Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize
Belize: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 3.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize, 1990–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.3% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize peaked at 10.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2009.
That places Belize 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.3% | — |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -30.7% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -26.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +46.2% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +36.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -36.6% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -47.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +50.3% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 8 |
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More public sector data for Belize
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0094 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 30.14 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 43.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,340 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize was 3.3% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Belize ranks 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.