Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 0.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Ecuador, 2013–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Ecuador stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Ecuador peaked at 4.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 149th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.6% | — |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -64.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
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More public sector data for Ecuador
- Arms imports 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 257.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 148.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.2229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Ecuador?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Ecuador ranks 149th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.