Net acquisition of financial assets in South Asia
South Asia: Net acquisition of financial assets was 1.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in South Asia, 1974–2022
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 South Asia is 1.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in South Asia peaked at 5.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2003.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.9% | — |
| 1975 | 3.9% | +35.1% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -70.2% |
| 2003 | -0.3% | -162.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -658.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -73.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +488.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -29008.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +113.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -0.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 5 San Marino 7.8% compare
- 6 Macau, China 7.0% compare
- 7 Bahrain 6.7% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 6.1% compare
- 9 Seychelles 6.0% compare
- 10 Maldives 5.7% compare
- 11 Tonga 5.3% compare
More public sector data for South Asia
- Arms imports 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 54.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.92 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in South Asia?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in South Asia was 1.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2003.
- How does South Asia rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- South Asia ranks 8th out of 17 groups with data for 2022.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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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About this data
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.