Net investment in nonfinancial assets in OECD members
OECD members: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in OECD members, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.6% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in OECD members peaked at 1.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1994.
OECD members ranks 17th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9% | — |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +41.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +55.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in OECD members?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in OECD members 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1994.
- How does OECD members rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- OECD members ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.