Balance of Payment (Bop) : Ankita Pandey
Balance of Payment (Bop) : Ankita Pandey
Balance of Payment (Bop) : Ankita Pandey
Ankita Pandey
Definition
The Balance Of Payments 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 account of goods exported, services rendered and capital received by residents and payments made by them on account of goods imported and services received from the capital transferred to non-residents or foreigners. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Importance of BoP
The BoP is an important indicator of pressure on a countrys foreign exchange rate . The BOP helps to forecast a countrys market potential, especially in the short run. Changes in a countrys BOP may signal the imposition or removal of controls over payment of dividends and interest, license fees, royalty fees, or other cash disbursements to foreign firms or investors.
Contents of BoP
Current
account Capital account Financial account Net errors and omissions account Reserves and related items: official reserve account
Current account
Net export/import of goods (trade balance) Net export/import of services Net income (investment income from direct and portfolio investment plus employee compensation) Net transfers (sums sent home by migrants and permanent workers aboard, gifts, grants and pensions)
Capital account
Capital transfers related to the purchase and sale of fixed assets such as real estate
Financial account
Net
Changes in official monetary reserves including gold, foreign exchange, and IMF position.
Invisibles(%)
particulars A. services -travels -transportation -software services -miscellaneous B. Transfers C. Income 2003-04 36.4 5.1 3.2 44.4 (16.3) 76.8 (16.2) 2004-05 45.4 3.1 .8 53 (11.6) 66.8 (12.2)
In
150000 100000 50000 0 -50000 -100000 -150000 -200000
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2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
OPEC Iran Indonesia Saudi Arabia UAE Eastern Europe Russia Developing countries China Hong-Kong South Korea Malaysia Sigapore SAARC Africa others
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