Net acquisition of financial assets in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Net acquisition of financial assets was 1.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Least developed countries, 2010–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, net acquisition of financial assets in Least developed countries stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 293.5% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Least developed countries peaked at 3.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2019.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.7% | — |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -46.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +205.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -46.5% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -127.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -235.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +293.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | -0.3% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 1 Naoero 30.7% compare
- 2 Singapore 12.2% compare
- 3 Palau 10.8% compare
- 4 Micronesia, Federated States of 8.4% compare
- 5 San Marino 7.8%
- 6 Macau, China 7.0% compare
- 7 Bahrain 6.7%
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.645 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -26.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 19.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.48 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Least developed countries?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Least developed countries was 1.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2019.
- How does Least developed countries rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Least developed countries ranks 4th out of 17 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed 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.