Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Italy
Italy: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Italy, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.6% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Italy peaked at 1.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1978.
That places Italy 117th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.3% | — |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -80.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +28.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +150.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -64.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +166.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More public sector data for Italy
- Arms imports 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 37.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Italy?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Italy was 1.6% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1978.
- How does Italy rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Italy ranks 117th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.