Net acquisition of financial assets in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Net acquisition of financial assets was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Pacific island small states, 2011–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net acquisition of financial assets in Pacific island small states is 0.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 191.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Pacific island small states peaked at 5.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2011.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1.6% | — |
| 2012 | -1.1% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -48.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -720.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +71.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -26.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -92.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +94.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +720.5% | -0.6% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | -1.6% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 10 Maldives 5.7% compare
- 11 Tonga 5.3% compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 5.2% compare
- 13 New Zealand 5.1%
- 14 Bulgaria 5.0%
- 15 Marshall Islands 4.9% compare
- 16 Senegal 4.4% compare
More public sector data for Pacific island small states
- Tax revenue 20.9% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.0% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.8% (2023)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total 3.0% (2023)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 8.8% (2025)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with 76,359 number of cases (2023)
- CPIA business regulatory environment rating 2.78 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA debt policy rating 3.06 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA economic management cluster average 3.13 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating 3.17 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Pacific island small states?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Pacific island small states was 0.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2011.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Pacific island small states ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 191.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.