Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in India
India: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 0.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in India, 1974–2022
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 India stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 304.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in India peaked at 0.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2017.
That places India 138th out of 156 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 (% of GDP) in India, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9% | — |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -29.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +31.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -33.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -114.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -309.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +169.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2% | -159.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -193.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +35.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -16.3% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -126.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -502.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -40.1% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -157.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -439.4% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -178.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -231.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +66.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | -162.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -295.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -76.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +47.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -78.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -84.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +918.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -92.4% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -5272.8% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -49.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -683.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 22% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- India's 0.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.2%, 22% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -5272.8% | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | +918.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | +683.1% | -0.2% | 0.9% |
| 1999 | +502.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in India?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in India was 0.9% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2017.
- How does India rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- India ranks 138th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 304.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.