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Balance of Payments(BOP)
The measurement of all international economic transactions between the residents of a country and foreign residents is called the balance of payments (BOP) The BOP of a country is a systematic record of all economic transactions between the residents of a country and the rest of the world. It presents a classified record of all receipts on a account of goods exported, services rendered and capital received by residents and payments made by them on account of goods imported and
BOP accounts
Current Account Visible net + Invisible net = Current Account Balance Credit > Debit Current A/c surplus Credit < Debit Current A/c Deficit
Capital/ Financial Account Capital Account = Change in foreign ownership of domestic assets Change in domestic ownership of foreign assets
Capital Account
Capital transfers related to the purchase and sale of fixed assets. E.g.: Real estate This account of the BOP measures all international economic transactions of financial assets A national account that shows the net change in asset ownership for a nation. The capital account is the net result of public and private international investments flowing in and out of a country. May also refer to an account showing the net
Financial assets The acquisition and disposal of non produced/non financial assets.
Capital Account
Breaking this down:
Capital Account = Foreign direct investment + Portfolio investment + Other investment + Reserve account
Japan
The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Japan was last reported at 6190187428.03 in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Japan was 7416992078.16 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010. The Net capital
UK
The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in the United Kingdom was last reported at 5182095196.59 in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in the United Kingdom was 5709235309.12 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010. The
Russia
The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Russia was last reported at 72872100.00 in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Russia was -12114351700.00 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010. The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Russia was reported at
Greece
The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Greece was last reported at 2792645409.88 in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Greece was 2937026495.32 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010.
Germany
The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Germany was last reported at 822381384.49 in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in Germany was 69479651.64 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010. The Net capital account
China
China's capital and financial account swung into a deficit of $71.4 billion from a surplus of $56.1 billion in the first quarter as domestic firms and residents increased their holdings of foreign currencies amid the global turbulence.
India
The Net capital account (BoP; US dollar) in India was last reported at 1306390.72 in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. Net capital account includes government debt forgiveness, investment grants in cash or in kind by a government entity, and taxes on capital transfers. Also