Net acquisition of financial assets in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Net acquisition of financial assets was 1.3% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Net acquisition of financial assets in Lower middle income, 2003–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2012, net acquisition of financial assets in Lower middle income stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Lower middle income peaked at 2.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8% | — |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +208.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -59.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +54.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +50.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 7 Bahrain 6.7% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 6.1%
- 9 Seychelles 6.0% compare
- 10 Maldives 5.7% compare
- 11 Tonga 5.3%
- 12 Azerbaijan 5.2% compare
- 13 New Zealand 5.1% compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Lower middle income?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Lower middle income was 1.3% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- How does Lower middle income rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2012.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.