Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Net investment in nonfinancial assets
Net investment in nonfinancial assets over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 156 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net investment in nonfinancial assets, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net investment in nonfinancial assets between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 91st 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.