Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) was 4.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Marshall Islands, 2008–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 4.9% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 433.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Marshall Islands peaked at 5.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -6.5%, in 2011.
That places Marshall Islands 15th out of 134 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.3% | — |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +46.3% |
| 2011 | -6.5% | -266.6% |
| 2012 | -3.3% | -49.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -106.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +472.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +133.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +62.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +50536.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +433.5% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 4.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 4.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.9%, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +50536.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -6.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 12 Azerbaijan 5.2% compare
- 13 New Zealand 5.1%
- 14 Bulgaria 5.0%
- 16 Senegal 4.4% compare
- 17 Finland 4.4%
- 18 Bhutan 3.9% compare
More public sector data for Marshall Islands
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 17.2% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 9.7% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 8.4% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 8.8% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Marshall Islands?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Marshall Islands was 4.9% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.5% in 2011.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Marshall Islands ranks 15th out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.