Net investment in nonfinancial assets in France
France: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in France, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 1.9% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in France peaked at 2.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1977.
France ranks 102nd of 156 countries 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 France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.1% | — |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -34.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +27.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -28.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -22.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +46.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +36.3% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +198.3% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 99 Paraguay 2.1% compare
- 100 Papua New Guinea 2.0% compare
- 101 Dominican Republic 2.0% compare
- 103 Belarus 1.9% compare
- 104 Bulgaria 1.8% compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 1.8% compare
More public sector data for France
- Arms imports 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 943.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 222.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in France?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in France was 1.9% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1977.
- How does France rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- France ranks 102nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.