Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 6.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Central African Republic, 2004–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 6.7% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Central African Republic peaked at 8.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
Central African Republic ranks 21st of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.2% | — |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +247.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +67.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -51.9% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +103.5% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -88.4% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +491.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +78.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -13.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 6.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.3%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 6.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 1.0% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More public sector data for Central African Republic
- Arms imports 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.45 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.35 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 71.17 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Central African Republic?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Central African Republic was 6.7% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Central African Republic rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Central African Republic ranks 21st out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.