Net acquisition of financial assets in India
India: Net acquisition of financial assets was 1.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in India, 1974–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 1.5% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2022.
The figure is up 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in India peaked at 5.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2003.
That places India 47th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in India, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.9% | — |
| 1975 | 3.9% | +35.1% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -25.2% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -75.5% |
| 2003 | -0.6% | -238.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -436.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -86.2% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +1142.8% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -119.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -299.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +59.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -47.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +56.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +103.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | -0.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More public sector data for India
- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in India?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in India was 1.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2003.
- How does India rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- India ranks 47th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.