Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 4.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Least developed countries, 2009–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Least developed countries stood at 4.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Least developed countries peaked at 5.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2016.
That places Least developed countries 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.1% | — |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 1 Tajikistan 11.4% compare
- 2 Burkina Faso 10.6% compare
- 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 10.5% compare
- 4 Naoero 9.2% compare
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.645 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -26.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 19.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.48 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Least developed countries?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Least developed countries was 4.5% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2016.
- How does Least developed countries rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Least developed countries ranks 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.