Net acquisition of financial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Net acquisition of financial assets was 1.8% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2009
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 1.8% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2009.
That represents a change of up 66.1% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 11.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2007.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 39th out of 134 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | -0.2% | -121.6% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -1971.7% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -40.8% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +334.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -100.1% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | +3703.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -424.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +66.1% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
More public sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Tax revenue 23.8% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2.86 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.7% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 130.28 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.52 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 43.5% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.6% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.5% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1.8% in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2007.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 39th out of 134 countries with data for 2009.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.