Net investment in nonfinancial assets in North America
North America: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in North America, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
North America recorded 1.4% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in North America peaked at 1.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1974.
North America ranks 20th of 26 groups on this measure, 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 in North America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3% | — |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +31.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +27.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +227.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -30.2% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +42.5% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More public sector data for North America
- Arms imports 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,692 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.03 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in North America?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in North America was 1.4% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1974.
- How does North America rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- North America ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.