Net acquisition of financial assets in OECD members

OECD members: Net acquisition of financial assets was -0.5% in 1994. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1994)
-0.5%
Change on year
down 286.0%
Rank
16th
of 17 groups
All-time high
0.3%
in 1993
All-time low
-0.5%
in 1994
Years of data
5
1990–1994

Net acquisition of financial assets in OECD members, 1990–1994

-0.4-0.2-00.21990199219941990: 0.132 % of GDP1991: 0.135 % of GDP1992: 0.147 % of GDP1993: 0.263 % of GDP1994: -0.49 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 1994, net acquisition of financial assets in OECD members stood at -0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 286.0% on the previous year and down 471.3% over five years.

Net acquisition of financial assets in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in OECD members, 1990 to 1994.
Year % of GDP Change
1990 0.1%
1991 0.1% +2.4%
1992 0.1% +8.8%
1993 0.3% +79.3%
1994 -0.5% -286.0%

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 13 New Zealand 5.1%
  2. 14 Bulgaria 5.0% compare
  3. 15 Marshall Islands 4.9%
  4. 16 Senegal 4.4%
  5. 17 Finland 4.4% compare
  6. 18 Bhutan 3.9% compare
  7. 19 Canada 3.9% compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net acquisition of financial assets in OECD members?
Net acquisition of financial assets in OECD members was -0.5% in 1994, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1993.
What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 1994.
How does OECD members rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
OECD members ranks 16th out of 17 groups with data for 1994.
Where does this OECD members 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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Indicator
Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 2,776 data points, 1970–2024
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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.