Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Net acquisition of financial assets was 2.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2008–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2.5% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of down 30.7% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 2009.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.0% | — |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -129.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -157.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +477.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -115.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -154.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +963.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +108.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -30.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +963.7% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| 2011 | +477.0% | 0.7% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | -1.2% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -0.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 657.44 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 25.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 302.41 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.5% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2009.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.