Capital Account Balance of Payments

Calculate capital and financial account balance from the balance of payments: the sum of FDI flows, portfolio investment, other investment, and reserve asset changes that finances the current account balance

Each component has a specific meaning:

• Balance of payments: the sum of FDI flows — The balance of payments: the sum of fdi flows recorded for the scenario being assessed.
• Portfolio investment — The portfolio investment recorded for the scenario being assessed.
• Other investment — The other investment recorded for the scenario being assessed.
• Reserve asset changes that finances the current account balance — The reserve asset changes that finances the current account balance recorded for the scenario being assessed.

Note: Interpret the capital account bop result against the thresholds and context described above.

Enter the balance of payments: the sum of FDI flows, portfolio investment, other investment, reserve asset changes that finances the current account balance for the scenario you are assessing. Calculate capital and financial account balance from the balance of payments: the sum of FDI flows, portfolio investment, other investment, and reserve asset changes that finances the current account balance. Use the capital account bop result to inform your calculation.