Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 2.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Caribbean Small States, 2001–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 2.4% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2017.
The figure is up 30.9% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Caribbean Small States peaked at 4.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2002.
Caribbean Small States ranks 9th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +51.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -40.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More public sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Tax revenue 17.7% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.1% (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 20.8% (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.5% (2017)
- Interest payments 13.2% (2019)
- Grants and other revenue 18.7% (2019)
- Interest payments 9.6% (2019)
- Other taxes 16.1% (2019)
- Compensation of employees 32.1% (2019)
- Goods and services expense 22.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Caribbean Small States?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Caribbean Small States was 2.4% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2002.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2017.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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 investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.