Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Euro area
Euro area: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Euro area, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 1.5% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Euro area peaked at 1.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1988.
Euro area ranks 19th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.2% | — |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +84.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Euro area?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Euro area was 1.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1988.
- How does Euro area rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Euro area ranks 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.