invisible
adjective
ECONOMICS uk/ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ usused to describe trade in services such as banking and insurance, that can be sold in foreign countries or to buyers from foreign countries:
The new invisible export figures are just out.
An invisible import is generally a service – if a country receives investment banking consulting from another country, for instance.
Invisible trade accounts for a growing slice of the value of world trade.
invisible
noun
ECONOMICS uk/ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ usinvisibles [ plural ]
(also invisible exports)
a service such as insurance or banking that is sold in foreign countries or to buyers from foreign countries:
Invisibles now make up a larger proportion of the UK's current account.
Compare
balance of trade