Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Micronesia (country): Net acquisition of financial assets
Net acquisition of financial assets over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 8.4% against 1.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 5.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 4th of 17 groups.
Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 10.3% | 9.4% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | -1.9% | 8.4% | 10.3% | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 8.4% against 1.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Micronesia (country)?
- 6.8%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Micronesia (country)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Micronesia (country) rank globally for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 4th of 17 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.