Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Germany
Germany: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Germany, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.1% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Germany peaked at 1.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Germany ranks 135th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7% | — |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -20.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +153.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +46.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Germany
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 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 19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,059 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 88.46 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Germany?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Germany was 1.1% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Germany ranks 135th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.