Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Net investment in nonfinancial assets
Net investment in nonfinancial assets over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.5% against 2.2% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th of 156 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 3.5% | 18.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 3.3% | 17.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net investment in nonfinancial assets, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Afghanistan, at 8.5% against 2.2% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2017.
- What is the difference in net investment in nonfinancial assets between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 6.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net investment in nonfinancial 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 investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.