Other Investment, Net

Other Investment, Net measures the net value of cross-border financial transactions that are not classified as direct investment, portfolio investment or reserve assets. It typically captures loans, trade credits, currency and deposits, and other accounts receivable and payable between residents and non-residents, recorded in the financial account of the balance of payments. The precise definition and coverage may vary across countries. This indicator is part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Latin Macro Watch, a curated macroeconomic database for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Coverage

The series covers 18 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 share of GDP (% of GDP) and on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, with transformations including 3-, 6- and 12-month moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and month-on-month, quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year percentage changes (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).

Sources

Data are compiled from national central banks and statistics agencies, including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la República de Colombia, Banco Central de Chile and Central Bank of The Bahamas, supporting comparable analysis of external financing across the region.

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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 Other Investment, Net measure? It measures the net value of cross-border financial transactions not classified as direct investment, portfolio investment or reserve assets, typically including loans, trade credits, currency and deposits, and other accounts receivable and payable, recorded in the financial account of the balance of payments. How many countries and which frequencies and period are covered? The indicator covers 18 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly and quarterly frequency, spanning 1994 to 2026. What units and transformations are available? Values are available in millions of USD, as a share of GDP (% of GDP) and on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, with transformations including MA3, MA6 and MA12 moving averages and MoM %, QoQ % and YoY % changes. Where does the data come from? Data are compiled from national central banks and statistics agencies, including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Banco de la República de Colombia, Banco Central de Chile and Central Bank of The Bahamas. What is this indicator typically used for? It is used by researchers, analysts and policymakers to study external financing flows, debt and credit dynamics, and the structure of a country's balance of payments across Latin America and the Caribbean. How do I cite this indicator? Cite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "Other Investment, Net". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.