An Indian businessperson buys shares in a British car company. This tr

An Indian businessperson buys shares in a British car company. This transaction will be reflected in :

Balance of Trade, but not in Balance of Payments.
Balance of Payments, but not in Balance of Trade.
both Balance of Payments and Balance of Trade.
neither Balance of Payments nor Balance of Trade.
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UPSC CAPF – 2023
The Balance of Payments (BOP) is a record of all economic transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world over a specific period. It comprises the Current Account (trade in goods and services, income, transfers) and the Capital/Financial Account (investments, loans, reserves). The Balance of Trade (BOT) is typically a sub-part of the Current Account, recording only the exports and imports of *goods*. Buying shares in a foreign company is a financial transaction, specifically a portfolio investment abroad, which is recorded in the Capital/Financial Account of the BOP. It does not involve the trade of goods. Therefore, the transaction will be reflected in the Balance of Payments but not in the Balance of Trade.
– Balance of Payments (BOP) records all international economic transactions, including financial ones.
– Balance of Trade (BOT) primarily records international trade in goods.
– Buying foreign shares is a financial investment, recorded in the Capital/Financial Account of the BOP.
The BOP must always balance in accounting terms, meaning the sum of the Current Account, Capital Account, and Financial Account, plus net errors and omissions, is zero. A transaction like buying foreign shares represents an outflow of capital from the investor’s country and is recorded as a debit item in the Financial Account.
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