Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Net acquisition of financial assets was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2008–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 2.1% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of down 35.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 3.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.3% | — |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +51.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +73.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -29.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +58.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -39.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +107.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +122.2% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 1 Nauru 30.7% compare
- 2 Singapore 12.2% compare
- 3 Palau 10.8% compare
- 4 Micronesia (country) 8.4% compare
- 5 San Marino 7.8%
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 2.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.