Financial Derivatives, Credits

Financial Derivatives (Credits) are the inflows from transactions in derivative financial instruments recorded in the financial account of the balance of payments. They capture derivative contracts between residents and non-residents with a positive market value for residents (asset positions). As a flow measure within the external accounts, this indicator helps track how derivative transactions contribute to cross-border financing across Latin America and the Caribbean. It is published in the Latin Macro Watch dataset by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The series is presented as net incurrence of liabilities ('Pasivos') on a BPM6 basis.

Coverage

Data cover 7 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly and quarterly frequency, spanning 1994 to 2026. Values are available in millions of USD, as a percentage of GDP and year-to-date (YTD), with moving-average (MA3, MA6, MA12) and growth-rate (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %) transformations.

Sources

Figures are compiled by the IDB from national authorities, including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la República de Colombia, INDEC - Argentina and INEC - Panamá, among others.

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Format	CSV
Language	en
Country	Argentina Bahamas Trinidad & Tobago Belize Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia El Salvador Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Panama Uruguay Venezuela Barbados Paraguay Peru Suriname
Data notes	What does Financial Derivatives, Credits measure? It measures the inflows from transactions in derivative financial instruments recorded in the financial account of the balance of payments, capturing derivative contracts between residents and non-residents with a positive market value for residents (asset positions). How is the series presented? The series is presented as net incurrence of liabilities ('Pasivos') on a BPM6 basis, following the sixth edition of the IMF Balance of Payments Manual. How many countries and which time period are covered? The indicator covers 7 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, spanning 1994 to 2026 at annual, monthly and quarterly frequency. What units and transformations are available? Values are provided in millions of USD, as a percentage of GDP and year-to-date, with moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and growth rates (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %). Where does the data come from? The IDB compiles the series from national authorities, such as Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la República de Colombia and INDEC - Argentina. How do I cite this indicator? Cite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "Financial Derivatives, Credits." data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.