Survey Name:

Survey purpose:

To provide Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics. Results also used in compiling National Accounts estimates.

Legislative Basis National:

S.I. No. 597/2016 - Statistics (Balance of Payments Survey) Order 2016

Legislative Basis European:

Regulation (EU) 2016/1013 of the European Parliament

Periodicity:

Annual

Statistical Population:

Irish Companies, Irish captive companies and Irish branches of foreign companies which provide and/or procure life assurance/reassurance services

Sampling Frame:

Balance of Payments Survey Management System register contains details of all relevant enterprises

Reference Area:

State, Rest of World

Time Coverage:

1998 - present

Base Period:

Not Applicable

Sector Coverage:

Life insurance/reinsurance service providers

Survey Size:

Currently 17 annually and 53 quarterly i.e. 70 overall

Principal Variables:

Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet data giving a geographical analysis of the flows and positions of assets and liabilities

Principal External Users:

ECB, Eurostat, OECD, IMF, National Accounts, Economists, national users, Government Departments

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Economic Statistics

Contact Person:

Niamh Holton

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

John Flanagan

Contact email:

bop@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 1 498 4000