Madagascar vs South Asia: Net investment in nonfinancial assets
Net investment in nonfinancial assets over time
- Madagascar
- South Asia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.5% against 1.0% in South Asia, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 6.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 22nd of 156 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 0.4% | 7.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.4% | 3.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 1.0% | 4.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net investment in nonfinancial assets, Madagascar or South Asia?
- Madagascar, at 6.5% against 1.0% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net investment in nonfinancial assets between Madagascar and South Asia?
- 5.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Asia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Madagascar and South Asia rank globally for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Madagascar ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 22nd 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.