Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Lower middle income, 2002–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net investment in nonfinancial assets in Lower middle income is 1.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Lower middle income peaked at 1.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2007.
That places Lower middle income 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.4% | — |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +69.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 18 Kenya 6.9% compare
- 19 Mozambique 6.9% compare
- 20 Tonga 6.8% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 6.7% compare
- 22 Serbia 6.6% compare
- 23 Senegal 6.6%
- 24 Madagascar 6.5% compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Lower middle income?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Lower middle income was 1.2% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does Lower middle income rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Lower middle income ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2018.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.