Palau vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Net investment in nonfinancial assets
Net investment in nonfinancial assets over time
- Palau
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Palau currently reports 6.4% against 1.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Palau's figure about 6.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 25th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd of 156 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 0.5% | 6.1% | Palau |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 0.4% | 5.3% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net investment in nonfinancial assets, Palau or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Palau, at 6.4% against 1.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in net investment in nonfinancial assets between Palau and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 5.4%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
- How do Palau and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Palau ranks 25th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.