & Pacific
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63
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East Asia & Pacific | 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 742366523.89669
1973 -466250266.90736
1974 -514444055.50702
1975 502969453.93383
1976 -68985054.769582
1977 -830108959.26621
1978 -744712413.11923
1979 737002513.12804
1980 8526901840.7538
1981 6607652981.8876
1982 3455814094.2262
1983 7233410330.6868
1984 -3781900268.4378
1985 867405562.96354
1986 -14791175284.29
1987 -39525591748.137
1988 8408787879.5758
1989 10160592188.069
1990 -10578827902.676
1991 49509604376.553
1992 13987466342.638
1993 40716424543.936
1994 62394874581.551
1995 61110742213.166
1996 63346047439.373
1997 42162787131.787
1998 26880062756.376
1999 192131485701.14
2000 63183180747.505
2001 57621773757.111
2002 -10420909533.589
2003 136392162364.52
2004 106879664223.69
2005 185032736861
2006 156838487306.31
2007 129091202705.58
2008 -89810218472.1
2009 122457251973.35
2010 144935844085.67
2011 10785918535.276
2012 138810557323.82
2013 226839854001.21
2014 120312756220.68
2015 -19550831496.393
2016 22039765953.938
2017 105742300010.55
2018 -21965619330.007
2019 100971776888.31
2020 -16631966728.001
2021 128863416713.18
2022 96860698372.919

East Asia & Pacific | 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
East Asia & Pacific
Records
63
Source