Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 4.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2010–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 4.2% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 6.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2019.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.0% | — |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Tajikistan 11.4% compare
- 2 Burkina Faso 10.6% compare
- 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 10.5% compare
- 4 Naoero 9.2% compare
- 5 Rwanda 9.0% compare
- 6 Iraq 9.0% compare
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 4.2% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2019.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2020.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.