{"help": "https://data.iadb.org/api/3/action/help_show?name=resource_show", "success": true, "result": {"access_url": "https://data.iadb.org/dataset/abea491d-2123-4aed-b94a-5dcd057e4fad/resource/e3d62e96-6d8d-42bb-97a8-089f44a21529", "cache_last_updated": null, "cache_url": null, "created": "2026-06-24T14:04:00.189980", "data_notes": {"en": "### What does Portfolio Investment, Debits measure?\n\nIt measures the outflows of cross-border transactions in equity and debt securities issued abroad and purchased by residents, without conferring significant control or influence (typically under 10% of voting power). It is recorded in the financial account of the balance of payments.\n\n### How many countries and time periods are covered?\n\nThe indicator covers 15 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, with annual, monthly, and quarterly frequencies spanning 1994 to 2026.\n\n### What units and transformations are available?\n\nValues are available in millions of USD, as a percentage of GDP, and year-to-date (YTD). Transformations include moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and growth rates (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).\n\n### Where does the data come from?\n\nData are compiled from official national authorities such as Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la Rep\u00fablica de Colombia, Bank of Jamaica, and INDEC - Argentina, harmonized by the IDB in the Latin Macro Watch.\n\n### How is this indicator typically used?\n\nEconomists, investors, and policymakers use it to assess residents' acquisition of foreign securities, gauge capital outflows, and analyze balance-of-payments dynamics across Latin America and the Caribbean.\n\n### How do I cite this indicator?\n\nCite as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Portfolio Investment, Debits.\" data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "es": "### \u00bfQu\u00e9 mide la inversi\u00f3n de cartera, d\u00e9bitos?\n\nMide las salidas de transacciones transfronterizas en valores de renta variable y de deuda emitidos en el exterior y comprados por residentes, sin conferir control o influencia significativa (por lo general, menos del 10% del poder de voto). Se registra en la cuenta financiera de la balanza de pagos.\n\n### \u00bfCu\u00e1ntos pa\u00edses y per\u00edodos abarca?\n\nEl indicador abarca 15 pa\u00edses de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe, con frecuencia anual, mensual y trimestral, desde 1994 hasta 2026.\n\n### \u00bfQu\u00e9 unidades y transformaciones est\u00e1n disponibles?\n\nLos valores est\u00e1n disponibles en millones de USD, como porcentaje del PIB y acumulado del a\u00f1o (YTD). Las transformaciones incluyen medias m\u00f3viles (MA3, MA6, MA12) y tasas de variaci\u00f3n (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).\n\n### \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde provienen los datos?\n\nLos datos se compilan a partir de autoridades nacionales oficiales como Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la Rep\u00fablica de Colombia, Bank of Jamaica e INDEC - Argentina, armonizados por el BID en el Latin Macro Watch.\n\n### \u00bfC\u00f3mo se utiliza t\u00edpicamente este indicador?\n\nEconomistas, inversionistas y responsables de pol\u00edticas lo usan para evaluar la adquisici\u00f3n de valores extranjeros por parte de los residentes, medir las salidas de capital y analizar la din\u00e1mica de la balanza de pagos en Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe.\n\n### \u00bfC\u00f3mo cito este indicador?\n\nCite como: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \u00abPortfolio Investment, Debits\u00bb. data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "fr": "### Que mesurent les investissements de portefeuille, d\u00e9bits ?\n\nIls mesurent les sorties de transactions transfrontali\u00e8res sur titres de participation et de cr\u00e9ance \u00e9mis \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger et achet\u00e9s par des r\u00e9sidents, sans conf\u00e9rer de contr\u00f4le ou d'influence significatifs (g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement moins de 10% des droits de vote). Ils sont enregistr\u00e9s au compte financier de la balance des paiements.\n\n### Combien de pays et de p\u00e9riodes sont couverts ?\n\nL'indicateur couvre 15 pays d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes, en fr\u00e9quence annuelle, mensuelle et trimestrielle, de 1994 \u00e0 2026.\n\n### Quelles unit\u00e9s et transformations sont disponibles ?\n\nLes valeurs sont disponibles en millions d'USD, en pourcentage du PIB et en cumul annuel (YTD). Les transformations comprennent des moyennes mobiles (MA3, MA6, MA12) et des taux de variation (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).\n\n### D'o\u00f9 proviennent les donn\u00e9es ?\n\nLes donn\u00e9es sont compil\u00e9es \u00e0 partir d'autorit\u00e9s nationales officielles telles que Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la Rep\u00fablica de Colombia, Bank of Jamaica et INDEC - Argentina, harmonis\u00e9es par la BID dans le Latin Macro Watch.\n\n### Comment cet indicateur est-il g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement utilis\u00e9 ?\n\n\u00c9conomistes, investisseurs et d\u00e9cideurs l'utilisent pour \u00e9valuer l'acquisition de titres \u00e9trangers par les r\u00e9sidents, mesurer les sorties de capitaux et analyser la dynamique de la balance des paiements en Am\u00e9rique latine et dans les Cara\u00efbes.\n\n### Comment citer cet indicateur ?\n\nCitez comme suit : Banque interam\u00e9ricaine de d\u00e9veloppement (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \u00ab Portfolio Investment, Debits \u00bb. data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "pt_BR": "### O que o investimento em carteira, d\u00e9bitos mede?\n\nMede as sa\u00eddas de transa\u00e7\u00f5es transfronteiri\u00e7as em t\u00edtulos de participa\u00e7\u00e3o e de d\u00edvida emitidos no exterior e comprados por residentes, sem conferir controle ou influ\u00eancia significativos (em geral, menos de 10% do poder de voto). \u00c9 registrado na conta financeira do balan\u00e7o de pagamentos.\n\n### Quantos pa\u00edses e per\u00edodos s\u00e3o cobertos?\n\nO indicador abrange 15 pa\u00edses da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe, com frequ\u00eancia anual, mensal e trimestral, de 1994 a 2026.\n\n### Quais unidades e transforma\u00e7\u00f5es est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis?\n\nOs valores est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis em milh\u00f5es de USD, como percentual do PIB e acumulado no ano (YTD). As transforma\u00e7\u00f5es incluem m\u00e9dias m\u00f3veis (MA3, MA6, MA12) e taxas de varia\u00e7\u00e3o (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).\n\n### De onde v\u00eam os dados?\n\nOs dados s\u00e3o compilados a partir de autoridades nacionais oficiais como Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la Rep\u00fablica de Colombia, Bank of Jamaica e INDEC - Argentina, harmonizados pelo BID no Latin Macro Watch.\n\n### Como esse indicador \u00e9 normalmente utilizado?\n\nEconomistas, investidores e formuladores de pol\u00edticas o utilizam para avaliar a aquisi\u00e7\u00e3o de t\u00edtulos estrangeiros pelos residentes, medir as sa\u00eddas de capital e analisar a din\u00e2mica do balan\u00e7o de pagamentos na Am\u00e9rica Latina e no Caribe.\n\n### Como fa\u00e7o para citar este indicador?\n\nCite como: Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Portfolio Investment, Debits\". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset."}, "datastore_active": true, "datastore_contains_all_records_of_source_file": false, "description": "Portfolio Investment, Debits captures the outflows of cross-border transactions in equity and debt securities issued abroad and purchased by residents, without conferring significant control or influence (typically less than 10% of voting power). Recorded in the financial account of the balance of payments on a BPM6 basis, it is presented as net acquisition of assets (\"Activos\"). This Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) indicator is part of the Latin Macro Watch, the IDB's harmonized macroeconomic database for Latin America and the Caribbean, helping analysts track residents' demand for foreign securities.\n\n### Coverage\nData are available for 15 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, covering 1994\u20132026. Values can be viewed in millions of USD, as a percentage of GDP, or year-to-date (YTD), with moving-average (MA3, MA6, MA12) and growth-rate (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %) transformations.\n\n### Sources\nFigures are compiled from official national authorities, including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la Rep\u00fablica de Colombia, Bank of Jamaica, and INDEC - Argentina, among other central banks and statistics agencies in the region.", "format": "CSV", "hash": "", "id": "e3d62e96-6d8d-42bb-97a8-089f44a21529", "indicator_category": "External Accounts", "is_indicator": true, "language": ["en"], "last_modified": "2026-06-26T01:20:53.690666", "metadata_modified": "2026-06-26T01:21:01.035539", "mimetype_inner": null, "name": "Portfolio Investment, Debits", "package_id": "abea491d-2123-4aed-b94a-5dcd057e4fad", "position": 622, "resource_type": null, "rights": {"en": "", "es": "", "fr": "", "pt_BR": ""}, "size": null, "state": "active", "theme": {}, "url": ""}}