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$)
91840014.705423 1960
98560015.78143 1961
88480014.16742 1962
62720010.042728 1963
40320006.456039 1964
125440020.08546 1965
188160030.12818 1966
310240049.67564 1967
473760075.85846 1968
334880053.62099 1969
464800074.42379 1970
843229248.28308 1971
742366523.89669 1972
-466250266.90736 1973
-514444055.50702 1974
502969453.93383 1975
-68985054.769582 1976
-830108959.26621 1977
-744712413.11923 1978
737002513.12804 1979
8526901840.7538 1980
6607652981.8876 1981
3455814094.2262 1982
7233410330.6868 1983
-3781900268.4378 1984
867405562.96354 1985
-14791175284.29 1986
-39525591748.137 1987
8408787879.5758 1988
10160592188.069 1989
-10578827902.676 1990
49509604376.553 1991
13987466342.638 1992
40716424543.936 1993
62394874581.551 1994
61110742213.166 1995
63346047439.373 1996
42162787131.787 1997
26880062756.376 1998
192131485701.14 1999
63183180747.505 2000
57621773757.111 2001
-10420909533.589 2002
136392162364.52 2003
106879664223.69 2004
185032736861 2005
156838487306.31 2006
129091202705.58 2007
-89810218472.1 2008
122457251973.35 2009
144935844085.67 2010
10785918535.276 2011
138810557323.82 2012
226839854001.21 2013
120312756220.68 2014
-19550831496.393 2015
22039765953.938 2016
105742300010.55 2017
-21965619330.007 2018
100971776888.31 2019
-16631966728.001 2020
128863416713.18 2021
96860698372.919 2022
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